REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (FDDC # 2006-CD-4600)
Inclusion Summit Conference Planner
The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC) announces the availability of a Request for Proposals. This RFP is being issued to enhance the information base necessary for the FDDC continued efforts to improve the delivery of services to the state’s children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Our society does not accept “separate but equal” as a justification for segregation based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual preference or any other human condition. It is equally unacceptable and in fact intolerable to continue to accept, condone, and support “separate but equal” as a justification for separating children and people with disabilities from their communities. There are complex systemic and social obstacles that hinder the use of resources and services for individuals with disabilities within an inclusive community. The existence of these obstacles requires significant efforts and commitment to overcome. To initiate this process of building inclusive communities, where all people, no matter what their differences, disabilities, or innate human conditions may be, are welcomed and valued, it requires the commitment and collaboration of all key stakeholders, leaders, legislators, individuals with disabilities and their families to strategize and create a unified effort. There needs to be an opportunity for stakeholders in Florida to come together to engage in strategically planning to examine and align systems in education, employment, health and community living, build infrastructure and enhance and maximize the resources within an inclusive society that are available for individuals in Florida who are in: sheltered workshops, day treatment centers, segregated education settings, special schools, congregate living situation (where two or more individuals with disabilities live in one household), group homes, or those sitting at home post secondary.
The focus of this project is to organize and execute in
This proposal is for the purpose of selecting a conference planner that will perform, but not limited to, the following tasks: coordinate and execute a format for holding the Summit, which includes hotel site and dates, hotel contracting, preliminary schedule and format for the Summit, food to be provided, and accommodations to be made; budget management and disbursement; assign one coordinator for the event and three to five assistants to help with the event; coordinate and pay for all conference expenses including hotel rooms, food and beverage expenses, two breakfast, 2 lunches and one dinner, travel expenses for participants, equipment needs on site, copying and printing materials, freight and shipping materials, audio visual equipment, and sign language interpreting, and personal care attendant (PCA) services for those that request it; administer the registration process; develop an evaluation component of the Summit, which will include the FDDC Customer Evaluation form.
Copies of this RFP will be available from the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203, Tallahassee, FL 32301, (850)488-4180 or Toll Free 1(800)580-7801 or TDD Toll Free (888)488-8633. The deadline for submitting letters of intent and written questions is prior to 4:00 p.m. (DST), on June 16, 2006. The deadline for submitting proposals is prior to 2:00 p.m. (DST), on July 31, 2006. Letters of Intent will only be accepted by fax, mail, or hand delivery. Letters of Intent by e-mail will not be accepted.