2026 CONSOLIDATED SUPPLIES

This is for the purchase of General and Art Supplies to be used by students, staff, and faculty of the Scranton School District.

Background

The vision of the Scranton School District is to educate students to their full potential and to prepare them to be successful in all aspects of their lives.

The Scranton School District is a public school district located in Northeastern Pennsylvania that was founded in 1877. We have an enrollment of approximately 9,300 students. The Scranton School District consists of two Senior High Schools, three Intermediate Schools, a STEMM Academy, a Cyber Academy, a center based program for Special Education Students and ten Elementary Schools. The Scranton School District is also home to a state of the art sports complex.

Project Details

• Department: Purchasing
• Department Head: Cathy DelPrete (Purchasing Coordinator)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-23T17:00:54.306Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-04-24T17:00:15.173Z

Addenda

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-04-14T19:35:02.311Z) —

  Please use the See What Changed link to view all the changes made by this addendum.

Evaluation Criteria

• BID CONDITIONS —

  All proposals will be received electronically via Scranton City School District's e-Procurement Portal by 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 be opened publicly at 11:00 AM on April 29th, 2026 via video conference using the link: .

  NO HARD COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

  All bids are to be submitted through the #Bid Submittals section and must be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond made payable to the School District of the City of Scranton in the sum of five (5 percent of the total amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the District in case of refusal, or omission, on the part of the successful party to execute contract within ten (10) days after same is presented to him for signature.

  No bid will be considered which fails in any respect to comply with the terms and bid conditions or specifications. The BOARD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, and to require a bond for the faithful performance of a contract.

  All contractors shall be required to pay all applicable local taxes.

  All bidders must complete the attached NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT. This form will be used in connection with all bids for the purchase of goods or services by the Scranton School District. Please submit this affidavit as part of your official bid.

  BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNLESS THEY ARE SUBMITTED via SCRANTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL.

   

   

• BID CONDITIONS —

  All proposals will be received electronically via Scranton City School District's e-Procurement Portal by 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 be opened publicly at 11:00 AM on April 29th, 2026 https://meet.google.com/smh-meza-vzz?authuser=1&hs=122 .

  NO HARD COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

  All bids are to be submitted through the #Bid Submittals section and must be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond made payable to the School District of the City of Scranton in the sum of five (5 percent of the total amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the District in case of refusal, or omission, on the part of the successful party to execute contract within ten (10) days after same is presented to him for signature.

  No bid will be considered which fails in any respect to comply with the terms and bid conditions or specifications. The BOARD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, and to require a bond for the faithful performance of a contract.

  All contractors shall pay all required local taxes, including but not limited to the School District Privilege Tax. All non-resident contractors shall be required to provide proof of payment of the School District Business Privilege Tax prior to final payment of the contract. Tax due to the gross amount of the contract shall be deducted from the final payment.

  All bidders must complete the attached NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT. This form will be used in connection with all bids for the purchase of goods or services by the Scranton School District. Please submit this affidavit as part of your official bid.

  BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNLESS THEY ARE SUBMITTED via SCRANTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL.

   

• Submitting Questions and Receiving Responses —

  Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this bid via the Scranton City School District's e-Procurement Portal. Please note the deadline for submitting inquiries. All answers to inquiries will be posted on the Scranton City School District's e-Procurement Portal. Bidders may also click “Follow” on this bid to receive an email notification when answers are posted. It is the responsibility of the bidder to check the website for answers to inquiries.

• Addenda Notification and Acknowledgement —

  Addenda Notification: Bidders are required to register for an account via the Scranton City School District's e-Procurement Portal hosted by OpenGov. Once the bidder has completed registration, they will receive addenda notifications to their email by clicking “Follow” on this project. Ultimately, it is the sole responsibility of each bidder to periodically check the site for any addenda at Scranton City School District's e-Procurement Portal.

   

• Delivery Requirements —

  The Scranton School District is requesting that all vendors deliver all awarded items at one time. If you cannot ship the entire order at one time you will need to contact us.

  Please be sure to indicate on Packing Slip the Bid to which the items belong (i.e. Art Supplies, General Supplies, etc.)

  Please contact our supply room at supplyroom@ssdedu.org to arrange a delivery date.

Submission Requirements

• Cost Proposal (required)
• Bid Bond or Certified Check —

  Bidders must submit a bid bond or certified or check payable to the Scranton School District. Fully executed bid bonds must be scanned and uploaded. If submitting a check, it can be scanned and uploaded, followed up by submitting by mail or deliver to: Business Office, 425 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503.

