Specialty Wood, Woodworking Tools, Repairs, and Maintenance

The Tempe Union High School District would like to invite you to submit a bid for Specialty Wood, Woodworking Tools, Repairs, and Maintenance. Bids are to be submitted through the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/tuhsd, no later than 2:30 pm on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

Tempe Union High School District, located in Tempe, Arizona, hereinafter referred to as the “District” or “TUHSD” is soliciting offers from reputable and qualified vendors to support the needs of the District’s schools and departments for specialty woods, woodworking tools, and repairs or maintenance.  Some services/products including but not limited to specialty wood, lumber, plywood, tools, machines, repairs, or maintenance may be requested. This procurement aims to ensure consistent, cost-effective, and timely access to high-quality specialty woods, woodworking tools, and repairs or maintenance to support the District’s schools and programs.

Background

Tempe Union High School District serves students in grades nine through twelve in Tempe, Arizona. The District is comprised of six comprehensive high schools and Tempe Union Online, serving approximately 11,500 students across parts of Tempe, Chandler, and Phoenix. TUHSD operates active woodshop and carpentry programs across its sites, supporting both career and technical education (CTE) coursework and general classroom instruction. This IFB seeks a qualified supplier to provide specialty wood, lumber, hand and power tools, machinery, and repair and maintenance services in support of these programs. The resulting contract will be made available to all members of the Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (SAVE) cooperative purchasing program.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 27-005EE-32IFB
• Department: Purchasing
• Department Head: Patricia Chriswell (Director of Purchasing and Warehouse)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-01T22:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Responsible and Responsive Bidders (100 pts) —

  Bids will be initially evaluated for conforming to the requirements of the Bid. All those responsible and responsive bidders who met the technical requirements will then be evaluated for pricing and specification of products.

• Pricing (100 pts) —

  All submitted pricing will be evaluated and scored based on competitiveness and overall value. Points will be awarded proportionally, with the lowest price receiving the highest score. A minimum of 25 points is required in the pricing category for a vendor to be eligible for award.

Submission Requirements

• Authorized Representative Contact Information: (required) —

  Please enter the Name, Title, Phone # and Email of the authorized representative.

• Sales Representative (required) —

  Please provide the best contact name and email address for requesting quotes online.

• Do you offer online shopping, in person shopping, or both? (required) —

  If you offer in person shopping, please provide the address of you location or a list of locations.

• Does the bidder have any deviations/exceptions? (required) —

  Bidders shall indicate any and all deviations and exceptions taken to the provisions or specifications in this solicitation document. Clearly identify the specific paragraph(s) of the solicitation where the deviations or exceptions occur, and describe in detail. Bidder’s preprinted or standard terms will not be considered as part of any resulting Contract. All deviations and exceptions that are contained in the Bid may negatively affect the evaluation criteria as stated in the solicitation and may result in rejection of the Bid.

• If yes, please describe below any deviations/exceptions: (required) —

  Enter deviations/exceptions below

• Does this submission include any confidential/proprietary material? (required) —

  Bidders should identify any portion of their bid deemed confidential or proprietary (see Uniform Terms and Conditions). Identification in this section does not guarantee that disclosure will be prevented but that the item will be subject to review by the Bidder and the District prior to any public disclosure. Requests to deem the entire bid or price as confidential will not be considered. Confidential/Proprietary materials in your Bid response must be identified below. Failure to identify this information may result in denial of request. 

• Please list any materials that are confidential/proprietary: (required) —

  List materials below

• Will you employ any subcontractors? (required) —

  Select yes or no

• Subcontractors information (required) —

  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

• Will you be offering any additional discounts? (required) —

  Do you offer other discounts such as quantity discounts?

• If yes, please describe them below: (required)
• What brands do you sell/service? (required) —

  If you sell goods, please upload a list of brands you sell.

  If you provide repair and maintenance services, please upload a list of brands you service.

