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06825P0003-College Choice Support Services RFP
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The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has initiated a contract opportunity to support the College Choice program, which assists youth in foster care enrolled full-time in accredited colleges or universities. The program provides financial aid for housing, tuition, and fees, aiming to promote academic success and foster independence among participating youth. The College Choice Support Services (CCSS) contract seeks an organization to deliver key supportive services, including academic advisement, coursework assistance, and management of housing and educational payments post-application of financial aid, scholarships, and vouchers. The contract is planned to run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, with potential renewal options for two additional three-year periods. Funding is capped at approximately $5.75 million over the term, distributed via annual line-item budgets. Eligible proposers must demonstrate at least five years of experience working with foster youth and three years of experience with higher education institutions, including familiarity with academic and financial aid processes. Proposals must be submitted through the PASSPort system by January 15, 2025, and inquiries are to be directed via email to the designated ACS contact.
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NY, USASet-Aside
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In alignment with its agency mission, the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has created the College Choice program. College Choice is a program within the Office of Youth Success Services within ACS’ Division of Family Permanency Services. College Choice is available to youth in foster care enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university. College Choice offers benefits such as financial support for college housing, both on-campus and off-campus; tuition and fee reimbursement after the application of available financial aid and other financial resources. The overarching goal of this program is to support students pursuing a degree to complete their studies, while helping become independent adults.
Through this RFP, ACS has created the College Choice Support Services (CCSS) program to assist ACS in facilitating and implementing various College Choice program components. Through the College Choice Support Services contract, ACS is currently seeking an organization to deliver the following supportive services to youth enrolled in the program: 1) Provide academic advisement, assistance with coursework and support services to students in the College Choice Program; 2) Manage, administer, authorize, and track housing payments; and 3) Manage, administer and track college educational payments, after the application of available Education and Training Vouchers (ETV), financial aid, scholarships, etc., which may include, tuition and other mandatory school fees.
Anticipated Contract Terms July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, with options to renew for two (2) additional three (3) year terms. Anticipated Funding and Payment Structure Total Anticipated Maximum Funding Amount: $5,751,369 ($1,917,123 annually). Estimated Number of Contracts: One (1). Payment Structure: Annual Line-Item Budget. ACS reserves the right to modify the payment structure of the contract in the future. Minimum Qualifications
Proposers that do not meet ALL of the following requirements might be found non-responsive and will not move to evaluation: The proposer must have a least five (5) years of experience working with youth in foster care. The proposer must have a least three (3) years of experience with higher education institutions, including understanding academic requirements, student affairs, the college application and enrollment process, and financial aid. Questions Regarding this RFP
Questions regarding this RFP must be transmitted in writing to the Agency Contact Person at the email address listed above. Questions received prior to the Pre-Proposal Conference will be answered at the conference. Substantive information/responses to questions addressed at the conference and those received subsequently will be released in an addendum to the RFP to all organizations that are prequalified to propose to this RFP through the PASSPort system, unless in the opinion of the Agency, the question is of proprietary nature.
ACS cannot guarantee a timely response to written questions regarding this RFP received less than one week prior to the proposal due date.
Use of PASSPort
To respond to this RFP and all other Human/Client Services RFPs, organizations must have an account and an approved HHS Prequalification Application in PASSPort. Proposals and Prequalification Applications will ONLY be accepted through PASSPort. If you do not have a PASSPort account or an approved HHS Prequalification Application in PASSPort, please visit www.nyc.gov/passport to get started.
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