Temporary Staffing Services

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Apr 30, 2026
Due:	May 14, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	251-27-105
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Solicitation Number:	251-27-105
Project Title:	Temporary Staffing Services
Description:	The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Child Nutrition Services (CNS) department is seeking qualified vendors to provide temporary staffing services to support cafeteria operations, administrative functions, warehouse logistics, and technology support.
Opening Date:	5/14/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	5/1/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION


Solicitation Number * 251-27-105	Department WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-05-14T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-04-30T20:23:23.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Temporary personnel services
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Marcella Calvert
Description The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Child Nutrition Services (CNS) department is seeking qualified vendors to provide temporary staffing services to support cafeteria operations, administrative functions, warehouse logistics, and technology support.

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RFP #251-27-105

Memorandum from Purchasing Department

Letter of Instruction for RFP #251-27-105

To: Prospective Parties

Thank you for your interest in the Wake County Public School System. Please review the following instructions prior to

submitting your proposal.

● All submittals must be organized and indexed according to the order of the required subject matter. The information in

your submittal should be indexed and easily accessed by WCPSS. WCPSS is not required to seek clarification on any

proposal that does not meet these minimum requirements.

● Prior to submitting and executing the proposal, please make sure you read and understand the terms and conditions

referenced. All proposals are subject to the terms and conditions outlined herein. All responses will be controlled by such

terms and conditions and the submission of other terms and conditions, price lists, catalogs, and/or other documents as

part of an offeror’s response will be waived and have no effect either on this Request For Proposals or on any contract

that may be awarded resulting from this solicitation. The attachment of any other terms and conditions by the Offeror

may be grounds for rejection of that proposal. Offeror specifically agrees to the conditions set forth in the above

paragraph by signature to the proposal.

● WCPSS will adhere to strict deadlines as indicated in the solicitation document and thus will not make exceptions to these

dates and times.

● Please read carefully the section titled CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE RFP

PROCESS. All questions should be directed to bids-mcalvert@wcpss.net.

● Offerors are cautioned that this is a request for offers, not a request to contract, and WCPSS reserves the unqualified

right to reject any and all offers when such rejection is deemed to be in the best interest of WCPSS.

● In submitting a proposal, the Offeror agrees not to use the results therefrom as part of any news release or commercial

advertising.

● Submit one (1) signed, original response via electronic Vendor Portal (eVP) by the specified time and date

of opening. Vendor shall bear all risk for late electronic submission due to unintended or unanticipated delay,

including but not limited to internet issues, network issues, or local power outages. Vendor must include all

pages of this solicitation in their response. Inability by WCPSS to open the Vendor’s files may result in the

offer(s) being rejected as non-responsive.

● Questions or issues related to using the eVP Ariba Sourcing Tool can be directed to the North Carolina

eProcurement Help Desk at 888-211-7440, Option 2. Help Desk representatives are available Monday

through Friday from 7:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST.

● Offerors are cautioned that responses will be deemed nonresponsive if they do not include all required information and

submittals as requested.

● Offerors shall not be debarred from doing business with Wake County, North Carolina or the federal government. Offeror

shall disclose a debarment or UCC lien.

● Include a copy of IRS Form W-9 along with WCPSS Vendor Information Form (Form J).

● Before submitting a bid, Vendor must be registered with North Caroline eVP. Additional information can be found at

https://eprocurement.nc.gov/registering-evp/download?attachment. There is no cost to register.

WCPSS publicly advertises proposal solicitations on the following sites: NC eVP - http://webarchive.wcpss.net/about-

us/purchasing/open-bids.html and WCPSS - https://evp.nc.gov/solicitations. Please review these sites for updates and

amendments during the proposal timeframe.

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RFP #251-27-105

Request For Proposal #251-27-105

1551 Rock Quarry Rd – Bldg. F

Raleigh, NC 27610

Refer ALL Inquiries to: Marcella Calvert

Telephone No: 919-588-3457

E-Mail: bids-mcalvert@wcpss.net

Proposals will be publicly opened: May 14, 2026 @ 11:00 AM

Contract Type: Agency Specific Term

Commodity: Temporary Staffing Services

Using Agency Name: WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

NOTICE TO VENDORS

Electronic proposals, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received until 2:00 PM ET on the day

of opening and then opened, for proposal submittal process the commodity or service as described herein.