• Additional Materials —

  Please attach any additional materials as applicable, including any catalogs, value added goods, or value added services not previously provided.

• FORCED LABOR OF ETHNIC UYGHURS BAN (required) —

  Pursuant to A.R.S. § 35-394, written certification is required to show that the company entering into a contract with a public entity does not use the forced labor, or any goods or services produced by the forced labor, of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China.

  Under A.R.S. § 35-394:

  1. "Company" means an organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other entity or business association, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company or affiliate, that engages in for-profit activity and that has ten or more full-time employees.
  2. "Public entity" means this State, a political subdivision of this State or an agency, board, commission or department of this State or a political subdivision of this State.

  In compliance with A.R.S. §§ 35-394 et seq., all offerors must confirm the following: 

  The Company submitting this Offer does not use, and agrees not to use during the term of the contract, any of the following: 

  • Forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China;
  • Any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China; or 
  • Any Contractors, Subcontractors, or suppliers that use the forced labor or any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China.

  If any of the follow statements apply you are an exempt contractor and need not confirm:

  • Contractor is a sole proprietorship;
  • Contractor has fewer than ten (10) employees; and/or
  • Contractor is a non-profit organization.
• Would you be willing to allow other members of “S.A.V.E.” to piggy-back and purchase from the contract if awarded through this RFP? (required) —

  *Your response to this question will not be used as part of the evaluation criteria. It is our intent, as a member of S.A.V.E., to make available to other districts the opportunity to save time, effort and paperwork by combining our purchasing power, whenever possible.

• Confirmation (required) —

  By checking “no” you are indicating that you would NOT like members of SAVE to be able to purchase using this contract

• CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE —

  Districts are required to follow the School District Procurement Rules for all purchases of goods or services from district employees or close relatives of employees (spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, brother, sister and their spouses, and the parent, brother, sister or child of a spouse) regardless of dollar amount. If an employee has a conflict, they must not be involved in the purchasing/oversight process. They may not enter requisitions, approve the requisition, supervise the work being performed, or approve payment for the respective product or service.

  Arizona Revised Statutes § 38-503(C) prohibits public employees or relatives from providing their employers with any equipment, material, supplies, or services unless provided under an award or contract let after public competitive solicitation. Districts must follow the School District Procurement Rules, regardless of the expenditure amount, when purchasing goods or services from district employees or relatives. This applies to any purchase using district monies, including extracurricular activities fees, tax credit contributions, and monies held in trust by the District, such as student activities monies. Following the guidelines for written quotes is not sufficient to comply with the requirements of A.R.S. § 38-503(C).

• Conflict of Interest Disclosure (required) —

  I or a close relative (spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, brother, sister and their spouses, and the parent, brother, sister or child of a spouse) am presently an employee of the Tempe Union High School District No. 213.

• Please confirm the following (required) —

  I affirm, to the best of my knowledge, this Agreement has been arrived at independently, and is awarded without collusion with anyone to obtain information or gain any favoritism that would in any way limit competition or give an unfair advantage over other vendors in the award of this Agreement.

  AND

  That neither I or a close relative (spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, brother, sister and their spouses, and the parent, brother, sister or child of a spouse) am presently an employee of the Tempe Union High School District No. 213.

  That neither I, nor any close relative of mine, have a conflict per Tempe Union High School District policies or Arizona Revised Statutes.

  If a conflict of interest arises, it is my responsibility as an employee or relative of the employee to complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form with the Purchasing Department immediately.

• Please identify the conflict interest Name, Title, Department/Location, and Relationship: (required) —

  By entering this information, you agree that you have disclosed any necessary affiliations with a Tempe Union High School District employee.

• REQUESTED FORMS —

  Please complete the following downloadable forms and upload them in their respective questions.

• Offer and Acceptance Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Non-Collusion Affidavit (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete and have notarized. An online notarization option will be provided for you when responding. Tempe Union High School District is not associated with NotaryLive, please note there is a fee to use NotaryLive.

