10192 Public and Non-Public Schools Individualized Education Plan Related Services

The Newark Board of Education is establishing a vendor pool to deliver a broad range of special‑education‑related services—including therapy (PT, OT, speech‑language, ABA), counseling, paraprofessional support, and school‑based health services—to students across public, non‑public, home‑instruction, and preschool settings. Services will be procured on a purchase‑order basis, with rates capped at specified maximums and contract terms of two years (renewable for an additional two years). The solicitation requires vendors to meet stringent experience, licensing, background‑check, insurance, and financial‑capacity criteria, and to submit a single PDF proposal through the district’s e‑bidding portal by the stated deadline. • Five distinct scopes (IEP‑related therapy, evaluations, counseling, paraprofessional, health services) can be bid on individually or together. • Maximum allowable rates: $120/hr for most therapy and counseling services, $25/hr for paraprofessionals, $100/hr for health services, $350/$450 per monolingual/bilingual evaluation. • Vendors must provide detailed staffing plans, certifications, non‑collusion affidavits, and must use the district’s IEP‑management platform for weekly service reporting.