MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEXTBOOK ADOPTION

Project: RFP 23-0623E5-047 MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEXTBOOK ADOPTION Ref. #: RFP 23-0623E5-047 Type: RFP Status: Open Open Date: Jan 16th 2023, 8:00 AM EST Intent to Bid Due Date: Feb 17th 2023, 4:00 PM EST Questions Due Date: Jan 23rd 2023, 11:00 PM EST Close Date: Feb 17th 2023, 4:00 PM EST Days Left: 2 Project Description:The Buffalo Board of Education is conducting a textbook adoption. Accordingly, the Buffalo Board of Education request publishers to submit instructional textbooks for review and evaluation. A health education instructional textbook for middle school level health must consist of the following components: 1) educational materials to be used by students; 2) resource materials to be used by teachers to support the curriculum; 3) instructional technology, and 4) professional development training. The purpose of this RFP is to provide the Buffalo Public Schools with a rigorous, current, scientifically accurate, personal, and social, with hands-on learning and an

interactive textbook that inspires the interest of students while engaging their minds in the learning process. The textbook will be used to teach middle school level Health Education and must be aligned to the New York State (NYS) Health Education Learning Standards, the NYS Guidance Document for Achieving NYS Health Education Learning Standards (including authentic skill and functional knowledge learning assessments and rubrics), related NYS Education Laws and Commissioner Regulations, the Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT), and cover a wide array of age-appropriate, medically accurate, and evidence-based/grounded in research health education topics appropriate for middle school students. Topics should include mental, emotional, and social health; family life and sexual health; growth and development; nutrition; personal health; substance use and abuse; disease prevention and control; safety and first aid; consumer health; community and environmental health management; and violence, injury prevention, and bullying. The textbook should enable students to adopt and maintain life-long healthy and safe attitudes, knowledge, skills (self-management, relationship management, stress management, communication, planning and goal setting, decision-making and advocacy) and behaviors essential for students to be safe, healthy, and to achieve academically. The textbook should be designed to improve health equity and reduce health disparities and explicitly include sexuality education, including gender identify and sexual orientation education, and include sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and human trafficking as per the New York State Erin’s Law (Chapter 187 of the Laws of 2019). BPS is looking to purchase a textbook for all its schools offering middle school level health education. This will be for students and teacher use. The textbook must be trauma-informed, linguistically appropriate, culturally responsive, offer supports for students identified as English Language Learners and Special Education as well as offer online resources and be available in English and Spanish. Important Events:OngoingOpen DateOnline PortalPosting date for the OpportunityJan 16th 2023, 8:00 AM ESTN/AUpcomingClose DateOnline PortalDeadline for SubmissionsFeb 17th 2023, 4:00 PM ESTN/AUpcomingIntent to Bid Due DateOnline PortalDeadline to indicate your intent to BidFeb 17th 2023, 4:00 PM ESTYesPassedQuestions Due DateOnline PortalDeadline to submit QuestionsJan 23rd 2023, 11:00 PM ESTN/APassedAnswers PostedOnline PortalAnswers PostedJan 27th 2023, 4:00 PM EST - Jan 27th 2023, 4:00 PM ESTNo Supporting Documentation:5410-001 BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS STANDARD TERMS CONDITIONS and DISCLAIMERS 01312021.pdfDocumentationStandard Terms & ConditionsJan 31st 2021, 3:42 PM EST - 5410-002 RFP 23-0623E5-047 MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEXTBOOK ADOPTION OFFERING SPECIFICATIONS 1122023.pdfDocumentationOFFERING SPECIFICATIONSJan 12th 2023, 1:02 PM EST - 5410-003 RFP 23-0623E5-047 MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEXTBOOK ADOPTION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS 1122023.pdfDocumentationSUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONSJan 12th 2023, 1:04 PM EST - 5410-010F EEO EMPLOYER INFORMATION REPORT 01282021 (2).pdfDocumentationRequired Form (PDF version)Jan 12th 2023, 11:07 AM EST - 5410-010F EEO EMPLOYER INFORMATION REPORT 01282021.xlsxDocumentationRequired Form (Excel Version)Jan 31st 2021, 3:52 PM EST - 5410-011F NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATION 01282021.pdfDocumentationLegally Required FormJan 31st 2021, 3:47 PM EST - 5410-012F SUBCONTRACTOR LISTING AND MWBE UTILIZATION PLAN 01282021.pdfDocumentationOptional FormJan 31st 2021, 3:50 PM EST - BPS Policy 5414.pdfOtherReferenceJan 31st 2021, 4:02 PM EST - fw9.pdfOtherIRS W-9 FormJan 31st 2021, 3:49 PM EST - RFP 23-0623E5-047 MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEXTBOOK ADOPTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.pdfDocumentationVENDOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSJan 27th 2023, 2:13 PM EST - Vendor Application 9.2019.pdfDocumentationOptional FormJan 31st 2021, 3:56 PM EST - Commodity Codes: UNSPSC 55101509 Educational or vocational textbooks UNSPSC 82121801 Textbook or research publishing