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<p><strong><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Please note that bids are due via electronic mail to [email protected]</span></span></strong></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>To download, please go to https://infohub.nyced.org/resources/vendors/open-doe-solicitations/request-for-bids. If you cannot download, send an e-mail to [email protected] with the RFB number and title in the subject line.</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>For all questions related to this RFB, please e-mail to [email protected] with the RFB number and title in the subject line of your e-mail.</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Description: This is a requirements contract and is intended to cover vehicles and personnel to assist with transporting non-food items such as paper goods, cleaning materials, stationary supplies, and smallware items to citywide school locations on a daily basis. Vendors may also be required to transport furniture and equipment and/or food such as canned goods, as well as frozen and grocery items in an emergency as required and requested by the Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS).</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'><strong>There will be a Pre-Bid Conference on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 10:00 A.M., on Microsoft Teams Live. The link to register for this virtual webinar Pre-Bid Conference is:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5f76b989-b250-412a-a626-280f3aee16d8@18492cb7-ef45-4561-8571-0c42e5f7ac07 <br> <br><strong>For electronic bid submissions, please note the following procedures:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Bid submissions must be sent via electronic mail (The Bid Submission Email) to [email protected] (the Bid Submission Email Address). Bid Submissions sent to any other email address will be disregarded. The subject line of your Bid Submission Email must include the solicitation number and the name of the submitting vendor (e.g. B5929  Enter Company Name).  Please attach the completed Request for Bids and the Bid Blank documents to the Bid Submission Email as separate files. Please name the bid blank attachment Bid Blank and the completed Request for Bids attachment RFB.</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>If the files accompanying your bid submission are too large to be transmitted as email attachments, please include in the first line of your Bid Submission Email a link to a Microsoft OneDrive folder containing all of your bid-related documents. Please note that if you are using OneDrive, do not attach any documents to the Bid Submission Email. Further, please include a separate folder within your OneDrive folder which includes the separate bid blank file. Please name this folder and the bid blank file Bid Blank. The name of your OneDrive folder must match the subject line of your bid submission, and your OneDrive folder must not contain any files unrelated to the Bid Submission. </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'><strong>Guidance for first-time Microsoft One-Drive Users: </strong></span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Microsoft OneDrive (OneDrive) is a file hosting and synchronization service operated by Microsoft as part of its web version of Microsoft Office. OneDrive allows users to grant access to files which are too large to transmit via electronic mail to other users. If you do not have Office 365, please take the following steps to gain access to a free version of OneDrive so that you can upload those bid submission documents which are too large to transmit via electronic mail: </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>1.   Conduct an internet search for Microsoft OneDrive; <br>2.   Navigate to the official Microsoft website and sign up for a free account; <br>3.  Once you have created a folder for the solicitation whose name matches the subject line of your Bid Submission Email, upload the documents relevant to your bid submission in this folder. <br>4.   Create a share link for this folder; <br>5.   Be sure to check your share settings so that anyone receiving the link that you create will be able to open the link and access the files. If your share link permissions are restricted (e.g. to only your organization in Office 365), the DOE will not be able to view your solicitation documents. It is your responsibility to ensure that the link(s) you provide allows the DOE to view, download and/or open your documents; and<br>6.   Include the link which you have created as the first line of your Bid Submission Email. </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>The Bid opening will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams on <u>Thursday, October 15, 2026 at</u> 11:00 A.M. ET.  Bidders who have submitted their Bid Submission Email by the Bid Submission Deadline will receive a reply to their Bid Submission Email with a link to be able to view a livestream of the Bid opening online. If you do not receive a confirmation email of the DOEs receipt of your electronic bid submission, please email: Gabriel Soriano at [email protected] and/or Juanne Inniss at [email protected].  </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'><strong>For hard copy (paper) bid submissions, please follow the below instructions:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Further to prior instructions regarding submissions of bids.  In addition to electronic submission via email, Bidders may choose to hand deliver their bid packages to NYC DOE at any time prior to the Bid Due Date/Time.  If you plan to submit a paper bid, you must provide notice by e-mailing [email protected], including Paper Submission Request for Solicitation # B5929 in the subject line, at least three (3) business days in advance of the anticipated date and time and place you or your agent plan to arrive at 65 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Rm 1201 to drop off your bid. Bidders should include in their notification e-mail the name of the person who will be delivering the bid or advise that the Bid Package will be arriving by messenger. Bidders who fail to provide advance notification of intent to hand-deliver a bid risk not having anyone to receive the bid.  <span style='background-color:white'><span style='color:#333333'>FedEx, UPS, USPS, or other common delivery services will be accepted.</span></span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Please continue to check the DOE website and/or Vendor Portal for updates.</span></span></p><p style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>https://infohub.nyced.org/vendors</span></span></p><p style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>https://www.finance360.org/vendor/vendorportal/</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'><strong>Bid opens virtually via Microsoft Teams on <u>Thursday, October 15, 2026</u></strong> <strong> at 11:00 A.M. ET. Please see virtual link below:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:Aptos,sans-serif'><a href='https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MzNjNTMxMDUtN2RlNi00OTNhLThkMTAtZTZhNzUyN2I5YjA2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2218492cb7-ef45-4561-8571-0c42e5f7ac07%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2233f73cb2-8a8c-4d65-8f37-5256f643d9ed%22%7d'>https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MzNjNTMxMDUtN2RlNi00OTNhLThkMTAtZTZhNzUyN2I5YjA2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2218492cb7-ef45-4561-8571-0c42e5f7ac07%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2233f73cb2-8a8c-4d65-8f37-5256f643d9ed%22%7d</a> </span></span></p>