12526P0003 - NORC RFP

Purpose of the SolicitationThrough this Request for Proposals (RFP) (EPIN 12526P0003), NYC Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) is seeking qualified providers who can offer various on-site health and social support services through NYC Aging’s Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) Supportive Service Program. This program offers case assistance, health promotion, and other educational, recreational, social service, and wellness activities to older adults through on-site individual and congregate services. Proposers must be a health agency, social support agency, and/or housing entity ready to operate a Social Service Program on day 1 of the contract out of a location that meets the following eligibility criteria: Be a non-age restricted apartment building or housing complex, and have either: At least 350 older adults (60+ years of age) residing in the apartment building or 500 older adults residing in the housing complex, in which at least 40 percent (40%) of the units within the building and/or complex have an occupant who is an older adult; or A minimum of 1,500 residents aged 60+ years, regardless of the percentage of units they occupy. The majority of older residents in the apartment building or housing complex must be of low or moderate income, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (i.e., at or below 120% of the Area Median Income, or AMI).
An anticipated 36 contract awards will be made through this RFP. If the proposer wishes to propose multiple sites in a single competition pool, the proposer must submit a separate proposal for each site. And if the proposer wishes to propose in more than one competition pool, the proposer must submit a proposal in each competition pool separately.   Competition/ Catchment AreaCommunity Districts ServedAnticipated Number of NORC AwardsManhattan NorthMN 7-126Manhattan SouthMN 1-67BronxBX 1-126Brooklyn/Staten IslandBK 1-18 & SI 1-37QueensQN 1-1410 Responding providers should examine all RFP documents for details about required elements of the program, as well as be familiar with the relevant community and its associated demographics and service gaps, prior to submitting a proposal response to this RFP.Proposed Term of the Contract(s)It is anticipated that the terms of the contract(s) awarded from this RFP will be for three (3) years, starting July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030. NYC Aging reserves the right to renew the contract for up to an additional three years.Use of PASSPortPASSPort is a web-based system maintained by the City of New York to manage procurement. To submit a proposal to the upcoming RFP, all vendors must create an account within the PASSPort system. Please visit www.nyc.gov/passport create an account or to log into the system to view this RFP. If you have any technical questions or concerns about PASSPort, please submit an inquiry to the MOCS Service Desk.To respond to this RFP and all other Human/Client Service RFPs, organizations must have (i) a PASSPort account, and (ii) have 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 Approved PASSPort HHS Accelerator PQL Application, please visit www.nyc.gov/passport to get started.