   

   

• Upload a copy of Bid Bond or Certified Check (required) —

  Requirements for the bid bond or certified check:

  If submitting a Bid Bond, upload a FULLY EXECUTED copy here prior to the deadline of 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

  OR

  If submitting certified check, it shall be submitted PRIOR to the deadline of 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in original hard copy format at Business Office, 425 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503. Please upload a document stating that you are submitting a certified check instead of a bid bond in order to respond to this question.

• Hazardous Material Sheet (if any) —

  Please upload any sheets regarding hazardous material.

• Non-Collusion —

  INSTRUCTIONS FOR NON COLLUSION STATEMENT

  1. This Non-Collusion Statement is material to any contract awarded pursuant to this proposal and/or bid. According to the Pennsylvania Anti Bid-Rigging Act, 73 P.S.ss 1611 et seq., governmental agencies may require Non-Collusion Statement to be submitted together with bids.
  2. This Non-Collusion Statement must be executed by the member, officer, or employee of the proposer/bidder who makes the final decision on prices and the amount quoted in the proposal/bid.
  3. Proposal/Bid rigging and other efforts to retrain competition, and the making of false sworn statements in connection with the submission of proposals/bids are unlawful and may be subject to criminal prosecution. The person who confirms the statement should examine it carefully before confirming and assure himself or herself that each statement is true and accurate,making diligent inquiry, as necessary, of all other persons employed by or are associated with the bidder with responsibilities for the preparation, approval, or submission of the proposal/bid.
  4. The term “complementary proposal/bid” as used in the statement has the meaning commonly associated with that term in the proposing/bidding process, and includes the knowing submission of proposal/bids higher than the proposal/bid of another firm, any intentionally high or noncompetitive proposal/bid, and any other form of proposal/bid submitted for the purpose of giving a false appearance of competition.
  5. Failure to confirm the statement in compliance with these instructions will result in disqualification of the proposal/bid.
• Authorized Signatory (required) —

  By confirming, I state that I am authorized to confirm the non-collusion statement on behalf of my firm, and its owners, directors, and officers. I am the person responsible in my firm for the prices(s) and the amount of this proposal and/or bid.

• Non-Collusion Statement (required) —

  By confirming, I state that:

  1. The price(s) and amount of this proposal and/or bid have been arrived at independently and without consultation, communication or agreement with any other contractor, proposer and/or bidder, or potential proposer and/or bidder.
  2. Neither the price(s) nor the amount of this proposal and/or bid, and neither the approximate price(s) nor approximate amount of this proposal and/or bid, have been disclosed to any other firm or person who is a proposer and/or bidder or potential proposer and/or bidder, and they will not be disclosed before the proposal and/or bid submission date.
  3. No attempt has been made or will be made to induce any firm or person to refrain from proposing and/or bidding on this contract, or to submit a proposal and/or bid higher than this proposal and/or bid, or to submit any intentionally high or noncompetitive proposal and/or bid or other form of complementary proposal and/or bid.
  4. The proposal and/or bid of my firm is made in good faith and not pursuant to any agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any firm or person to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive proposal and/or bid.
  5. The firm I am representing, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees are not currently under investigation by any governmental agency and have not in the last three years been convicted or found liable for any act prohibited by state or federal law in any jurisdiction, involving conspiracy or collusion with respect to proposing and/or bidding and/or proposal and/or bid and/or proposal and/or bid and/or bidding on any public contract, except as follows:

   

  I state that the firm I am representing understands and acknowledges that the above representations are material and important, and will be relied upon by the School District of the City of Scranton in awarding the contract(s) for which this proposal and/or bid is submitted. I understand and my firm understands that any misstatement in this affidavit is and shall be treated as fraudulent concealment from the School District of the City of Scranton of the true facts relating to the submission of this proposal and/or bid. I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that the foregoing is true and correct, and I am authorized to confirm this statement.

• Pricing (required)
• Bid Opening
• Bid Opening Time (required) —

  Format: 11:00 am

• Bid Opening Date (required) —

  Format: April 7, 2022

• Bid Opening Location Type (required)
• Online bid opening link (required) —

  Please type the link in the end of the sentence of below.

• In-Person Bid Opening Address (required) —

  Please type physical address of bid opening

Questions & Answers