Impartial Hearing Officer Training and Complaint Investigations

The RFP and associated documents are posted on the NYSED Procurement website. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education is seeking proposals for the purpose of providing NYSED directed professional development and technical assistance around Special Education Impartial Hearings to certified Impartial Hearing Officers (IHO) in New York State (NYS). In addition, NYSED is seeking proposals for the purpose of conducting investigations of complaints alleging the misconduct or challenging the competence of a NYS IHO.The RFP will be funded in two parts:• Part I - to provide directed professional development and technical assistance around Special Education Impartial Hearings to certified Impartial Hearing Officers (IHO) in New York State (NYS).• Part II - to conduct investigations of complaints alleging misconduct or challenging the competence of a NYS IHO.Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the total contract budget. Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.NYSED will award up to two (2) contracts pursuant to this RFP. The contracts resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin December 1, 2026, and to end September 30, 2029. Bidders may pursue either one contract or both (as listed above) in their technical proposals. Separate Technical and Cost Proposals must be submitted if bidding on both contracts.Bidders are required to comply with NYSED’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this RFP through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section below.Mandatory Requirements: See Mandatory Requirements section of the RFP.Components contained in RFP #476 are as follows:1.) Description of Services to Be Performed2.) Submission3.) Evaluation Criteria and Method of Award4.) Assurances5.) Submission Documents (separate document)Questions regarding the request must be submitted via online form no later than the close of business September 11, 2026. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted to NYSED’s Procurement website no later than September 25, 2026. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Special Education Solutions, LLC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 17.00% WBE Goal: 13.00%