New York State Contract Reporter #2140266

OPWDD Day Habilitation Round-Trip Transportation Services

OPWDD is seeking bids for accessible, route-based transportation serving state-operated Day Habilitation programs and their participants and staff in the New York City and Long Island area. - Government buyer: New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), Contract Management Unit, on behalf of the Long Island and Metro Developmental Disabilities State Operations Offices. - Services requested: Weekday, round-trip transportation between residences and Day Habilitation sites for participants and staff. The five separately priced clusters cover Cascades Middle Island; 45 Mall Drive and 81 Advantage; Plainview Inclusions; Manhattan and OPTS; and Westchester. The solicitation estimates 250 service days per year per cluster; routes are priced per day. No vehicle quantities or part numbers are specified. - Notable requirements: Vehicles must be accessible and support wheelchair securement. Each route must include at least one attendant. The scope also includes passenger-safety, staffing, training, and regulatory requirements. An additional attendant may be priced per day when needed for a participant. - Evaluation and qualifications: Multiple contracts may be awarded to responsible, responsive bidders offering the lowest estimated annual total cost per Day Hab. Bidders must provide at least three work references showing at least three years of relevant experience and meet financial-resource and insurance requirements. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vehicle makes, or product brands are identified. The notice names these businesses as recipients of identical or substantially similar contracts in the past five years—not as selected vendors for this solicitation: Birnie Bus Inc.; Blueline Commuter, Inc.; Cathay Express Transportation, Inc.; Corvus Bus & Charter, Inc.; Countywide Transportation, Inc.; Empire Transportation Provider, Inc.; Erie Bus Inc. dba WNY Bus Co.; First Student, Inc.; Genesee Livingston Orleans Wyoming Counties Chapter NYSARC dba ARC GLOW; Livingston Area Transportation Service, Inc. dba RTS Livingston; Rejha Group, LLC dba A+ MediTrans; Rochester Medical Transportation Inc. dba RMT; Rolling V Bus Corp.; Serafini Transportation Corp.; Suburban Transportation Service, Inc.; Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.; and Wayne Area Transportation Service, Inc. dba RTS Wayne.

Description

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is soliciting sealed bids for transportation services for participants in state-operated Day Habilitation Programs. Services include route-based round-trip transportation for participants and staff between their residences and program sites in Bronx, New York, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. Bidders must provide at least three work references demonstrating at least three years of relevant experience, and evidence of financial resources and applicable insurance is required. Contracts may be awarded to responsible and responsive bidders offering the lowest estimated annual total cost per Day Hab; multiple contracts may be awarded.

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