Active SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION 6
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EPIC6 seeks proposals for copy paper supply on an as-needed basis from July 2026 to June 2031. This IDIQ RFP aims to award multiple vendors to serve public agencies and nonprofits in Texas Region 6, with contract pricing extended to all cooperative members.
The Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative at Region 6 (EPIC6) seeks proposals for Copy Paper on an "as needed" basis for the period from July 1, 2026 thru June 30, 2031. It is the intention of Region 6 ESC to contract with reliable, high performance vendors to supply products and services to public agencies and certain non-profit organizations. Any goods, or services related to paper will be considered. Please see the attached Bid Request for examples. This solicitation is a Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity ("IDIQ") solicitation. It will result in agreements that provide, through adoption/"piggyback" an indefinite quantity of supplies/services, during a fixed period of time, to EPIC6 Members. Thus, there is no specific project or scope of work to review. Rather this solicitation is issued as a prospective award for utilization when any EPIC6 Member needs the goods or services offered during the life of the agreement. Awarded vendor(s) must agree to extend contract pricing and terms to all members, current and future. Cooperative members are not required to purchase from awarded vendors. EPIC6 will be awarding agreements on a multi-vendor basis, so as to best serve the needs of its Cooperative members. EPIC6 seeks to award responsive, responsible proposals that score the minimum evaluation score of 70 points thus allowing the Cooperative members access to vendors that best meet their needs based on factors including, but not limited to, price, availability, and delivery. Please see the attached Bid Request for proposal scoring criteria. Awards resulting from this solicitation will designate the vendor(s) as an "approved vendor(s)" with the Cooperative and its members. Any reference within the following pages of this document to bid, Request for Proposal (RFP), Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) could be technically inaccurate but should still be construed to mean and are used interchangeably as the designated legal methods of procurement listed at TEC 44.031(a)(3). This is a Request for Proposal as defined in Texas Education Code Chapter 44.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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