Active SLED Opportunity · ARIZONA · SIERRA VISTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Sierra Vista Unified School District seeks banking services for P-Cards including card provision and billing support with EFT payments. The RFP includes detailed submission requirements and evaluation criteria, with key dates in June 2026.
Sierra Vista Unified is seeking Banking Services specifically for P-Cards. We will need the vendor to provide p-cards, and billing support with EFT payments available.
Sierra Vista Unified School District currently serves approximately 4,000 students K- 12th grade. Encompassing all students from the Sierra Vista area, the District also serves high school students from the Fort Huachuca Accommodation Elementary School District . The District encompasses a total of 5 schools: 1 high school and 4 elementary schools. The District population is very diverse: approximately 38.5% of students are Hispanic, 5.5% are African American, 44% are Anglo, 0.5% are Native American; and 2.89% are Asian. Nine percent of students come from homes where English is not the primary language, and 2% are English Language Learners. Seventy-seven percent of students participate in the free and reduced lunch program. With a population of approximately 45,000 people, Sierra Vista, Arizona is the largest of the seven incorporated cities in Cochise County. One of the largest employers in the area is Fort Huachuca, a large U.S. Army base.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Public Bid Opening | 2026-06-09T17:00:00.000Z | https://meet.google.com/afm-pebs-kik |
The price or cost of the Proposal. Price or cost is a significant factor but not the most important factor.
The Offeror’s ability and readiness to fully perform according to the scope of work and other requirements of the Solicitation, taking into consideration any additional services, specialized services or expertise offered that would meet or exceed the requirements of the Solicitation.
The responsiveness of the Proposal to the requirements of the RFP, including an understanding of the scope of work and how it can be achieved most efficiently and effectively.
The Offeror’s experience in performing comparable projects with appropriate staffing and timely completion of goals.
This section covers adherence to social distancing and COVID-19 Procedures.
By clicking yes, you agree to comply with School Social Distancing Procedures and follow the CDC guidelines https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html. Include a copy of your company's protocol as related to COVID-19.
As COVID-19 impacts our schools, and contractors (subs included) engineers, and architects accessing our sites must be able to control and minimize the risk for students, staff, and visitors. Has your company implemented a response plan for anyone working on our sites and are they following the CDC guidelines related to COVID-19.
Are you practicing social distancing, conducting group meetings using SKYPE or other video conference methods? Are you using disinfectant wipes and employing enhanced cleaning procedures at your work sites including Social distancing during lunch breaks and cleaning lunch and break areas after each use by removing their trash daily?
Are you asking anyone who is sick to stay home and away from the work site, are you requiring employees to wear PPE (Hardhat, Safety Glasses, Gloves, High Visible Vest)? Are you cleaning tools and other equipment with disinfectant wipes that claim "kills greater than 99% of bacteria"
Please upload your companies COVID-19 Policy here
Explanatory Note: The purpose of this question is to confirm the Bidder’s or Offeror’s acknowledgement and acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Solicitation, subject to any exceptions or modifications to terms or conditions that are expressly requested or that have been requested and approved prior to submission of the Offer. All exceptions or modifications to the Solicitation, regardless of whether Organization Name (also referred to as the District) approved such items prior to submission of the Offer, must be clearly set forth in this question.
The Offeror, acknowledges and accepts all terms and conditions of the Solicitation, except as expressly noted below or in the additional pages attached hereto. As used in this question, “terms and conditions of Solicitation” means all terms, conditions, specifications, certifications and warranties set forth in the documents that comprise the Solicitation, including the Uniform Instructions for Offers, Special Rules for Offers (if any), General Terms and Conditions of Contract, Special Requirements of Solicitation (if any), Specifications/Scope of Work, and Solicitation Addendums (if any).
If you requested an exception under the Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of the Solicitation, please clearly explain the requested exception/deviation. Reference the specific language that you are taking exceptions/deviations to. Unacceptable exceptions shall remove your proposal from consideration for award. Sierra Vista Unified School District #68 shall be the sole judge on the acceptance of exceptions/deviations and their decision shall be final.)
Enter N/A if this does not apply
Explanatory Note: The purpose of this question is to request that the District treat as confidential specific information in the Offer that the Offeror or Bidder believes is a trade secret or other proprietary information. All information that is the subject of the request for confidentiality must be designated on the question below reflecting the page number and paragraph of the Offer in which it appears. An explanatory statement for the request must be clearly set forth in this question. The District Representative shall review the statement and provide the determination in writing whether the information shall be protected. If the District Representative determines that the information shall be protected from disclosure, the District Representative shall inform the Bidder or Offeror in writing of such determination. Requests to protect pricing information or the entire Offer from disclosure will be denied.
