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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable

NYC DOE Announces MTAC Information Session — Sign-Up Today!

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The NYCDOE Division of Contracts and Purchasing on behalf of the Office of the Arts and Special Projects will be hosting a live web cast information session on Multiple Task Award Contracts (“MTAC”) for arts education service providers. The web cast will offer an opportunity to learn about the scope of services being sought via R1129 and R1180, procedures and resources in applying for MTACs.

Invited Participants:  Vendors who currently do not have an MTAC

The web cast will be held on:

  • Monday, February 28, 2022
  • 10:00AM – 11:15AM ET

To sign up, please email ISPSupport@schools.nyc.gov.

After RSVP’ing, click the button below to join the MTAC Info Session Link via Microsoft Teams starting at 10am on 2/28.

Organizations with current contracts or contracts under renewal are encouraged to reach out directly to ISP Support with questions at InstructionalServicesProcurement@schools.nyc.gov.

WATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING HERE
ACCESS A Q&A PDF HERE

What is an MTAC?

MTAC contracts enable arts and cultural vendors to partner with a school on contracts over $25,000. Non-contracted arts vendors have an overall cap of $25,000 they can do with a given school. The arts vendor can have individual projects within the school but the projects total cannot exceed $25,000 (for non-contracted vendors). After $25,000, vendors will need an MTAC (Multiple Task Award Contract) contract to partner with schools.

The Roundtable has provided descriptions below of the two MTAC contracts to be addressed during the live web cast:

R1180: Professional Learning Services for Arts Education

“The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) seeks providers of professional learning services for arts education. Professional learning services for arts education will support DOE teachers and administrators in successfully implementing standards-based arts education as outlined in the New York City curriculum Blueprints for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as provide services that will support teaching and learning in the various art forms: visual arts, dance, music, theater, and the moving image. The NYCDOE is also seeking proposals from individuals and/or organizations able to provide services to help schools address and overcome the barriers to providing arts education which include budgeting, instructional programming, and scheduling.

Components:

  1. Standards-Based Professional Learning Services for Arts Education
  2. Instructional Planning or Assessment Support Services

There is no fee for this MTAC. Login to the Vendor Portal(Open external link) to download MTAC R1180.”

R1129: Arts Education Services

“The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE), on behalf of the Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) seeks proposals from organizations experienced in providing high quality arts education services for students in grades pre-kindergarten to 12 with optional related Professional Development and/or Parent Engagement Services.

  • Component A – Direct Student Services with optional related Professional Development Services.
  • Component B – Parent Engagement Services.

The purpose of this MTAC is to continue to provide services that effect the advancement of teaching and learning in visual arts, the performing arts (dance, music, theater) and the moving image, for students who participate within the various programs. These offerings may include accompanying professional development planning and/or evaluation sessions as an addition to the delivery of the primary arts services for students. The inclusion of these additional types of services will enable schools to optimize value for the benefit of their students’ achievement in the arts and to allow the services to have meaningful impact on classroom practice and schools’ curriculum goals. Vendors should identify and include program models that have proven to work best with students.

There is no fee for this MTAC. Login to the Vendor Portal(Open external link) to download MTAC R1129. If you cannot download this MTAC, please send an e-mail to VendorHotline@schools.nyc.gov with the MTAC number and title in the subject.”

Source: NYC DOE Open Multiple Task Award Contracts and Procurements Website

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