Request for Proposals

RFP DUE DATE WAS CHANGED TO NOVEMBER 10 BY 5 P.M.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE:
Tuesday October 20, 2009 @ 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, located at Saint Francis College 180 Remsen Street, Founders Hall (Auditorium), Brooklyn, New York 10797

FOLLOW-UP WEBCAST:
Tuesday October 27, 2009 @ 11:00AM-1:00PM EST Only vendors who have registered to download this RFP will receive the link to register for the Webcast. This webcast will mainly serve to answer any remaining questions from the October 20th conference and the RFP.

THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS RFP

The NYC Department of Education (NYCDOE) is seeking proposals from 3rd party logistics (3PL) providers who can provide warehousing services (cross docking, pick/pack, storage, packaging), transportation services (LTL, TL) and deliveries from a central warehouse to NYC public schools located in the (5) five NYC boroughs: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island.

Each year Textbooks, Science Kits, and Manipulatives are ordered for 1300+ schools through Core Curriculum. In 2008, these orders were fulfilled by 17 vendors who delivered 300,000+ boxes directly to each school.

The awarded vendor will be responsible for the end to end process from the receipt of materials from multiple vendors to the delivery of these materials at the NYC schools. Materials will include but are not limited to: textbooks, maps, science kits, and other available classrooms items for Grades K-9. The NYCDOE anticipates entering into an agreement with (1) one vendor as a result of this Request for Proposals (RFP). NYCDOE is the largest public school system in the United States with 1,500+ schools servicing 1.1 million students and employing 80,000 teachers. Currently, not all schools currently participate in the Core Curriculum program.

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If you cannot download this RFP, please send an e-mail to VendorHotline@schools.nyc.gov with the RFP number and title in the subject.

For all questions related to this RFP, please send an e-mail to 3PLRFP@schools.nyc.gov with the RFP's number and title in the subject line of your e-mail.