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Request For Proposal
for
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES (IN/OUT OF
DISTRICT)
MARCH 10, 2026
White Plains City School District
5 Homeside Lane
White Plains, NY 10605
Proposals must be submitted by:
Date:
MARCH 26, 2026
Time:
1:00 p.m.
Location: White Plains City School District
Business Office
5 Homeside Lane
White Plains, NY 10605
White Plains City School District
Request for Proposal for OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES (IN/OUT OF DISTRICT)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Public Notice………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………3
General Information & Conditions……………………………………………………………………………………...........4
Specifications.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
1. Scope of Work….…………………………………………………………………………………………………...15
2. General Requirements……………….…………………………………..……………………………………..17
3. Description of District…………………………………………………………………………………………….18
4. Proposal Timeline……………………………………….……………………………………………………….…18
5. Evaluation of Proposal……………………………………………………………………….…………….….…19
Appendix 1 – Notice of Interest…………………………………………………………………………………………………21
Appendix 2 – Affidavit……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….22
Appendix 3 – Conflict of Interest……………………………………………………………………………………………….24
Appendix 4 – Non-Collusive Proposal Certification……………………………………………………………………25
Appendix 5 – Hold Harmless……………………………………………………………………………………………………..27
Appendix 6 – Iran Divestment Act of 2012 Certification Form…………………………………………………..28
Appendix 7 – Sexual Harassment Written Policy & Training Certification Form………………………..29
Appendix 8 - Proposer Not on U.S. Government’s SAM’s Exclusion List Certification Form….…..30
Appendix 9 – Proposer Warranties………………………………………………………………………………………..…31
Appendix 10 – Quotation form………………………………………………………………………………………………..32
Appendix 11 – School District Sample Agreement ……………..…………………………………………………..33
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Proposer’s Initials: ____________
White Plains City School District
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES (IN/OUT OF DISTRICT)
White Plains City School District
School Business Office
White Plains, New York 10605
The Board of Education of the White Plains City School District invites sealed proposals
for providing OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES (IN/OUT OF DISTRICT). The Request
for Proposal (“RFP”) including forms for proposal, certifications, General Information
and Conditions, and Specifications may be obtained from the District’s Business Office at
5 Homeside Lane, White Plains, NY 10605.
In all cases, it must be understood that the General Information and Conditions and
Specifications of the White Plains City School District shall apply. Proposals must be in
sealed, opaque envelopes marked “RFP – OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES (IN/OUT
OF DISTRICT)” and will be received until 1:00 p.m. on MARCH 26, 2026, at the Business
Office. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject all proposals, to request
clarifications or corrections to proposals received, to waive what it deems to be an
informality in the RFP process, to waive what it deems to be technical defects,
irregularities and/or omissions relating to a specific proposal, to negotiate any portion of
the proposals received, to re-advertise and solicit additional proposals or to cancel this
RFP if it is in the best interest of the District to do so.
Proposals will be evaluated by the District. Any aspects of the service not addressed by
the General Information and Conditions, or Specifications are left for the proposer to
address. Alternatives to the General Information and Conditions, Specifications or
additions to the Specifications are to be clearly identified by the proposer.
White Plains City School District
Toni Russo
Purchasing Agent
5 Homeside Lane
White Plains, New York 10605
Telephone: 914-422-2072
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General Information and Conditions
1. Proposals must be presented in a sealed, opaque envelope addressed as follows:
Toni Russo - Purchasing Agent
White Plains City School District
5 Homeside Lane
White Plains, NY 10605
Request for Proposal
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES (IN/OUT OF DISTRICT)
2. Proposals will be received until 1:00 p.m. on MARCH 26, 2026, at the White Plains City
School District, White Plains, New York.
3. Notice of Interest form must be filled out and returned to the address above by
MARCH 20, 2026.
4. For questions regarding the Specifications, contact Toni Russo, Purchasing Agent at
(914-422-2072).
5. The White Plains City School District (the “District”) will not reimburse responding
persons or entities for any expenses incurred in preparing, clarifying and/or negotiating
proposals submitted in response to this request.
6. During the evaluation process, the White Plains City School District reserves the right,
where it may serve the District, to request additional information or clarifications from
proposers, or to allow corrections or omissions. At the discretion of the District,
proposers may be requested to make oral presentations or to attend a meeting or
interview as part of the evaluation process. Proposers will not be paid or reimbursed for
any time spent or expenses incurred in making a presentation or attending any meeting
or interview as part of the evaluation process.
7. The White Plains City School District reserves the right to retain all proposals submitted
and to use any ideas in a proposal regardless of whether that proposal was selected.
Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance of the conditions contained in this
Request for Proposal (“RFP”), unless clearly and specifically noted in the resulting
contract between the District and the selected proposer(s).
8. Proposals must include original copy, and an electronic copy (sent to
tonirusso@wpcsd.k12.ny.us, with the subject line stating “RFP – OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY SERVICES (IN/OUT OF DISTRICT)” of all pages of the RFP with each page
initialed by the proposer. All proposals must be submitted on and in accordance with
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White Plains City School District
the forms included in this document. The proposal sheets are not to be removed from
the document.
9. Where so indicated by the makeup of the Proposal Form, sums shall be expressed in
both words and numbers. In a case of discrepancy between the two, the amount written
in words will govern. Prices and information required, except signature of the
proposer, should be typewritten for legibility. Illegible or vague proposals may be
rejected. All signatures must be handwritten in ink. Facsimile, printed, or typewritten
signatures are not acceptable.
10. A proposal shall include the legal name of the proposer and a statement whether the
proposer is a sole proprietor, a partnership, a corporation, or other legal entity, and shall
be signed by the person or persons legally authorized to bind the proposer to a contract.
All required signatures shall be handwritten in ink with the full name of the person
executing same. Initials, stamps, photocopies or other copies, or company names may
not be used in lieu of any required signature. A proposal by a corporation shall also give
the State of Incorporation and have the corporate seal affixed on the signature pages of
each Form of Proposal. A proposal submitted by an agent shall have a current Power of
Attorney attached certifying the agent’s authority to bind the proposer.
11. All information received in response to this RFP shall become the property of the District.
All proposals may be made available upon request pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Law (“FOIL”) for public inspection, except to the extent that certain
personally identifiable information may be redacted as an invasion of personal privacy
or the proposer has designated, and the District concurs that certain information
constitutes a trade secret or other proprietary information or data. If a proposer believes
that a portion of its proposal contains trade secrets or other proprietary data that should
remain confidential and not be disclosed, a statement advising the District of this fact
shall accompany the proposal and the information is to be identified wherever it
appears. Identifying an entire proposal as proprietary is unacceptable and will result in
no part of the proposal being treated as containing a trade secret or other proprietary
information or data.
12. Upon selection, the terms of the General Information and Conditions, the Specifications
and the selected proposal will become incorporated into and form a part of the contract
between the District and the selected proposer(s). The form of contract that the District
intends to use is included in Appendix 11 and any exception to any provision in the
attached form of contract (See Appendix 11) or requested deviation therefrom (addition,
deletion, modification) must be submitted with the proposal with the specific language
for the proposed revision or addition stated. The final contract form may only be
modified by the District in its sole discretion and will be subject to the approval of the
Board of Education of the White Plains City School District.
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.