Eastern Suffolk BOCES invites proposals for student transportation services for two years.

 Legal Notice # 21928293 NOTICE TO PROPOSERS The Board of Eastern Suffolk BOCES, 201 Sunrise Highway, Patchogue, New York, 11772 hereby invites the submission of sealed Proposals from reputable and qualified school bus transportation companies for furnishing student transportation services through Eastern Suffolk BOCES for School Districts for a (2) year Contract period (7/1/26-6/30/27 and 7/1/27-6/30/28). Information regarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) # 27S-01-0416: Transportation Services for Special Education, Private/Parochial Schools, Career and Technical Education, Homeless Students, Summer Programs and ESBOCES Field/Emergency Trips. Specifications, Certification and Conditions may be obtained from www.empirestatebidsystem.com. Student transportation services will be to special education locations, private/parochial school locations, and career and technical education centers in ESBOCES established regions primarily in Nassau and Suffolk Counties as well as ESBOCES field/emergency trips and homeless students to schools specified by their home School District. Proposals will be received at Eastern Suffolk BOCES Regional Transportation Office, 100 Barton Ave, Patchogue, New York 11772 until 11:00 a.m. on April 16, 2026, at which time Proposals will be publicly opened but will not be read aloud. If Eastern Suffolk BOCES is officially closed on the date scheduled for the submission of the Proposal, the required submission time will be held on the next day that Eastern Suffolk BOCES is officially open and all Proposals will be publicly opened but will not be read aloud. Proposals will not be accepted that are sent by facsimile or by electronic mail. An informational pre-Proposal meeting will be held at Eastern Suffolk BOCES Instructional Support Center at Sequoya, Conference Room # 5, 750 Waverly Avenue, Holtsville, New York 11742, on March 17, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. If Eastern Suffolk BOCES is officially closed on the date scheduled for the pre-Proposal meeting, the pre-Proposal meeting will be held at the same time on the next day that Eastern Suffolk BOCES is officially open. Eastern Suffolk BOCES is requesting Proposals for the provision of bus services. The Specifications outline all the requirements and conditions for furnishing this service. It is important for the Proposer to state any assumptions on which its Proposal rests. The Contract will be awarded to the highest scoring Proposer as evaluated by ESBOCES. It is appropriate to emphasize that the lowest total cost Proposer may not be the highest scoring. ESBOCES recognizes the complicated nature of delivering safe, reliable, efficient school transportation. In order to adequately measure the capabilities of the Proposer, ESBOCES will evaluate and score each Proposal in accordance with the categories presented in the Proposal.