Orton Gillingham Certified Training K-5 Teachers

Jersey City Public Schools seeks to offer teachers in grades K-5 training in Orton-Gillingham (OG) . This approach is a structured, multisensory, and phonetic method for teaching reading, writing, and spelling, designed primarily for students with dyslexia or learning difficulties. Developed in the 1930s, it breaks literacy into small, manageable components, using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic techniques (like writing in sand or tapping sounds) to improve memory and engagement. 

Project Details

• Reference ID: PD25-26-CC9-70
• Department: Purchasing Department
• Department Head: Roxanne Padilla (Senior Management Assistant, RPPS, QPA)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-24T15:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Technical Criteria (20 pts) —
  1. Methodology of work to be performed.
  2. Understanding of scope of work to be performed.
  3. Documentation of past performance.
  4. Innovation in use of technology and techniques.
• Management Criteria (60 pts) —
  1. Project Management.
  2. History and experience in performing the work.
  3. Availability of personnel, facilities, equipment, etc.
  4. Qualification and experience of personnel.
• Cost Criteria (16 pts) —
  1. Fee Proposal: Respondents are to submit a fee proposal schedule that compliments the service that is being requested by the school district. The fee schedule provided by the respondent shall be a significant part of the evaluation process as conducted by the district and respondents should provide a full detailed analysis of their fee proposal.
  2. Contract Expenses: Respondents are to note the following as it pertains to expenses related to the contract;
     1. Expenses; Related to Contract; Incidental: All incidental expenses related to this contract, incurred by the respondent to whom the contract is awarded, shall be the responsibility of the respondent. The Board will not reimburse any vendor for any incidental expenses related to the contract.
     2. Expenses Not Related to the Contract; District Procedures: There may be a circumstance where a request is made for the respondent to provide services not directly related to the contract. These services not related to the contract are not to be provided by the respondent. The district will procure these services separately.
     3. Extraordinary Expenses: Extraordinary expenses to be incurred by the respondent in the performance of his/her duties may be brought to the Board prior to the actual expenditure. The Board, upon recommendation of the appropriate administrator, may consider reimbursing the expenses, or the Board may procure the services separately.

Submission Requirements

• RFP Narrative/Technical Criteria/Management Criteria* - PLEASE LABEL SECTIONS (required) —

  This is where you submit your company profile, experience, background, staffing information, methodology in accordance with the Technical/Management section of the RFP and Scope of Work.  Be as detailed as possible. (SEE SECTION 10).

• DETAILED COST SHEET (required) —

  Total Contract price must be explained and detailed by line item.

• Pricing Sheet (required) —

  Please upload your completed price proposal along with a detailed breakdown of costs.  Vendor must adhere to the format in which pricing is requested.  (hourly rate, per diem, etc.)  Exceptions may result in rejection of your submission. 

  1. Cost Criteria
     1. Fee Proposal:Respondents are to submit a fee proposal schedule that compliments the service that is being requested by the school district. The fee schedule provided by the respondent shall be a significant part of the evaluation process as conducted by the district and respondents should provide a full detailed analysis of their fee proposal.
     2. Contract Expenses: Respondents are to note the following as it pertains to expenses related to the contract;
        1. Expenses; Related to Contract; Incidental:All incidental expenses related to this contract, incurred by the respondent to whom the contract is awarded, shall be the responsibility of the respondent. The Board will not reimburse any vendor for any incidental expenses related to the contract.
        2. Expenses Not Related to the Contract; District Procedures:There may be a circumstance where a request is made for the respondent to provide services not directly related to the contract. These services not related to the contract are not to be provided by the respondent. The district will procure these services separately.
        3. Extraordinary Expenses: Extraordinary expenses to be incurred by the respondent in the performance of his/her duties may be brought to the Board prior to the actual expenditure. The Board, upon recommendation of the appropriate administrator, may consider reimbursing the expenses, or the Board may procure the services separately.
• Vendor Certifies the Following: (required) —

  Vendor certifies that the following sections have been read and acknowledged and vendor understands instructions.

  • Legal Advertisement
  • Instructions to Respondents
  • Technical Specifications
  • Vendor Submission Questionnaire
  • Attachments
• Vendor Classification (required) —

  Please mark all that apply, please upload your certifications in the following question

• Vendor Classification Certifications —

  Please upload all certifications that correlate with the chosen answers above.

• Bid Checklist A —

  Failure to submit the listed documents below with the bid package may be cause for rejection of the entire bid for being non-responsive (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A:2(y))

  Please include all items, organized as follows:

• BID CHECKLIST A (required) —

  Failure to submit the listed documents below with the bid package may be cause for rejection of the entire bid for being non-responsive (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A:2(y))

  I understand that all forms must be current and submitted.

• Affirmative Action Acknowledgment (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• CURRENT Business Registration Certificate - PLEAE REPRINT IF CURRENT YEAR IS NOT ON IT. —

  BRC must have a current year on it. CURRENT YEAR BRCs can be accessed and printed at:

  https://www1.state.nj.us/TYTR_BRC/jsp/BRCLoginJsp.jsp

  Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, the Board of Education is prohibited from entering into a contract with an entity unless the bidder/proposer/contractor, and each subcontractor that is required by law to be named in a bid/proposal/contract has a valid Business Registration Certificate on file with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services within the Department of the Treasury.

