Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE) program

This is a sole source announcement of award of contract number C015351 to (RCM) Revitalizing Community Membership of Washington, Inc for the Implementation of Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE) program. RCM Obligations  1.RCM will dedicate staff to the SWTCIE Project. Such staff will work with SWTCIE partners on the development and implementation of a DSP curriculum.  2.RCM will provide training and technical assistance to SWTCIE project partners.  3.RCM will participate in meetings with NYSED and other SWTCIE project partners, including the project evaluator, over the course of the Project.  4.RCM agrees to participate in meetings, conferences, site visits and/or calls as needed with the ACCES-VR’s project evaluator, SWTCIE federal funder, national evaluator and other states related to the P This includes participation in both the project specific and national SWTCIE evaluation.  RCM agrees to submit one invoice and one Claim for Payment form based upon actual expenditures incurred during the biannual billing period for each of its biannual requests for payment within the timeline outlined in the “Payment” section.                                2. RCM agrees that all expenditures submitted on the one invoice and one Claim for Payment form will only be charged against approved budget lines as outlined in Attachment A, “Budget.” Any expenditure submitted that is charged against non-  Approved budget lines will be rejected by NYSED ACCES-VR and will not be paid.  Scope of Work  RCM will engage in the following activities:  Develop a DSP training curriculum using concepts of universal design to support the needs of diverse learning styles, including but not limited to: Added visuals and symbols Accessible presentations (formatting, alt text, ext.) Engagement techniques Opportunities for expression and reflection Videos that complement curriculum content Updated language and flow of curriculum to complement a variety of learners Present key concepts in multiple ways or training methods  RCM will develop a minimum of six (6) learning-based activities to coincide with the curriculum. These activities will not only promote learning but will also provide measurement tools to evaluate skill growth and comprehension among SWTCIE participants.  RCM will create review sections to coincide with the curriculum.  RCM will develop a training schedule to include flow, support for building learning concepts and appropriate spacing of more difficult content.  RCM will provide two initial training sessions for future facilitators.  RCM will hold a bi-weekly touch base meeting throughout the life of the curriculum development project.  RCM will provide technical assistance outside of curriculum development (up to 25 hours per month) which includes: Train the trainer Program implementation technical assistance Workforce inclusion training /strategies Steering Committee Participation Evaluation Design Additional Meeting time as needed Reason for advertising exemption: Sole Source Award recipient: Revitalizing Community Membership (RCM) of Washington, Inc Any questions or comments regarding this notice of sole-source, single-source, or procurement otherwise exempt from advertising in the NYS Contract Reporter should be directed to the contact person listed for the contracting agency or public authority. Ad end date:03/27/2025 Contract term: 10/01/2024-09/30/2027 County(ies): All NYS counties Location: New York State