Refer to proposal submittal below for information regarding delivery. Proposals submitted via email or non-

sealed in response to this Request for Proposals will not be acceptable. Proposals are subject to rejection

unless submitted on this form.

EXECUTION

In compliance with this Invitation for Proposals, and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned offers

and agrees to furnish and deliver any or all items upon which prices are proposed, at the prices set opposite

each item within the time specified herein. By executing this proposal, I certify that this proposal is submitted

competitively and without collusion.

Failure to execute/sign proposal prior to submittal may render bid invalid. Late proposals are not acceptable.

VENDOR:

FEDERAL ID OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO.

STREET ADDRESS:

P.O. BOX:

ZIP:

CITY & STATE & ZIP:

TELEPHONE

NUMBER:

TOLL FREE TEL. NO

(800)

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE

TYPE OR PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING:

FAX NUMBER:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

DATE:

E-MAIL:

Offer valid for 60 days from date of proposal opening unless otherwise stated here: ____ days

Prompt Payment Discount: _______ % __________________ days.

Submit one (1) signed, original executed proposal response via eVP (emails not accepted).

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PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL: This is an absolute requirement. Late bids, regardless of cause, will not be opened

or considered, and will be automatically disqualified from further consideration. Vendor shall bear the sole risk

of late submission due to unintended or unanticipated delay. It is the Vendors’ sole responsibility to ensure its

proposal has been received as described in this RFP by the specified time and date of opening. Failure to

submit a proposal in strict accordance with instructions provided shall constitute sufficient cause to reject a

Vendor's proposal(s). Solicitation responses are subject to Sealed Bidding requirements.

Vendors’ proposals for this procurement must be submitted through electronic Vendor Portal (eVP). For

training on how to use eVP to view solicitations, submit questions, develop responses, upload documents, and

submit offers to the district, Vendors should go to the following site:

https://eprocurement.nc.gov/training/vendor-training

RFP SCHEDULE

The table below shows the intended schedule for this RFP. WCPSS will make every effort to adhere to this schedule.

Event

Responsibility Date and Time

Issue RFP

WCPSS

April 30, 2026

Questions submitted to:

bids-mcalvert@wcpss.net

(Reference RFP # 251-27-105 in subject line)

Provide Response to Questions

Vendor/WCPSS May 5, 2026, at 2:00 PM/ET

WCPSS

May 8, 2026 by end of business day

Submit Proposals

Vendor

By May 14, 2026, by 10:00 AM/ET

Public Live Bid Opening

WCPSS, Vendor May 14, 2026, at 11:00 AM/ET

(Vendor attendance is not required)

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/210820

09497210?p=oVvqemHoDtPDUzo6ns

Meeting ID: 210 820 094 972 10

Passcode: Fo2Fd7BN

Proposal Questions

Upon review of the RFP documents, vendors may have questions to clarify or interpret the RFP in order to submit the

best proposal possible. To accommodate the proposal questions process, vendors shall submit any such questions, in

written form by the above due date. WCPSS will not respond to questions via telephone or telephone message(s).

Written questions shall be emailed to bids-mcalvert@wcpss.net at date and time specified above. Vendors should enter

“RFP # 251-27-105 Questions” as the subject for the email. Questions submittals should include a reference to the

applicable RFP section and be submitted in the format shown below:

Reference

Vendor Question

RFP Number, Page Number, Section Name

Vendor question …?

Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, WCPSS’ response and any additional terms deemed necessary

by WCPSS will be posted in the form of an Addendum and shall become an Addendum to this RFP. No information,

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instruction, or advice provided orally or informally by any WCPSS personnel, whether made in response to a question or

otherwise in connection with this RFP, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Vendors shall rely only on written

material contained in an Addendum to this RFP. Addendums associated with the Request for Proposal will be posted to

the following links and it will be the vendor’s responsibility to adhere to and check these addendums prior to bid

submittal:

http://webarchive.wcpss.net/about-us/purchasing/open-bids.html

https://evp.nc.gov/solicitations

By initialing the following list of requirements, contractors acknowledge and agree to WCPSST Terms and Conditions

as stated and have included the required information and documentation for this solicitation. By responding to this

request for proposals all parties are aware that this request is subject to the use of federal funding and requires that

special attention be made to the terms and conditions and federal contracting laws as written and presented in this

request for proposals.

Vendors shall provide responses to all questions and complete all attachments for this RFP that require the vendor to

provide information. Failure to provide all required items, or vendor’s submission of incomplete items, may result in

WCPSS rejecting vendor’s bid, it shall be WCPSS’ sole discretion.

Vendors shall submit the following items and shall initial where indicated that the items are included and/or you have

read, understand, and agree to all terms and conditions as it relates to WCPSS, local, state, and federal policy.

a) Completed and signed version of EXECUTION PAGES, along with the body of the RFP. Original signatures are

required on original page. Signatures cannot be electronic, copied, or stamped.

Initial: _______________

b) Signed receipt pages of any addenda released in conjunction with this RFP, if required to be returned.

Initial: _______________

c) Completed version of FORM L: Pricing Proposal

Initial: _______________

d) Attestation that the vendor has read and complies with FEDERAL UNIFORM GUIDANCE policy (terms and

conditions)

Initial: _______________

e) FORMS CHECKLIST (This forms checklist is included for your convenience. Please complete and return the

attached required forms):

______ WCPSS Vendor Form – Form J

______ Additional Company Information & Sworn Statement of Understanding (Notarized) – Form A

______ Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certification – Form C

______ Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, & Agreements Lobbying – Form D

______ Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters– Form E

______ Instructions for Certification – Form F

______ Evidence of Insurance – Certificate of Insurance must be included and valid – Form H

______ Lunsford Act – Sex Offender and Public Protection Program – Form I

______ Price Sheet Quote For Temporary Staffing – Form L

______ Customer References – Pg. 21

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Proposal Evaluation

All proposals will be evaluated by representatives of WCPSS. WCPSS may, at its sole discretion, ask for additional

information and/or elect to conduct interviews with finalists to clarify information provided in the proposals. The services

that are the subject of this RFP are not required to be bid under North Carolina law, and none of the statutory

requirements regarding public bidding apply to this RFP. This document, and not those statutes, will govern the selection

process under G.S 143-129.

WCPSS shall not be required to award the contract to the lowest proposed compensation; nor shall WCPSS have any

obligation to explain its decision to recommend or not to recommend any particular vendor or to invite or exclude any

particular vendor from consideration at any stage of the process. Instead of recommending that contracts be awarded to

one or more vendors who presented proposals, WCPSS may, at its sole discretion, reject the proposals and repeat the

process, enter into direct contract negotiations with one or more vendors (possibly including vendors who have not

previously submitted proposals) or take any other action WCPSS deems advisable under all the circumstances.

WCPSS is expected to make any final selection(s) based upon any factors or considerations WCPSS deems relevant.

Factors often considered include qualifications, relevant experience, fees, and ability to perform work in a timely manner.

WCPSS retains sole discretion to award the contract to the vendor(s) it believes will best serve the interests of WCPSS and

may consider any factors, documents, or information it deems relevant in making that determination. WCPSS shall not

have any obligation to explain its decision to select or not select any individual vendors or to invite or exclude any

individual vendors from consideration at any stage of the process. The decision of WCPSS to accept or reject any

proposals and to award contract(s) to any one or more vendor(s) shall be final and not subject to further review.

Vendors are subject to immediate disqualification at any stage of the selection process for any of the following:

• The submission of false or misleading information in the vendor’s proposal;

• Any efforts to dissuade or discourage other vendors from submitting proposals;

• Any efforts to influence, dictate, or change the terms of another vendor’s proposal;

• Any form of bid collusion or bid rigging.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

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