• W-9 (required) —

  Please upload your complete W-9 here

• Certificate of Insurance (COI) (required) —

  Please upload your complete COI here

• TUHSD Vendor Registration Form (required) —

  Please download the TUHSD Vendor Registration Form, complete, and upload.

• Additional or separate contract —

  The form of contract for any award made as a result of this Bid will be a District purchase order, referencing this IFB, 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 Bid contract must be included with the Bid.

• IFB Response (No Cost Proposal) (required) —

  Please Upload your IFB Response HERE. Do NOT include cost in this area. There will be another place to upload your Cost Proposal.

• Are you submitting any alternates? —

  If you are submitting an alternate for any portion of the Bid Table, please download the below document, complete, and upload.

  Please note, there are tabs at the bottom of the excel sheet for different Bid Tables.

• Cost Proposal (required) —

  Please upload your complete COST PROPOSAL here. Please make sure that this information is NOT included in the IFB Response Area.

• ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHODS —

  Please list all acceptable forms of payment and any requirements or restrictions for using these payment methods.

• Please list all accepted payment methods (required) —

  Please list accepted payment method types (purchase order, p-card, credit card, etc.) as well as any restrictions for using these payment methods.

   

  Please note: The preferred method of payment for the majority of school districts and public entities is a purchase order with net 30 payment terms. 

• FREIGHT INFORMATION
• Please address how shipping amounts are calculated: (required) —

  Example: (1) Per pound (2) Percentage of the order total (3) Order dollar amount.
  Include calculation for shipping heavy orders that cannot be shipped by FedEx, UPS, USPS, etc., due to weight and any other special requirements. Provide additional pages as necessary.

• Please state the freight terms and how shipping charges are figured for each order placed: (required) —

  All prices should be quoted F.O.B. Destination, which means the seller is responsible for all costs associated with delivering the goods to the specified destination. This includes transportation, unloading, and any necessary equipment such as lift gates.

• Does your company offer free delivery to school sites/departments? (required) —

  A value-added service would be free delivery for in-stock orders or orders over a certain dollar value determined by your company

• Please explain any exceptions from the above question:
• Is there a minimum order for free shipping? (required)
• If yes, please specify the amount: (required)
• Shipping Timeline of Merchandise: (required) —

  _______ days after receipt of order (ARO)

• Backorders shall be delivered within forty-five (45) days or sooner from receipt of the original order unless otherwise indicated on purchase order or notified by District personnel. (required)
• State your warranty or guarantee of products: (required)
• State your policy for returned and defective goods. (required)
• Are there restocking fees? (required)
• Clarify Basis for Restocking Fee: (required)
• Please specify amount: (required)
• Data Verification Questions —

  These questions will be utilized to confirm information you provide

• System Award Management (SAM) Verification (required) —

  Please enter your company's Legal Name and/or dba Name:

• Solicitation purpose? (required) —

  What is the purpose of this solicitation?

• What Material(s)? (required) —

  Example: Office Supplies

• What Service(s)? (required) —

  Example: Janitorial Services

• What Food & Nutrition? (required) —

  Example: School Lunches

• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

  Do you need an Electronic Pricing Table for this solicitation? If not, vendors would upload their own pricing proposal.

• Will the resulting contract be awarded to a single vendor or multiple? (required)
• Google Meet bid opening information? (required) —

  Include link and phone if you have one, if not leave blank.

  Example: Google Meet link: meet.google.com/zmt-hyyt-cft
  Join by phone: (US) +1 413-350-0407 PIN: 153 876 329#

• Contract initial term? (required) —

  Example: one year

• Contract start date? (required) —

  Example: July 1, 2024

• Contract end date? (required) —

  Example: June 30, 2025

• Renewal Options? (required) —

  Select applicable renewal options. "After the initial term, the contract is eligible for ______________."

• Cooperative Purchasing (required) —

  Select if for GPPCS or S.A.V.E.