Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

    Local Business Outreach Program (LBOP) Roster - OPEN ENROLLMENT

    Issued by San Bernardino City Unified School District
    educationSource SoughtSan Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSol. 127789
    Open · 1347d remaining
    DAYS TO CLOSE
    1347
    due Dec 31, 2029
    PUBLISHED
    Jan 15, 2026
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    San Bernardino
    education
    NAICS CODE
    611310
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    San Bernardino City Unified School District invites local vendors to register for the Local Business Outreach Program (LBOP) to support local businesses and participate in the district's procurement process. Registration is open until December 31, 2029.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    127789
    Type / RFx
    Source Sought
    Status
    open
    Level
    education
    Published Date
    January 15, 2026
    Due Date
    December 31, 2029
    NAICS Code
    611310AI guide
    Agency
    San Bernardino City Unified School District

    Description

    Our district believes in giving back to local businesses. The Facilities Capital Improvement Program’s (FCIP) Local Business Outreach Program (LBOP) ensures that at least 10% of vendor contract dollars goes back to businesses where our schools are in the cities of San Bernardino and Highland. This effort is a collaborative giving opportunity to share resources and it increases awareness about the district’s education programs and the procurement process.

    Are you a vendor working with SBCUSD? Interested in getting involved? To become registered with the LBOP, please fill out the LBOP Vendor Registration Form.

    Registration for LBOP does not indicate vendor approval or prequalification. It is your responsibility to maintain your contact information and commodity/category codes within OpenGov's system

    Project Details

    • Reference ID: 2026-FAC-LBOP
    • Department: Facilities Planning & Development
    • Department Head: Tom Pace (Director)

    Evaluation Criteria

    • Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal

      The District is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with ProcureNow by signing up at https://secure.procurenow.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

    Submission Requirements

    • Contact Information

      Responses are public when the following disclaimer is attached to the question:

      "Please Note: Responses to this question may be publicly displayed after the due date has passed." 

    • Firm Name (as it appears on license) (required)
    • CA DIR Number

      Include your CA DIR registration number, if applicable.

    • Proposal (without Cost Proposal) (required)

      Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here. Upload fee proposal separately in the next step.

    • Separate Cost Proposal (required)

      Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

    • Bid Bond (required)

      Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of 10%of the total bid price, payable to San Bernardino City Unified School District, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

      Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanMonday, December 31, 2029addressed to:

      San Bernardino City Unified School District
      Sean MacDowell
      956 W 9th St
      San Bernardino,CA
      92411

      Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("Local Business Outreach Program (LBOP) Roster - OPEN ENROLLMENT"), and Contract Number ("2026-FAC-LBOP") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.

    • Contract Execution, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, and Certificate(s) of Insurance (required)

      The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to San Bernardino City Unified School District so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

    • Primary Contact Name or Department (required)

      i.e. "Thomas Pace, Director" or "Estimating Department"

    • Preferred Contact Number (required)

      Please indicate type of number, i.e. "(123) 456-7890 - Office"

    • Physical Street Address (required)

      i.e. 1234 Fifth Street, STE 678

    • Physical City (required)

      i.e. San Bernardino

    • Physical Zip Code (required)

      First five digits only.

    • Physical State

      Include only if not within California.

    • Mailing Address (if different from Physical)

      Please include full address below including "ATTN:" or similar.

    • Business Profile
    • Company Website

      Include a link to your company website or social media page.

    • Business Ownership Type (required)
    • Firm Size (Employees) (required)

      Please estimate the number of full-time employees employed by your firm.

    • Firm Size (Revenues) (required)

      Please estimate your firm's gross annual revenues (3yr average).

    • Union Labor Utilization (required)

      Do you utilize union labor ?

    • If Yes to Previous: Labor Organizations

      Please list all associated union groups.

    • Business Licenses Requiring Pre-qualification

      Please select all that apply. If your firm intends to bid on work related to the below licenses that pre-qualification will be necessary. You may retrieve the form from here: https://sbcusdfacilities.com/transforming-schools/bid-opportunities/

    • Business Licenses

      Please select all business licenses that your firm holds and is interested in notifications regarding upcoming bids about.

    • Bid Bond (required)

      Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

    • Electronic Pricing Table (required)

      Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through ProcureNow?

      Choose this if:

      1. This is a quote for a finite set of goods or commodities
      2. This is a public works bid, but you want the bidder to list their total project cost here.
      3. Seeking services for hourly rate schedules
    • Separate Fee Proposal Upload (required)

      Will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of the Response?

    Key dates

    1. January 15, 2026Published
    2. December 31, 2029Responses Due

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    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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