Temporary Staffing Services

Location:	Arkansas
Posted:	Apr 1, 2026
Due:	Apr 20, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Arkansas
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	NP-26-0011
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Bid Number:

Description:

Agency:

NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE

101 College Dr.

Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

BID SOLICITATION DOCUMENT

NP-26-0005

SOLICITATION INFORMATION

Solicitation Issued: April 1, 2026

Temporary Staffing Services

National Park College

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE

Submission Deadline Date: April 17, 2026

Submission Deadline Time:

4:30 p.m., Central Time

Bid Opening Date:

April 20, 2026

Bid Opening Time:

9:00 a.m., Central Time

Deliver proposal submissions for this Request for Proposal to National Park College (NPC) on or before the designated

bid opening date and time. In accordance with Arkansas Procurement Law and Rules, it is the responsibility of

Prospective Contractors to submit proposals at the designated location on or before the bid opening date and time.

Proposals received after the designated bid opening date and time may be considered late and may be returned to the

Prospective Contractor without further review. It is not necessary to return "no bids" to National Park College.

Delivery Address:

Proposal’s Outer

Packaging:

DELIVERY OF RESPONSE DOCUMENTS

National Park College

Gerald Fisher Bldg, Suite 327

101 College Dr.

Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913

Email: kmarkish@np.edu (Include bid number in subject line)

Delivery providers, USPS, UPS, and FedEx deliver mail to NPC’s street address on a schedule determined by

each individual provider. These providers will deliver to NPC based solely on the street address.

Prospective Contractors assume all risk for timely, properly submitted deliveries.

Seal outer packaging and properly mark with the solicitation number and prospective contractor’s

name and return address. If outer packaging of proposal submission is not properly marked, the

package may be opened for bid identification purposes.

Agency Buyer:

Email Address:

Agency Website:

Kurt Markish

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Buyer’s Direct Phone Number: 501-760-4351

kmarkish@np.edu

Agency’s Main Number: 501-760-4222

https://www.np.edu

Temporary Staffing Services

Bid No. NP-26-0011

ARKANSAS SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

NON-NEGOTIABLE

SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY:

Language in these terms and conditions, and the terms and conditions of any resulting contract, must not be

construed or deemed as the State’s waiver of its right of sovereign immunity. The Contractor agrees that any

claims against the State, whether sounding in tort or in contract, shall be brought before the Arkansas Claims

Commission as provided by Arkansas law and governed accordingly.

GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE:

A. This contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Arkansas.

Exclusive venue arising under this Contract is Pulaski County, Arkansas.

B. Any legislation that may be enacted subsequent to the date of this Contract, which may cause all or any part of

the Contract to be in conflict with the laws of the State of Arkansas, will be given proper consideration if and

when this contract is renewed or extended. At such time, the parties agree that the Contract shall be amended

to comply with any applicable laws in effect.

C. Under Arkansas law, the release of public records is governed by the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act

found at Section 25-19-101 et. seq. of the Arkansas Code Annotated.

INDEMNITY:

The Contractor shall be fully liable for the actions of its agents, employees, partners, and assigns and shall fully

indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Department, and their officers, agents, and employees from third party

suits, actions, damages, and costs of every name and description, including attorney’s fees to the extent arising

from or relating to personal injury and damage to real or personal property, caused in whole or in part by the

negligence or willful misconduct of Contractor, its agents, employees, partners, or assigns.

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SECTION 1 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1.1 PURPOSE

National Park College (herein known as “NPC,” “Agency,” or “State”) is seeking to contract with multiple temporary

staffing agencies to supply janitorial, custodial, and/or maintenance assistance (e.g. light maintenance, painting)

services and other temporary staffing services including but not limited to general cleaning of classrooms, offices

and restrooms. Location of duties shall be on the campus of National Park College located at: 101 College Dr., Hot

Springs National Park, AR 71913. National Park College reserves the right to use these services for satellite

locations.

1.2 TYPE OF CONTRACT

A. A Term contract will be awarded to multiple responsive, responsible vendors.

B. The term of this contract shall be for one (1) year. Upon mutual agreement by the vendor and agency, the

contract may be renewed by the Agency on a year-to-year basis, for up to six (6) additional one-year terms or a

portion thereof.

C. The total contract term shall not be more than seven (7) years.

1.3 ISSUING AGENCY

National Park College, as the issuing office, is the sole point of contact throughout this solicitation.

1.4 BID OPENING LOCATION

Proposals submitted by the opening time and date shall be opened at the following location:

National Park College

Fisher Building, Suite 327

101 College Dr.

Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913

1.5 DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENT

A. The words “must” and “shall” signify a Requirement of this solicitation and that vendor’s agreement to and

compliance with that item is mandatory.

B. Exceptions taken to any Requirement in this Bid Solicitation, whether submitted in the vendor’s proposal or in

subsequent correspondence, shall cause the vendor’s proposal to be disqualified.

C. Vendor may request exceptions to NON-mandatory items. Any such request must be declared on, or as an

attachment to, the appropriate section’s Agreement and Compliance Page. Vendor must clearly explain the

requested exception and should reference the specific solicitation item number to which the exception applies.

(See Agreement and Compliance Page.)

1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS

A. The State Procurement Official has made every effort to use industry-accepted terminology in this Bid

Solicitation and will attempt to further clarify any point of an item in question as indicated in Clarification of Bid

Solicitation.

B. Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in Arkansas Procurement Law and used herein have the

same definitions herein as specified therein.