The Offeror, by the undersigned representative, requests that the specific information, described below and identified on the page or pages of the Offer in which it appears, be treated as confidential information and protected from disclosure to the public.
1. Description of specific information that is the subject of the request.
2. The reason or reasons why the information should be treated as confidential.
Enter N/A if this does not apply
ATTENTION: Architects, Engineers, Consultants, Contractors, Sub- contractors, Craftsmen and Vendors. The following information is extremely important and must be adhered to without exception:
Asbestos Contained Building Materials (ACBM) will not be used on any project within the Sierra Vista Unified School District #68. ACBM is defined as any building material having an asbestos content of 1% or more. Typical examples of materials that may contain asbestos and therefore would be considered ACBM are: vinyl asbestos tile, certain forms of adhesive used to hold vinyl tile, certain forms of adhesive used to hold cove base molding, some thermal insulation, and transite paneling. The above list is not complete but merely represents some of the material more commonly found on job sites that are ACBM. As per EPA guidelines, some roofing material used on the exterior of the buildings may be considered ACBM. Address any questions concerning asbestos to Shandalee Myatt at (585) 752-6655.
Solder and paint with any amount of lead is no longer authorized, and will not be used in any District projects.
HOLD HARMLESS: Interface of work under this contract with work containing asbestos shall be executed by the contractor at risk and discretion with full knowledge of the currently accepted standards, hazards, risks and liabilities associated with asbestos work and asbestos containing products. By execution of this contract, the contractor acknowledges the above and agrees to hold harmless the owner, employees and agents and assigns for all asbestos liability which may be associated with respect to the above-mentioned standards, hazards, risks and liabilities.
I have read the above information and will comply.
Confirm that you will comply with the ASBESTOS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL STATEMENT
The Contractor must list below the Trade, Company name, license and classification numbers of all qualified subcontractors and/or suppliers they will employ for the various portions of the work indicated. Failure on the part of the Contractor to complete this list properly may constitute sufficient grounds to reject the bid. If no subcontractors will be listed please indicate with a N/A
Example: Trade, Company Name, ROC License #, ROC License Classification
You the Vendor do confirm that your persons, corporation, or company who makes the accompanying Proposal, having first been duly sworn, deposes and says:
That such Proposal is genuine and not sham or collusive, nor made in the interest of, or behalf of, any persons not herein named, and that the Offeror has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Offeror to put in a sham proposal, or any other person, firm or corporation to refrain from offering, and that the Offeror has not in any manner sought by collusion to secure for itself an advantage over any other Offeror.
This Offer and Acceptance form must be acknowledged by the representative authorized to sign the Offer on behalf of the Offeror. The representative must initial any erasures, interlineations or other modifications in the Offer. Failure to sign this Offer and Acceptance form, or to initial any erasures, interlineations or other modifications as indicated, may result in rejection of the Offer.
To Sierra Vista Unified District:
The Offeror, by its undersigned representative, hereby submits its Offer to this Solicitation, certifies its understanding and compliance with the requirements in the Solicitation, and agrees to furnish materials and services in compliance with all terms, conditions, and specifications of the Solicitation, subject only to any written exceptions stated in the Offer and accepted by the District.
In accordance with Federal requirements the offeror certified the following:
Disclose of Lobbing Activities, Pursuant to Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment 31 USC 1352
Certification regarding Lobbying, Pursuant to 31 USC 1352
Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion
If you do not have one respond N/A
Please complete the following downloadable forms and upload them in their respective questions.
Please upload your complete W-9 here
Please upload your complete COI here
A listing of any items such as letters, phone calls or other types of services generating a cost to the District and not included in the fees shown on the proposal are to be included, plus a formula or explanation of how these additional costs will be determined and billed to the District.
The form of contract for any award made as a result of this proposal will be a district purchase order, referencing this bid, which shall be considered a part of the contract. The amount will be based upon the fees shown in the bid, and will take into consideration previous and anticipated expenses for the forthcoming year. If your firm will require the District to sign an additional or separate contract, a copy of the proposal contract must be included with the proposal.
Please Upload your RFP Response HERE. Do NOT including pricing in this area. There will be another place to upload your Cost Proposal.
Please upload your complete COST PROPOSAL here. Please make sure that this information is NOT included in the RFP Response Area.
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Please check all you will require in Special Terms and Conditions
If you click yes this document will be added to attachments
If you click yes, Subcontractors verbiage will be added to Special Requirements and the subcontractors list will be added to attachments.
If you click yes, additional verbiage will be added to special requirements tab
Please choose which insurance requirements you will need for this project
Yes = Acceptable
No = Unacceptable
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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