SLED Opportunity · WASHINGTON · KCDA
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KCDA seeks bids for playground equipment, surfacing, and site amenities to serve school districts and public agencies in the Pacific Northwest. Estimated contract value is $20M-$25M annually. Bids due March 5, 2026.
INVITATION FOR BIDS Bid #26-315 Playground Equipment, Surfacing & Site Amenities Bids Due: March 5, 2026 no later than 2:00 p.m., PST King County Directors' Association (KCDA) is a purchasing cooperative owned by the school districts of Washington State and is located in Kent, Washington. KCDA’s membership is made up of, but not restricted to, public school districts, private schools, municipalities, political subdivisions and other public agencies primarily located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and Montana. Representing over 1 million students and over 5,000 ship to locations, KCDA purchases approximately $190 million worth of products, equipment and services on behalf of the membership. The KCDA Purchasing Cooperative requests bids from manufacturers and/or dealers who can offer Playground Equipment, Surfacing & Site Amenities to its member agencies. Total estimated value of this contract is $20,000,000 to $25,000,000 annually. Each response is to be filed in a separate envelope and marked with the appropriate IFB number, name, day and time of opening. All bids must be at KCDA's office on or before the time shown above or they will not be accepted nor considered. Responses sent via email, faxed, or "postage due" will not be accepted. Responses sent via Federal Express, Express Mail or other overnight delivery services must be sent to: KCDA, 18639 80th Ave S, Kent WA 98032 and clearly marked with the IFB number and name, Attn: Purchasing Department. KCDA Attn: Purchasing Department Bid #26-315 Playground Equipment 18639 – 80th Ave S Kent, WA 98032 The vendor has full responsibility to ensure the proposal arrives to the Purchasing Office by the due date and time. KCDA assumes no responsibility for delays caused by the U.S. Post Office or any other delivery service. Postmarking by the due date will not substitute for actual receipt of response by the date due. Proposals arriving after the deadline may be returned unopened to the vendor, or may simply be declared non-responsive and not subject to evaluation, at the sole determination of KCDA. All questions pertaining to this bid shall be entered in the “Questions” section of Public Purchase. No emails or phone inquiries will be accepted. Electronic copies of this IFB are available via KCDA’s website at www.kcda.org. Click on Contracts & Bids / Vendor Bids. Materials can also be downloaded online via Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com. If you have trouble opening the document, please contact the Contract Specialist named below. Karri Wyman, Contract & Procurement Lead kwyman@kcda.org (425)251-8115 X133 Published in the Daily Journal of Commerce-Seattle and the Daily Journal of Commerce-Oregon January 28, 2026 and February 4, 2026
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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