CAS/CANS Functional Needs Assessment Services

Please see the attached Addendum 1 for the RFP OPD-2026-27 CASCANS Functional Needs Assessment Services issued by the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). 1.3. Calendar of Events RFP Release Date................................................Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference………via TEAMS Monday, August 31, 2026, at 1:00PM Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference….via ZOOM Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 11:00AM Deadline for Submission of Questions ……………Thursday, September 10, 11:00 2026 Issuance of Responses to Questions ……Thursday, September 17, 2026 Thursday, September 24, 2026 Proposal Due Date ……………………………………Thursday , October 1, 2026 Anticipated Notification of Tentative Award ………… TBD Anticipated Contract Start Date ………………… ……April 1, 2027 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities ( OPWDD) is issuing the attached RFP CAS/CANS Functional Needs Assessment Services ( OPD-2026-27) to administer NYS approved functional needs assessments for enrollees eligible for OPWDD services, with the intent to award one contract for these services. This will be posted on OPWDD’s Procurement Opportunity page which can be found at Procurement Opportunities | Office for People With Developmental Disabilities All future updates to this RFP will be posted on the NYS Contract Reporter. Calendar of Events RFP Release Date ……………………………………… … Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference………………via TEAMS Monday, August 31, 2026, at 1:00PM Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference………… via ZOOM Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 11:00AM Deadline for Submission of Questions …………………….. Thursday, September 10, 11:00 2026 Issuance of Responses to Questions …………………… … Thursday, September 17, 2026 Proposal Due Date …………………………………………… … Thursday , October 1, 2026 Anticipated Notification of Tentative Award ……………………… …….…. TBD Anticipated Contract Start Date ………………… ……….. ... April 1, 2027 NOTE: The above dates are tentative and subject to change at OPWDD’s sole discretion. Vendors must attend one (1) out of the two (2) mandatory pre-bid conferences listed above in order to be eligible to submit a proposal. Please see Microsoft TEAMS and ZOOM links below for respective mandatory pre-bid conferences: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/235868850989535?p=R0R5pJpo61fEDkBkvC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71683384279?pwd=UmuKaowm0Sh3yzMRKaZOTyY7rdoO7i.1 Pursuant to State Finance Law (SFL) §§ 139-j and 139-k, this Solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between OPWDD and a Bidder during the procurement process. The restricted period begins at the moment of the earliest posting, on a governmental entity’s website, in a newspaper of general circulation, or in the procurement opportunities newsletter, of intent to solicit offers or bids, and it ends only after final award and approval of the Contract by OPWDD and, if applicable, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Throughout this restricted period, a Bidder is restricted from making contacts to staff other than those so designated, unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in SFL § 139-j(3)(a). Designated staff, as of the date hereof, are identified below. OPWDD employees are required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and to make a determination of the responsibility of the Bidder pursuant to SFL §§ 139‑j and 139‑k. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for Contract award. In the event of two such findings within a four-year period, the Bidder is debarred from obtaining governmental procurement contracts for four years. Further information about these requirements can be found on the Office of General Services website at https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Open Book New York - Office of the State Comptroller 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% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%