  All vendors must be registered in the database by the time of the bid submission. If vendor is not registered by the time of the bid submission the vendor will be disqualified from the bid. 

  If you are not sure if you have one please consult this website for more information:

  https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/busregcert.shtml

  These are the only two formats acceptable:

  

• Chapter 271 Political Contribution Disclosure Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Disclosure of Investment Iran (required) —

  Please download the document below, complete, and upload.

• Russia-Belarus Certification Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Statement of Ownership Disclosure (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Non-Collusion Affidavit (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete and have notarized. An online notarization option will be provided for you when responding.

• Assurance of Compliance (required) —

  Contact with Students

  There may be times during the performance of this contract, where a contracted service provider may come in contact with students of the school district. The district fully understands its obligation to provide all students and staff members, a safe educational environment. To this end, the district is requiring all respondents to sign a statement of Assurance of Compliance, acknowledging the respondent’s understanding of the below listed requirements and further acknowledging the respondent’s assurance of compliance with those listed requirements.

  Please certify the above by checking the "Please Confirm" box below.

• Assurance of Compliance - Anti-Bullying Reporting--Requirement (required) —

  Anti-Bullying Reporting--Requirement

  When applicable, the contracted service provider shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act—N.J.S.A. 18A:37-13.1 et seq., all applicable code and regulations, and the Anti-Bullying Policy of the Board of Education. In accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.7 (c), a contracted service provider, who has witnessed, or has reliable information that a student has been subject to harassment, intimidation, or bullying shall immediately report the incident to any school administrator or safe schools resource officer, or the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary.

  Please certify the above by checking the "Please Confirm" box below.

• Assurance Compliance - Criminal History Background Checks—N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1--Requirement (required) —

  Criminal History Background Checks—N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1--Requirement

  When applicable, the contracted service provider, shall provide to the school district prior to commencement of contract, evidence or proof that each employee assigned to provide services and whose position involves regular contact with students, has had a criminal history background check, and furthermore, that said background check indicates that no criminal history record information exists on file for that worker. Failure to provide a proof of criminal history background check for any employee coming in regular contact with students, prior to commencement of contact, may be cause for breach of contract. Reference NJDOE Broadcast 9/9/19

  Please certify the above by checking the "Please Confirm" box below.

• Assurance Compliance - Pre-Employment Requirements (required) —

  Pre-Employment Requirements

  When applicable, all contracted service providers, whose employees have regular contact with students, shall comply with the Pre-Employment Requirements in accordance with New Jersey P.L. 2018 c.5, N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.6 et seq. Contracted service providers are to review the following New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection—Pre-Employment Resource P.L. 2018 c.5 link below for guidance and compliance procedures.

  https://www.nj.gov/education/crimhist/preemployment/

  Please certify the above by checking the "Please Confirm" box below.

• Vendor Certification (required) —

  Direct/Indirect Interests

  I declare and certify that no member of the Jersey City Board of Education, nor any officer or employee or person whose salary is payable in whole or in part by said Board of Education or their immediate family members are directly or indirectly interested in this bid or in the supplies, materials, equipment, work or services to which it relates, or in any portion of profits thereof. If a situation so exists where a Board member, employee, officer of the board has an interest in the bid, etc., then please attach a letter of explanation to this document, duly signed by the president of the firm or company.

  Gifts; Gratuities; Compensation

  I declare and certify that no person from my firm, business, corporation, association or partnership offered or paid any fee, commission or compensation, or offered any gift, gratuity or other thing of value to any school official, board member or employee of the Jersey City Board of Education.

  Vendor Certifications

  I declare and certify that I fully understand N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-6.3(a) (1-4) concerning vendor contributions to school board members.

  I certify that my company is not debarred from doing business with any public entity in New Jersey or the United States of America. N.J.S.A. 52:32-44.1 (a), N.J.A.C. 17:19-1.1 et seq.

  I further certify that I understand that it is a crime in the second degree in New Jersey to knowingly make a material representation that is false in connection with the negotiation, award or performance of a government contract.

  Please certify the above by checking the "Please Confirm" box below.

• Business Registration Certificate —

  Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, the Board of Education is prohibited from entering into a contract with an entity unless the bidder/proposer/contractor, and each subcontractor that is required by law to be named in a bid/proposal/contract has a valid Business Registration Certificate on file with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services within the Department of the Treasury.

  If you are not sure if you have one please consult this website for more information:

  https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/busregcert.shtml

  These are the only two formats acceptable:

  

• Contractor Vendor Questionnaire Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• MANDATORY EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LANGUAGE N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. (P.L. 1975, C. 127) N.J.A.C. 17:27 (required) —

  During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:

  The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex. Except with respect to affectional or sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, the contractor will ensure that equal employment opportunity is afforded to such applicants in recruitment and employment, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex. Such equal employment opportunity shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Public Agency Compliance Officer setting forth provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.