C. “Prospective Contractor” means a person who submits a proposal in response to this solicitation.

D. “Contractor” or “Vendor” means a person who sells or contracts to sell commodities and/or services.

E. The terms “Request for Proposal”, “RFP,” “Bid Solicitation” and “Solicitation” are used synonymously in this

document.

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F. “Responsive proposal” means a proposal submitted in response to this solicitation that conforms in all material

respects to this RFP.

G. “Proposal Submission Requirement” means a task a Contractor must complete when submitting a proposal

response. These requirements will be distinguished by using the term “shall” or “must” in the requirement.

H. “Requirement” means a specification that a Contractor’s product and/or service must perform during the term

of the contract. These specifications will be distinguished by using the term “shall” or “must” in the

requirement.

I. “State” means the State of Arkansas. When the term “State” is used herein to reference any obligation of the

State under a contract that results from this solicitation, that obligation is limited to the State agency using such

a contract.

J. “OSP” means the Arkansas Office of State Procurement.

K. “Price” and “Cost” are used synonymously to refer to any monies to be spent on commodities and/or services

purchased.

1.7 RESPONSE DOCUMENTS

A. Original Vendor Submission

1. Vendor bid submission must be submitted on or before the submission deadline date and time as listed on

page 1 of this solicitation document. Responses must be submitted by ONE of the following methods:

a. Hard copy (printed paper) mailed to the Agency address listed on page 1 of this solicitation.

b. Digitally, preferably on a flash drive mailed to the Agency address listed on page 1 of this solicitation.

CDs will also be acceptable.

c. Email (to the buyer’s email listed on page 1 of this solicitation document). Solicitation number must be

put in email’s subject line. PLEASE NOTE: NPC shall not responsible for any files submitted via email.

Electronic communications and file transfers over the internet may be subject to delays, corruption,

interception, email filters, data/file loss, etc. It is the sender’s responsibility to ensure that any files are

free from errors, viruses, or other issues before transmission. It is the sender’s responsibility to

confirm receipt of these files with the buyer listed on page 1 of this solicitation document.

2. Do not send digital copies via fax, ftp, Dropbox or other digital media transfer method.

3. Vendor bid submission should be clearly marked and must include all items listed in Submission

Requirements section, Proposal Signature Page (contained in this solicitation), other documents and/or

information as may be expressly required by this Solicitation.

4. The following items should be submitted in the original bid submission:

a. EO 98-04 Disclosure Form

b. Copy of Vendor’s Equal Opportunity Policy

5. DO NOT include any other documents or ancillary information, such as a cover letter or

promotional/marketing information unless requested in this solicitation.

B. Additional Copies and Redacted Copies

Additional copies are NOT required for this solicitation. A redacted copy shall be provided to NPC upon

request.

1.8 CLARIFICATION OF BID SOLICITATION

A. Vendors may submit written questions requesting clarification of information contained in this Bid Solicitation.

Written questions must be submitted by 4:30 p.m., Central Time on April 10, 2026. Submit written questions

by email to the Agency buyer as shown on page one (1) of this Bid Solicitation.

1. For each question submitted, vendor should reference the specific solicitation item number to which the

question refers.

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2. Vendors’ written questions will be consolidated and responded to by the Agency. The Agency’s

consolidated written response is anticipated to be posted to the DFA OSP website by the close of business

on April 13, 2026.

B. Vendors may contact the Agency buyer with procurement-related questions at any time prior to the bid opening.

C. Answers to verbal questions may be given as a matter of courtesy and must be evaluated at vendor’s risk.

1.9 PROPOSAL SIGNATURE PAGE

A. An official authorized to bind the vendor(s) to a resultant contract must sign the Proposal Signature Page

included in the solicitation.

B. Vendor’s signature on this page shall signify vendor’s agreement that either of the following may cause the

vendor’s proposal to be disqualified:

1. Additional terms or conditions submitted intentionally or inadvertently.

2. Any exception that conflicts with a Requirement of this Bid Solicitation.

1.10 PRICING

A. Vendor(s) must include pricing. Any cost not identified by the successful vendor but subsequently incurred in

order to achieve successful operation shall be borne by the vendor.

B. To allow time to evaluate proposals, prices must be valid for 180 days following the bid opening.

C. Failure to submit pricing shall result in disqualification.

D. All proposal pricing must be in United States dollars and cents.

1.11 PRIME CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

A. A joint proposal submitted by two or more vendors is not acceptable. Awarded vendor shall be considered

prime contractor.

B. The prime contractor shall be held responsible for the contract and shall be the sole point of contact.

1.12 INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION

A. By submission of this proposal, the vendor certifies, and in the case of a joint proposal, each party thereto

certifies as to its own organization, that in connection with this proposal:

 The prices in the proposal have been arrived at independently, without collusion.

 No prior information concerning these prices has been received from, or given to, a competitive

company.

B. Evidence of collusion shall warrant consideration of this proposal by the Office of the Attorney General. All

vendors shall understand that this paragraph may be used as a basis for litigation.

1.13 CAUTION TO VENDORS

A. Prior to any contract award, all communication concerning this Bid Solicitation must be addressed through the

Agency Buyer.

B. Vendor must not alter any language in any solicitation document provided by NPC.

C. All official documents and correspondence related to this solicitation shall be included as part of the resultant

contract.

D. Proposals must be submitted only the English language.

E. The Agency shall have the right to award or not award a contract, if it is in the best interest of the Agency to do

so.

F. Vendor must provide clarification of any information in their response documents as requested by the Agency.

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