26MISC8, Contract Service Agencies for Special Education

General work description:  The intent of this solicitation is to establish contracts with qualified providers of special education staffing services for short and long-term assignments on an as-needed basis. We outsource these positions when staff resources are insufficient.

Staffing services will include, but is not limited to, speech language pathologists “(SLP”); speech language pathologist- assistants (“SLP-A”), psychologists; registered behavior technicians (“RBT”),
paraprofessionals, occupational therapists, physical therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, assistive technology specialists, Board Certified Behavior Analysts/Licensed Behavior Analysts (“BCBA” or “LBA”), licensed clinical social workers/school therapist, and special education teachers (including Mainstream, Specialized Program, Deaf and Hard of Hearing teachers, Teachers of the Visually Impaired, Adapted Physical Education teachers, and substitute tele-practitioners).

Note: The terms “agency”, “vendor”, “provider”, “company” and “bidder” are interchangeable. The terms “therapist” “consultant”, “individual” and “practitioner” are interchangeable.

Project Details

• Department: Special Education
• Department Head: Dr. Keith Harris (Executive Director, Accelerating Achievement and Equity Department)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-04-20T18:00:00.000Z — This meeting will be held virtually via Teams. Teams joining link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0abfe8ae-ad0c-4330-b097-b3b6fdced53d@be02c267-0ded-4c91-a8bf-4667962e95cb

Evaluation Criteria

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal —

  The FCPS is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://secure.procurenow.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

Submission Requirements

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of NO VALUE of the total bid price, payable to Frederick County Public Schools, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

  Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanFriday, May 1, 2026 to FCPS 191 South East Street, Frederick, MD 21701, Attn:Kim Miskell. Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("26MISC8, Contract Service Agencies for Special Education"), and Contract Number ("TBD") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.

• Contract Execution, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, and Certificate(s) of Insurance (required) —

  The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to the County so that it is received within 10 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

• Proposal (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal with Signature Page here.

• Proposal (required) —

  Please Upload your Proposal here, excluding the Fee/Cost Proposal

• Fee/Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• Statutory Affidavit and Non-Collusion Form (required) —

  Complete and upload Statutory Affidavit and Non-Collusion Form

• Certificate of Compliance Form (required) —

  Complete and upload Certificate of Compliance Form

• Vendor Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (required) —

  Complete and upload Vendor Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form

• Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Attachment "A" Form (required) —

  Please upload your completed MBE Attachment "A" Form here.

• Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Attachment "B" Form (required) —

  Please upload your completed MBE Attachment "B" Form here

• W9 (required) —

  Complete and upload a current W9 (dated within the last year)

• Proprietary Information Form (required) —

  Complete and upload the Proprietary Information Form

• What kind of solicitation is this? (required)
• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

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• Separate Fee Proposal Upload (required) —

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