  The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.

  The contractor or subcontractor will send to each labor union, with which it has a collective bargaining agreement, a notice, to be provided by the agency contracting officer, advising the labor union of the contractor's commitments under this chapter and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.

  The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, agrees to comply with any regulations promulgated by the Treasurer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., as amended and supplemented from time to time and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  The contractor or subcontractor agrees to make good faith efforts to meet targeted county employment goals established in accordance with N.J.A.C. l7:27-5.2.

  The contractor or subcontractor agrees to inform in writing its appropriate recruitment agencies including, but not limited to, employment agencies, placement bureaus, colleges, universities, and labor unions, that it does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex, and that it will discontinue the use of any recruitment agency which engages in direct or indirect discriminatory practices.

  The contractor or subcontractor agrees to revise any of its testing procedures, if necessary, to assure that all personnel testing conforms with the principles of job related testing, as established by the statutes and court decisions of the State of New Jersey and as established by applicable Federal law and applicable Federal court decisions.

  In conforming with the targeted employment goals, the contractor or subcontractor agrees to review all procedures relating to transfer, upgrading, downgrading and layoff to ensure that all such actions are taken without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex, consistent with the statutes and court decisions of the State of New Jersey, and applicable Federal law and applicable Federal court decisions.

  The contractor shall submit to the public agency, after notification of award but prior to execution of a goods and services contract, one of the following three documents:

  • Letter of Federal Affirmative Action Plan Approval;
  • Certificate of Employee Information Report; or
  • Employee Information Report Form AA-302 (electronically provided by the Division and distributed to the public agency through the Division’s website at: http:// www.state.nj.usreasury/contract_compliance/.

  The contractor and its subcontractors shall furnish such reports or other documents to the Division of Purchase & Property, CCAU, EEO Monitoring Program as may be requested by the office from time to time in order to carry out the purposes of these regulations, and public agencies shall furnish such information as may be requested by the Division of Purchase & Property, CCAU, EEO Monitoring Program for conducting a compliance investigation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:27-1.1 et seq. (Revised: January, 2016)

  Please certify the above by checking the "Please Confirm" box below.

• AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disability (required) —

  The contractor must comply with all provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), P.L 101-336, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. S121 01 et seq.

  The contractor and the Board of Education (hereafter "owner") do hereby agree that the provisions of Title 11 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "Act") (42 U.S.C. S121 01 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities in all services, programs, and activities provided or made available by public entities, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant there unto, are made a part of this contract. In providing any aid, benefit, or service on behalf of the owner pursuant to this contract, the contractor agrees that the performance shall be in strict compliance with the Act. In the event that the contractor, its agents, servants, employees, or subcontractors violate or are alleged to have violated the Act during the performance of this contract, the contractor shall defend the owner in any action or administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to this Act. The contractor shall indemnify, protect, and save harmless the owner, its agents, servants, and employees from and against any and all suits, claims, losses, demands, or damages, of whatever kind or nature arising out of or claimed to arise out of the alleged violation. The contractor shall, at its own expense, appear, defend, and pay any and all charges for legal services and any and all costs and other expenses arising from such action or administrative proceeding or incurred in connection therewith. In any and all complaints brought pursuant to the owner's grievance procedure, the contractor agrees to abide by any decision of the owner which is rendered pursuant to said grievance procedure. If any action or administrative proceeding results in an award of damages against the owner, or if the owner incurs any expense to cure a violation of the ADA which has been brought pursuant to its grievance procedure, the contractor shall satisfy and discharge the same at its own expense.

  The owner shall, as soon as practicable after a claim has been made against it, give written notice thereof to the contractor along with full and complete particulars of the claim, If any action or administrative proceeding is brought against the owner or any of its agents, servants, and employees, the owner shall expeditiously forward or have forwarded to the contractor every demand, complaint, notice, summons, pleading, or other process received by the owner or its representatives.

  It is expressly agreed and understood that any approval by the owner of the services provided by the contractor pursuant to this contract will not relieve the contractor of the obligation to comply with the Act and to defend, indemnify, protect, and save harmless the owner pursuant to this paragraph.

  It is further agreed and understood that the owner assumes no obligation to indemnify or save harmless the contractor, its agents, servants, employees and subcontractors for any claim which may arise out of their performance of this Agreement. Furthermore, the contractor expressly understands and agrees that the provisions of this indemnification clause shall in no way limit the contractor's obligations assumed in this Agreement, nor shall they be construed to relieve the contractor from any liability, nor preclude the owner from taking any other actions available to it under any other provisions of the Agreement or otherwise at law.

  Please certify the above by checking the "Please Confirm" box below.

• Certification Regarding Lobbying (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• What kind of project will this be? (required)
• CCG-Federal Program 1 (required)
• CCG-Federal Program 2 (required)
• RFPG-Federal Program 1 (required)
• RFPG-Federal Program 2 (required)
• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

  Will you need an electronic pricing table?

  Yes = Pricing Tab

  No = No Pricing Tab

• Federal Funding (required) —

  Will this project be federally funded?

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