Committee on Contracts
October 6, 2017
The Department of Education's (DOE) Chancellor's Committee on Contracts (COC) has been asked for approval to enter into contract negotiations with the following organization(s) for the services described below. Other organizations interested in providing these services to the DOE are invited to indicate their ability to do so in writing to Ethan Kaplan at 65 Court Street, Room 1201, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Responses should be received no later than 9:00 AM, October 6, 2017. Any COC approval will be contingent upon no expressions of interest in performing services by other parties.
Item(s) for Consideration:
(1) Service(s): The Office of Field Support seeks approval to contract for the provision of academic skills enhancement/instruction in music and dance at Evergreen Middle School.
Circumstances for use: Best interest of the DOE
Term: 1 Year (07/01/2013 – 06/30/2014)
Options: None
Total Contract Amount: $128,000
Vendor(s): Renaissance Youth Center
(2) Service(s): The Office of Renewal Schools seeks approval to contract for the provision of legally required components of the evaluation systems associated with Whole School Reform professional development.
Circumstances for use: Uniquely Qualified
Term: 3 Months (09/01/2016 – 11/30/2016)
Options: None
Total Contract Amount: $139,001
Vendor(s): Strategic Inquiry Consulting, LLC
(3) Service(s): The Division of Instructional & Information Technology seeks approval to contract for the provision of services which will update the DOE public website and intranet, including accessibility for people with poor vision and integration with existing language translation software.
Circumstances for use: Contract Extension
Term: 1 Year (01/01/2018 – 12/31/2018)
Options: None
Total Contract Amount: $125,410
Vendor(s): Prutech Solutions, Inc.
(4) Service(s): The Office of Medicaid Operations seeks approval to contract for the provision of EasyTrac software which assists the DOE in correctly claiming Medicaid reimbursement.
Circumstances for use: Best interest of the DOE
Term: 2 ½ Years (01/01/2018 – 06/30/2020)
Options: None
Total Contract Amount: $2,339,226
Vendor(s): Public Consulting Group, Inc.
(5) Service(s): The Division of Teaching and Learning is requesting a contract extension for the provision of a formative assessment and reporting platform for the Periodic Assessment program.
Circumstances for use: Contract Extension
Term: 16 Months (04/01/2018 -07/31/2019)
Options: None
Total Extension Amount: $5,800,000
Vendor(s): NCS Pearson
(6) Service(s): The Office of School Food is requesting a contract extension for the provision of repair and maintenance services for cafeteria and kitchen equipment.
Circumstances for use: Contract Extension
Term: 9 Months (01/01/2018 – 09/30/2018)
Options: None
Total Extension Amount: $5,062,790
Vendor(s) Extension Amounts
Mico Cooling Corp. $2,963,465
AM Motor & Refrigeration Service Corp. $2,099,325
(7) Service(s): The Office of Equity and Access is requesting a contract extension for the provision of services supporting the New York City Advanced Placement Expansion (APEX) initiative.
Circumstances for use: Contract Extension
Term: 1 Year (01/01/2018 – 12/31/2018)
Options: None
Total Extension Amount: $9,575,133
Vendor(s): National Math & Science Initiative (NMSI)