This page contains information about procurement and funding opportunities provided by the Office of Children and Family Services. Links are provided to a variety of information about our agency and to allow prospective bidders and contractors the ability to receive bid/funding announcements.

Legislative Member Award Contract Application Packages

Legislative Grant Award Contract Application Packages provide Legislative Grant Awardees downloadable Application and Instruction documents for use in preparing Contract Awards.
Legislative Grant Award Contract Application Packages

Online Bidders List

Allows organizations to register online to receive notifications of OCFS grant, services for the blind, and other non-grant (e.g., consultant services, legal services, etc.) bidding opportunities based on service category preferences selected during registration.
Online Bidders List

Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Current RFPs and awards.
Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Contract Management System (CMS)

Web-based, .NET application designed to allow OCFS contractors to develop their contracts on-line; including an electronic signature feature, submit financial claim information electronically, develop budget modifications as necessary and obtain information on payment status.

• Contract Management System
• CMS On-Line Training

Executive Order No. 6 OCFS Web Posting

Pursuant to the requirements of Governor Paterson’s Executive Order No. 6, the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) will make available upon request, a copy of any and all Qualified Personal Service Contracts (QPSC) and associated amendments that are subject to reporting to the Governor’s Task Force on Personal Services Contracting.  These contracts include the following:

• All Task Orders related to the OCFS Personal Services Solicitation contract.  The vendor companies that are participants in this contract are: Trigyn Technologies, Inc; Keane, Inc.; PSI International, Inc.; MVP Consulting Plus, Inc.; CMA Consulting Services and Ajilon, Inc.
• Microsoft Consulting Services
• Angarai International, Inc.
• IS Consilium, Inc.
• Knowledge Builders, Inc.
• Medetec Consulting Services, Corp.

Requests for this information should be submitted to:  The Public Information Office, Office of Children and Family Services, 52 Washington St., Rensselaer, NY 12144 or by submitting a request to the following email address: info@ocfs.state.ny.us

 

Performance and Outcome-Based Provisions for TANF-Funded Programs

TANF-Funded Programs performance data, as well as updated allocations, to providers broken down by state fiscal year, including award amounts, contract periods, program sites, locations served, and spending information.
Performance and Outcome-Based Provisions for TANF-Funded Programs

Grantee Provider Manual (PDF)

Contains OCFS' policies and procedures governing contractual agreements designed to provide instructions to our not-for-profit, for-profit, governmental and educational contractors. Areas covered by this document include contract implementation, contract payments, including instructions on how to prepare a voucher, contract changes, reporting, and monitoring.
Grantee Provider Manual (PDF)

Related Links

Electronic Payment Program is the Office of the State Comptroller's program to replace payment by check with the electronic transfer of funds directly to your bank account. This program employs electronic transfer of funds to payee bank accounts via the Automated Clearing House (ACH).

Vendor Responsibility: New York State Finance Law requires that State agencies award contracts to responsible contractors, including but not limited to not-for-profit and for-profit vendors.  Vendor Responsibility will be determined based on the information provided by the vendor on the Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire Form, and a review of the most recently issued independently audited annual financial reports, that must be included with each renewal document.  OCFS will review the questionnaire, the audited financial statements and the other information provided before processing the renewal contract.  

Vendors are invited and encouraged to file the required Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire online through the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) New York State VendRep System. The Online VendRep System offers an effective and time saving mechanism to maintain a current filing. To enroll in and use the OSC New York State VendRep System all vendors may view the VendRep System Instructions available at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/vendrep/index.htm.  For direct VendRep System user assistance, the OSC Help Desk may be reached at 866-370-4672 or 518-408-4672 or by email at helpdesk@osc.state.ny.us.

Vendors may also opt to file a paper questionnaire.  There are separate Vendor Responsibility questionnaires that are used by For-Profit businesses and by Not-For-Profit organizations.  These questionnaires can be found at the OCFS internet web site
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/forms/contracts/.

Procurement Lobbying Act was adopted on August 23, 2005. The law restricts any individual, entity or agent acting on behalf of such individual or entity (Offerer), from contacting a state agency for the purpose of influencing a procurement or the awarding of a contract during the period of time when the procurement is being advertised and the resulting contract or agreement is being approved. During the time period described above, the Offerer may only contact the individual which is designated in the solicitation document. Violations of the Procurement Lobbying Act may result in rejection of a contract award, and in the event of two findings within a four-year period, the Offerer/Bidder is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts. Further information about these requirements can be found at the Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying website at http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutOgs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html

Not-for-Profit Organization Board of Directors Training
OCFS is a member of the New York State Board Training Consortium. Members of the board of not-for-profit organizations are encouraged to attend free training offered by the Consortium through the Council of Community Services of NYS (CCSNYS). Further information about the training and the current schedule is available through the CCSNYS website.