Active SLED Opportunity · RHODE ISLAND · TOWN OF SCITUATE
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The Town of Scituate School Department seeks proposals for specialized student services through an RFP. The contract term extends through the 2027 school year, with physical bid submission and a question deadline on August 17, 2026.
The Town of Scituate – School Department (the “School Department”), through its authorized representative, invites sealed proposals from qualified vendors for Specialized Services for Students in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Request for Proposals (RFP). The term of this agreement will be from the award date through the 2027 School Year... **Solicitation Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.1979173.C22199576 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 08/17/2026 03:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Physical Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: See RFP Document - Use Form C - Price Sheet **Owner Organization**: SCITUATE SCHOOL DEPT **Solicitation Number**: RFP27-01 **Reference Number**: 0000432104 **Questions and Answers**: | Question | Answer | |---|---| | Does the District currently use any Vendors for these specialized services? And if so, can the District please provide the current hourly and daily rate of these Vendors? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | The specialized services for the year; would it be for mental health services? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is the District able to share the current rates for services currently contracted to outside Vendors? Specifically: Speech & Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, School Psychologists, Behavior Specialists, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, and Paraprofessionals. | Answered in Addendum 2 | | When awarded the solicitation to provide services, who would be the contact within the district to inquire about open roles for professions related to the RFP? | Answered in Addendum 2 | | Can the district please provide the total amount of vendor-supplied contractors provided to the district for the services requested in this bid? | Answered in Addendum 2 | | Page 8 requires three letters of reference from current public-school departments with at least 1,000 students, where the vendor has held contracts for at least the past three years. However, Form F on page 24 refers to customers operating between 15 and 50 buses, which appears unrelated to this solicitation. Please clarify the following: What is the correct reference requirement for this RFP? Will the School Department accept relevant public-school healthcare or specialized student-services references where the vendor has less than three full years of performance? Will comparable government healthcare staffing references be accepted when a vendor does not have three public-school references with three full years of performance? For a vendor submitting a partial proposal limited to nursing services, may the references be based specifically on school nursing, healthcare staffing, or related clinical staffing performance? | Answered in Addendum 2 | | Would the school be open to utilizing virtual/teletherapy SPED services from an established national provider? | Answered in Addendum 3 | | How many speech pathology positions are you looking to fill? How many OT positions? How many PT positions? | Answered in Addendum 4 | **Addendums**: | Addendum | Date | Note | |---|---|---| | Addendum No. 1 | 07/29/2026 08:58 AM EDT | | | Addendum No. 2 | 07/30/2026 03:04 PM EDT | | | Addendum No. 3 | 07/31/2026 12:39 PM EDT | | | Addendum No. 4 | 08/03/2026 05:02 PM EDT | |
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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