The RFP and other documents will be be posted to the ACCES website .

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Adult Education Program and Policy (ACCES-AEPP) is seeking proposals from organizations to plan and deliver quality, research-based professional development and training, and effective communication links to State and federally funded agencies providing adult literacy services below the post-secondary level. The goal of the RAEN system is to provide staff development resources to improve the skills of adult education practitioners and the quality of the adult education and family literacy programs funded by ACCES-AEPP. The RAEN will provide technical assistance in coordination with ACCES-AEPP and supervision by the Accountability Office to assist adult education programs in meeting statewide benchmarks on the National Reporting System's (NRS) core indicators and any other monitoring tools developed by NYSED.

The eligible applicants are:

• Local education agencies;
• Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES);
• Institutions of higher education, including SUNY or CUNY Research Foundation;
• Public and private not-for profit agencies;
• Community based organizations and institutions;
• Faith-based organizations;
• Public libraries or library system;
• Public housing authorities;
• Educational Opportunity Centers;
• A consortium of such organizations described above

Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the total contract budget. Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.

Bidders are required to comply with NYSED’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this RFP through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section below.

NYSED will award seven (7) contracts pursuant to this RFP. The contracts resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin October 1, 2024, and to end September 30, 2029.

Service Area: Seven (7) Regional Adult Education Networks (RAENs) will be funded to serve the adult education and family literacy programs within the seven geographic regions of New York State designated in Attachment 1 of the RFP. Attachment 6 provides the funding by region and how the funding was determined.