This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the East Orange Board of Education for Professional Development Services for the **** school year. Proposals are due by Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The services are intended for certificated and non-certificated staff, including administrators, teachers, and paraprofessionals, to enhance classroom instruction, address diverse learning needs, and integrate social-emotional supports. Services can be provided in-person or virtually, with options for full-day, half-day, or hourly sessions, as well as job-embedded coaching and independent learning modules. Respondents must comply with various state regulations, including affirmative action and equal employment opportunity requirements. A New Jersey business registration certificate is required. The award will be based on technical, management, and cost criteria, with a 100-point system. All submitted documents must be signed with original blue ink signatures. Electronic submissions are not accepted.
The bid submission deadline is Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The bid notice states, submission due date: tuesday, may 26, 2026 2: 00 p. m.
The bid notice states that every effort will be made to pay vendors and contractors within thirty 30 to sixty 60 days, provided the board of education receives the appropriate documentation. It also mentions that pursuant to the New Jersey Prompt Payment Law, the required payment date shall be ninety 90 calendar days from the date specified in the contract or from the receipt of a properly executed invoice or goods/services, whichever is later. The bid notice states, every effort will be made to pay vendors and contractors within thirty 30 to sixty 60 days provided the board of education receives the appropriate documentation including but not limited to: signed voucher by vendor packing slips and invoices. and pursuant to the new jersey prompt payment law n. j. s. a. 18a: ****, unless otherwise provided for in the contract, the required payment date shall be ninety 90 calendardays from the date specified in the contract or if no required payment is specified in the contract, thenthe required payment date shall be 90 calendar days from the receipt of a properly executed invoice, or90 calendar days from the receipt of goods or services, whichever is later.
The award of the contract will be based on the response that is most advantageous to the board, considering price and other factors, and providing the highest quality service at fair and competitive prices. The bid notice states, it is the intention of the board of education to award the contract to the respondents whose response is the most advantageous to the board, price and other factors considered, and who will provide the highest quality service at fair and competitive prices.
Respondents must submit documentation highlighting their qualifications and experience, including evidence of providing similar services to public school districts in New Jersey, letters of recommendation from three public school districts, copies of professional licenses, and a list of New Jersey public school clients from the past ten years. The bid notice states, Respondent shall submit documentation highlighting qualifications and experience they have that will assist the school district on the evaluation and selection process. Such documentation may include, but not limited to: evidence of providing services as listed in the specifications to public districts with experience providing services to sda districts, formally known as abbott districts preferred letters of recommendation from 3 public school districts in new jersey.
The bid notice mentions penalties for violations of antidiscrimination provisions, stating, here may be deducted from the amount payable to the contractor by the contracting public agency, under this contract, a penalty of **** for each person for each calendar day during which such personis discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of the contract. It also mentions a penalty of $25 for each day of violation for failing to provide a business registration certificate, not to exceed $50,000. The bid notice states, here may be deducted from the amount payable to the contractor by the contracting public agency, under this contract, a penalty of **** for each person for each calendar day during which such personis discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of the contract and a business organization that fails to provide a copy of a business registration as required pursuant tosection 1 of ****, c. 134 c. 52: **** et al. or subsection e. or f. of section 92 of ****, ****: ****, or that provides false information of business registration under the requirements of eitherof those sections, shall be liable for a penalty of 25 for each day of violation, not to exceed 50, 000 forprofessional development services rfp **** 8page each business registration copy not properly provided under a contract with a contracting agency orunder a casino service industry enterprise contract.
The bid notice states that any and all interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be distributed in the form of a written addendum to the specifications. It also mentions that every request for such interpretations should be made in writing to the school business administrator and must be received at least ten 10 days, not including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, prior to the date fixed for the opening of proposals to be given consideration. The bid notice states, everyrequest for such interpretations should be made in writing to the school business administrator and mustbe received at least ten 10 days, not including saturdays, sundays and holidays, prior to the date fixedfor the opening of proposals to be given consideration.
