• REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
    BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BERGEN COUNTY SPECIAL SERVICES SCHOOL DISTRICT 
    2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

    Date Available: October 6, 2025
    Due Date: October 22, 2025

    PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education of the Vocational School District in the County of Bergen is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of listed services.  Inclusion of a position in this notice, however, does not constitute a warranty that the Board will fill the position at this time or through this process. Through a Request for Qualification process, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the Board with the provision of such services must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedure and schedule in the RFQs. The Board will review Qualification Statements only from those firms that submit a Qualification Statement which includes all the information required to be included as described (in the sole judgment of the Board). The Board intends to select (a) person(s) and/or firm(s) that possess(es) the professional, financial and administrative capabilities to provide the proposed services and agrees and meets the terms and conditions determined by the Board that provide the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of the County of Bergen.

    Professional Positions Available:

    The Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) packages will be made available on October 6, 2025 and can be accessed by interested persons via the Board of Education website at www.bergen.org/bctsrfq.  Respondents must submit Qualification Statements to the designated contact person: 

    Mr. John Susino
    Business Administrator & Board Secretary
    Bergen County Technical Schools
    Business Offices
    540 Farview Avenue
    Paramus, NJ 07652
    and
    Electronic version via email to johsus@bergen.org or USB provided by submitter

    Acceptable submission requirements are as follows:

    1. One signed original Qualification Statement along with an electronic version:
      a.    Paper submissions must be a signed original Qualification Statement, bound, and acknowledged by the Respondent.
      b.    Paper submissions will only be accepted via the following forms of delivery: USPS certified mail, FedEx, UPS, courier, or self-delivery.  Submissions must be marked on the outside package as such: “BCTS RFQ  for Professional Services (List Professional Title).”
      c.    Electronic versions will be accepted via USB drive or email to johsus@bergen.org.
    2. All submissions must be received by the Board no later than 10 a.m. on October 22, 2025 and will not be considered after this time.  The Board will not bear responsibility for delays in delivery for any reason.
    3. To be responsive, Qualification Statements must provide all requested information and must be in strict conformance with the instructions set forth herein.

    Questions should be directed to John Susino, the Business Administrator & Board Secretary, via email at johsus@bergen.org. 

    The results will be publicly announced at the Board’s Annual Reorganization Meeting currently scheduled for November 4, 2024.

     

    Respectfully yours, 

     
    John Susino 
    Business Administrator & Board Secretary