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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">TO: District and ESD Special Education Directors
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Candace Pelt, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office of Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">______________________________________________
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">January 18, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:black">RE: REQUEST FOR GRANT PROPOSALS (RFGP) #4694<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:black">Youth Transition Program Services 2019-2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">Please be advised that the above referenced RFGP has been released. If you are receiving this<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">notice it is because it has been determined that you may have an interest in providing the services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">described in the RFGP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">The services sought by this RFGP are for participation in the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Youth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">Transition Program (YTP). The YTP is a partnership that facilitates the provision of a comprehensive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">array of Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) and Core YTP Services that prepare high<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">school Students with Disabilities for employment or career-related post-secondary education or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">training.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">The RFGP documents can be viewed and downloaded from the Oregon Procurement Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">Network (ORPIN) at the following website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:#0563C2">http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">You must express interest in the solicitation before being able to download the required<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">documents. If you have trouble downloading the RFGP, please contact the ORPIN Help Desk at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">503-373-1774 or
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:#0563C2">info.orpin@oregon.gov
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">for assistance. The RFGP document will provide all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">the instructions necessary to provide a proposal in response to the RFGP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">April Barrett will be your sole point of contact for any questions, comments, and concerns you have in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">regard to the solicitation documents and process. She can be reached at the contact information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">below. Any proposer or potential proposer who makes any contact regarding this RFGP with<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">any other State representatives such as State employees or officials other than April or those she authorizes will be subject to potential
proposal rejection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">Thank you for your attention to this very important matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:black">April D. Barrett, OPBC, OPMA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">DHSIOHA Office of Contracts and Procurement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">Senior Contract Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 350<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:black">Office:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">503-945-6194<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:black">E-mail:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:#0563C2">april.d.barrett@dhsoha.state.or.us</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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