Private Transportation Services for Students

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Jun 24, 2026
Due:	Jul 8, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	V - Transportation, Travel and Relocation Services
Solicitation No:	180-06242026
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

Edgecombe County Public Schools

Request for Proposal #:

180-06242026

Private Transportation Services for Homeless, Special Needs and Pre-K Students

Date of Issue: 6/24/2026

Proposal Opening Date: 7/8/2026

At 2:00 pm ET

Direct all inquiries concerning this RFP to:

Jackie Farmer

Purchasing Specialist

Email: jfarmer@ecps.us

Phone: 252-641-2607

STATE OF NORTH

CAROLINA

Request for Proposal #

180-06242026

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For internal State agency processing, including tabulation of proposals in the Interactive Purchasing

System (IPS), please provide your company’s Federal Employer Identification Number or alternate

identification number (e.g. Social Security Number). Pursuant to G.S. 132-1.10(b) this identification

number shall not be released to the public. This page will be removed and shredded, or otherwise

kept confidential, before the procurement file is made available for public inspection.

This page is to be filled out and returned with your proposal.

Failure to do so may subject your proposal to rejection.

ID Number:

______________________________________________________

Federal ID Number or Social Security Number

___________________________________________________

Vendor Name

Sealed, mailed responses ONLY will be accepted for this solicitation.

EXECUTION

Refer ALL Inquiries regarding this RFP to: Request for Proposal # 180-06242026

Jackie Farmer

2311 N Main Street

Proposals will be publicly opened: 07/08/2026 at 2:00 pm ET

Tarboro, NC 27886

Contract Type: Services

In compliance with this Request for Proposals (RFP), and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned Vendor offers and

agrees to furnish and deliver any or all items upon which prices are bid, at the prices set opposite each item within the time

specified herein. By executing this proposal, the undersigned Vendor certifies that this proposal is submitted competitively and

without collusion (G.S. 143-54), that none of its officers, directors, or owners of an unincorporated business entity has been

convicted of any violations of Chapter 78A of the General Statutes, the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (G.S. 143-59.2), and that it is not an ineligible Vendor as set forth in G.S. 143-59.1. False certification is a Class I felony.

Furthermore, by executing this proposal, the undersigned certifies to the best of Vendor’s knowledge and belief, that it and its

principals are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from

covered transactions by any Federal or State department or agency. As required by G.S. 143-48.5, the undersigned Vendor

certifies that it, and each of its sub-Contractors for any Contract awarded as a result of this RFP, complies with the requirements

of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the NC General Statutes, including the requirement for each employer with more than 25 employees

in North Carolina to verify the work authorization of its employees through the federal E-Verify system. G.S. 133-32 and

Executive Order 24 (2009) prohibit the offer to, or acceptance by, any State Employee associated with the preparing plans,

specifications, estimates for public Contract; or awarding or administering public Contracts; or inspecting or supervising delivery

of the public Contract of any gift from anyone with a Contract with the State, or from any person seeking to do business with the

State. By execution of this response to the RFP, the undersigned certifies, for your entire organization and its employees or

agents, that you are not aware that any such gift has been offered, accepted, or promised by any employees of your

organization.

Failure to execute/sign proposal prior to submittal shall render proposal invalid and it WILL BE REJECTED.

Late proposals cannot be accepted.

COMPLETE/FORMAL NAME OF VENDOR:

STREET ADDRESS:

P.O. BOX:

ZIP:

CITY & STATE & ZIP:

TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL. NO:

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS ITEM #12):

PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING ON BEHALF OF VENDOR:

FAX NUMBER:

VENDOR’S AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE*:

DATE:

EMAIL:

Sealed, mailed responses ONLY will be accepted for this solicitation.

Offer valid for at least 60 days from date of proposal opening, unless otherwise stated here: ______ days. After this time, any

withdrawal of offer shall be made in writing, effective upon receipt by the agency issuing this RFP.

ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL

If any or all parts of this proposal are accepted by the State of North Carolina, an authorized representative of the Edgecombe

County Public Schools shall affix his/her signature hereto and this document and all provisions of this Request for Proposal

along with the Vendor proposal response and the written results of any negotiations shall then constitute the written agreement

between the parties. A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the successful Vendor(s).

FOR STATE USE ONLY: Offer accept and Contract awarded this________ day of __________, 20____, as indicated on the

attached certification, by ____________________________________________________________________

(Authorized Representative of Edgecombe County Public Schools)

Proposal Number: 180-06242026 V endor: __________________________________________

Contents

1.0 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENT

2.2 RESERVED E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION

2.3 NOTICE TO VENDORS REGARDING RFP TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2.4 RFP SCHEDULE

2.5 PROPOSAL QUESTIONS

2.6 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

2.7 PROPOSAL CONTENTS

2.8 ALTERNATE PROPOSALS

2.9 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS

3.0 METHOD OF AWARD AND PROPOSAL EVALUATION PROCESS

3.1 METHOD OF AWARD

3.2 CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS DURING EVALUATION

3.3 PROPOSAL EVALUATION PROCESS

3.4 EVALUATION CRITERIA

3.5 PERFORMANCE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

3.6 INTERPRETATION OF TERMS AND PHRASES

4.0 REQUIREMENTS

4.1 CONTRACT TERM

4.2 PRICING

4.3 INVOICES

4.4 FINANCIAL STABILITY

4.5 REFERENCES

4.6 BACKGROUND CHECKS

4.7 PERSONNEL

4.8 VENDOR’S REPRESENTATIONS

5.0 SCOPE OF WORK

5.1 GENERAL

5.2 WARRANTIES

ATTACHMENT A: Proposal Submission Requirements/Pricing

Proposal Number: 180-06242026 Vendor: __________________________________________

ATTACHMENT B: INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS

ATTACHMENT C: NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS

ATTACHMENT D: LOCATION OF WORKERS UTILIZED BY VENDOR

ATTACHMENT E: CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

ATTACHMENT F: SUPPLEMENTAL VENDOR INFORMATION

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Solicitation Number:	180-06242026
Project Title:	Private Transportation Services for Students
Description:	Private Transportation Services for Homeless, Special Needs and Pre-K Students (See attached RFP)
Opening Date:	7/8/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	6/25/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	EDGECOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION


Solicitation Number * 180-06242026	Department EDGECOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-07-08T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-06-24T16:46:05.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Passenger road transportation
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Jackie Farmer
Description Private Transportation Services for Homeless, Special Needs and Pre-K Students (See attached RFP)

Private Transportation Services for Students

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