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Title: Bid Extension: REQUIREMENT CONTRACT - Payment Accounts for Rideshare Services
Procurement
Education (NYCDOE)
Contracts and Purchasing
65 Court Street, Room 1201, Brooklyn, NY 11201
ROBIN GREENE
phone: (718) 935-4445
email: Rgreene@schools.nyc.gov
Archived
Goods and Services
Competitive Sealed Bids
9/20/2023
Solicitation

PIN#B5845040 Due:

The New York City Department of Education (DOE) strives to give all businesses, including Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs), an equal opportunity to compete for DOE procurements. The DOE’s mission is to provide equal access to procurement opportunities for all qualified vendors, including MWBEs, from all segments of the community. The DOE works to enhance the ability of MWBEs to compete for contracts. DOE is committed to ensuring that MWBEs fully participate in the procurement process.
Description

For all questions related to this RFB, please send an e-mail to RGreene@schools.nyc.gov with the RFB’s number and title in the subject line of your e-mail.

Description: This is an emergency procurement for payment accounts for rideshare services intended to cover the increased requirements for utilizing rideshare services in the event of a school bus driver strike and New York City Department of Education (DOE) school bus transportation becomes unavailable, during the period of September 27, 2023 through October 27,2023, with the option to renew for two (2) additional thirty (30) day periods, as necessary and in the DOE’s sole discretion. This may be made available to approximately 30,000 students and families with Individualized Education Program/IEP-mandated transportation, students in temporary housing and students in foster care. Bidders are to set up accounts with the DOE so that DOE Parents/Guardians can obtain transportation to accompany Students to school and home from their educational sites. Cars must be able to travel anywhere within NYC. Bidders must adhere to Health & Safety requirements of NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), NYC Health Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drivers must have current active TLC drivers’ licenses.

Bid submissions must be sent via electronic mail (“The Bid Submission Email”) to RGreene@schools.nyc.gov (the “Bid Submission Email Address”). Bid Submissions sent to any other email address will be disregarded. The subject line of your Bid Submission Email must include the solicitation number and the name of the submitting vendor (e.g. B5845 – ENTER COMPANY NAME). Please attach the completed Request for Bids.

In addition to electronic submission via email, Bidders may choose to hand deliver their bid packages to NYC DOE at any time prior to the Bid Due Date/Time. If you plan to submit a paper bid, you must provide notice by e-mailing RGreene@schools.nyc.gov, including “Paper Submission Request for Solicitation #B5845” in the subject line, at least one (1) business day in advance of the anticipated date and time you or your agent plan to arrive at 65 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Rm 1201 to drop off your bid. Bidders should include in their notification e-mail the name of the person who will be delivering the bid or advise that the Bid Package will be arriving by messenger. Bidders who fail to provide advance notification of intent to hand-deliver a bid risk not having anyone to receive the bid. Fed Ex, UPS, USPS or other common deliveries services will not be accepted.”

Please continue to check the DOE website and/or Vendor Portal for updates.

https://infohub.nyced.org/vendors https://www.finance360.org/vendor/vendorportal/

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