SLED Opportunity · NEW JERSEY · CITY OF EAST ORANGE

    SWEP SPECIAL PROGRAM 2026

    Issued by City of East Orange
    cityRFPCity of East OrangeSol. 235555
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    due Apr 21, 2026
    PUBLISHED
    Mar 26, 2026
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    City of
    city
    NAICS CODE
    611710
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    The City of East Orange seeks proposals for the SWEP Special Program 2026, a 6-week summer program for high school students. Qualified vendors will provide interactive programming and ensure equal access. The RFP emphasizes experience, expertise, program familiarity, and cost.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    235555
    Type / RFx
    RFP
    Status
    open
    Level
    city
    Published Date
    March 26, 2026
    Due Date
    April 21, 2026
    NAICS Code
    611710AI guide
    Agency
    City of East Orange

    Description

    The City of East Orange is soliciting proposals through the competitive contracting process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1(k), et seq. to receive proposals from qualified vendors with extensive well-documented experience and knowledge to fulfill the requirement for the SWEP SPECIAL PROGRAM 2026 for the City of East Orange.

    Background

    The City of East Orange is soliciting proposals through the competitive contracting process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1(k), et seq. to receive proposals from qualified providers with extensive well-documented experience and knowledge of local City of East Orange SWEP Summer Programming, to provide professional services for SWEP Summer Programming for high school students ages 14-18 will provide interactive programming and equal access to participation for the student residents of the City of East Orange. The program will run for 6 weeks 20 hours per week beginning Monday June 22- Friday July 31. 2026.

    Project Details

    • Department: Procurement
    • Department Head: - (-)

    Important Dates

    • Questions Due: 2026-04-08T15:00:49.041Z

    Evaluation Criteria

    • Experience in the Area of Practice (35 pts)

      Experience of the firm shall be demonstrated by past contract successes providing government agencies with similar services.  The respondent will be evaluated on knowledge, experience, and successful completion of projects/services similar to that requested in this RFP.  In addition to relevant experience, the respondent shall provide personnel qualifications in the Proposal (Refer to Sections 4.1 and 4.2).

    • Expertise/Timetable (35 pts)

      This includes the ability of the respondent to perform all of the tasks listed above and fulfill adequately the stated requirements. The respondent must demonstrate knowledge of estimating the cost of residential rehabilitation projects (Refer to Section 3). The respondent’s timetable for the completion of properties.

    • Program Familiarity (20 pts)

      A successful respondent will demonstrate familiarity with a similar SWEP Program.

    • Cost (10 pts)

      Total overall costs to complete the project, attendance at meetings, information gathering, etc. or price shall be based on monthly rates and schedules of fees submitted with the proposal. Any services not included as part of any resulting changes to the contract scope of services must be approved and authorized by the respondent before such work is initiated.  The City shall pay for such approved services at the rate or cost agreed upon between the respondent and City, provided the respondent has provided a schedule of fees for additional services with this RFP.

    Submission Requirements

    • Main Proposal Content
    • Proposal Upload (required)

      Please upload your main Proposal here.

    • Proposal Upload (without Cost) (required)

      Please Upload your Proposal here formatted in the manner required by this RFP. This upload here should NOT INCLUDE any pricing information as that will be uploaded separately.

    • Proposal Cost and Signature Page (required)

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    • Proposal Signature Page (required)

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    • Required Information
    • Qualification Statement (required)

      A statement is to be provided by the respondent who will serve as the primary provider. The statement shall set forth brief details of the firm's principal activities, the number of personnel in the firm and the firm's location. Please provide a list of (3) three clients for whom similar services have been provided. Include the following in your response:

      • Update based on individual solicitation
    • Key Personnel Information (required)

      The respondent shall provide the identity and the credentials of the principals and other key personnel working for the provider and their areas of responsibility.

    • Location of Servicing Office (required)

      Provide the location and address of the present, active office that will service and manage this contract.

    • Methodology (required)

      Describe your process for management of projects being sure to address procedures, definitions and explanations of techniques used to collect, store, analyze and present information as part of your research process.

    • Mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity Language (required)

       

      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 et seq.

      GOODS, GENERAL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS

      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. 17:27-5.2.

          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 AA302 (electronically provided by the Division and distributed to the public agency through the Division’s website at http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/contract_compliance).

          The contractor and its subcontractors shall furnish such reports or other documents to the Division of Purchase an 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 an Property, CCAU, EEO Monitoring Program for conducting a compliance investigation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq.

    • Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disability (required)

       

      The Contractor and the 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.

    • Proposal Forms
    • Non-Collusion Affidavit (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Owner Disclosure Certification (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Affirmative Action Compliance Notice (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Business Registration Certificate (required)

      Please download the below document and review. Upload applicable required information here as part of your submittal.

    • Professional Service Entity Information Form (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Qualification Affidavit (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Certification of Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Stockholder Disclosure Certification (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Statement of Indebtedness (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Agreement for Payment of Commodity (required)

      Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your submittal.

    • Letter of Qualification (required)

      Please download the sample letter provided here and review. Please upload a complete letter here as part of your submittal.

    • Letter of Intent (required)

      Please download the sample letter provided here and review. Please upload a complete letter here as part of your submittal.

    • Supplemental Information and Confirmation
    • Additional Information (if needed)

      For any additional information requested or required by any of your previously provided answers or as stated within this RFP please upload the additional documentation here.

    • Submittal Confirmation (required)

      Proposer hereby certifies that all information provided within this submittal is accurate to the best of their knowledge and acknowledges that they have provided proof of their authority to submit a proposal on behalf of the stated Company Name committing them to the information contained within said submittal.

    • Electronic Pricing Table (required)

      Do you wish to utilize the electronic pricing table available within OpenGov Procurement to obtain pricing/fees/costs for proposals?

      If you answer with a "No", the electronic pricing table will not be available for use and you will be required to format the Proposal Cost Form/Signature Page in the Vendor Questionnaire (Proposal) section of this RFP.

      If you answer with a "Yes", the Proposal Cost Form/Signature Page will not be used and the Proposal Signature Page (same form but without cost information) will be used instead and pricing will need to be obtained within the electronic pricing table. You may also update the Vendor Questionnaire (Proposal) section of this RFP to obtain a breakdown of pricing or some sort of supplemental pricing document if you wish.

    • Background? (required)

      Do you wish to show the Background of this RFP in the Introduction section?

    • Procurement and/or Project Contact (required)

      Select the information you would like display.

    • Sealed Cost? (required)

      Do you want Proposers to upload a separate document for their Price Proposal? You'll want to do this if you open proposals initially WITHOUT showing price, and then come back in after a technical evaluation to unseal pricing later.

    Key dates

    1. March 26, 2026Published
    2. April 21, 2026Responses Due

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