The Professional Development Program (PDP), through the fiscal management of The Research Foundation for State University of New York, is under contract to the New York State Office of Employee Relations (NYS OER) to provide the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP), which provides workshops to Public Employees Federation (PEF)-represented and Management Confidential (M/C) employees.

For the period of May 1, 2024, through December 31, 2025, PSWP will be scheduling training services for the New York State (NYS) workforce. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is intended to identify a vendor who can deliver a 4-day ITIL 4 Foundations training including the Test Voucher for the target population. The identified vendor will deliver ITIL 4 Foundations training including the Test Voucher for the NYS employees from varying New York State agencies to further develop skills in Information Technology Infrastructure Library concepts and approaches to projects that will enhance their ability to successfully lead projects in New York State government.

PSWP is a program administered by the Professional Development Program. Funded through the collective bargaining agreement between New York State and PEF and through additional Management/Confidential funds, PSWP is responsible for identifying the continuing professional development needs of nearly 60,000 Professional, Scientific and Technical (PS&T) and Management Confidential (M/C) employees in over 3,400 different job titles, working for approximately 60 agencies in 100 locations statewide, and coordinating the development and delivery of a range of instructional activities, including classroom-based and remote delivery.

Target Population: New York State PEF-represented and M/C employees tasked with leading projects involving Information Technology.

All MWBE and SDV Businesses are welcome to respond to this Request for Proposal.