179-2526-275-ELEARNING-C&I-REBID

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Mar 18, 2026
Due:	Apr 7, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	89 - Subsistence (Food)
Solicitation No:	179-2526-275-ELEARNING-CI-REBID
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Solicitation Number:	179-2526-275-ELEARNING-CI-REBID
Project Title:	179-2526-275-ELEARNING-C&I-REBID
Description:	Durham Public Schools (the “District”) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a comprehensive online courseware platform for 6-12 students. This RFP is conducted under the authority of N.C. General Statute § 143-129.8, which allows the use of a competitive proposal process. The goal is to identify a qualified vendor who can deliver a high-quality eLearning solution that enhances student achievement, supports North Carolina’s educational standards, and provides strong value to the District. This RFP is based on the DPS Board of Education policy 3102 Online Instruction (e-Learning). Durham Public Schools wishes to purchase: a comprehensive, enterprise-level online instructional platform to deliver both credit recovery and first-time credit coursework for middle and high school students.
Opening Date:	4/7/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	3/19/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Solicitation Number * 179-2526-275-ELEARNING-CI-REBID	Department DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-04-07T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-03-18T16:23:21.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Educational technology
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Amy Morris
Description Durham Public Schools (the “District”) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a comprehensive online courseware platform for 6-12 students. This RFP is conducted under the authority of N.C. General Statute § 143-129.8, which allows the use of a competitive proposal process. The goal is to identify a qualified vendor who can deliver a high-quality eLearning solution that enhances student achievement, supports North Carolina’s educational standards, and provides strong value to the District. This RFP is based on the DPS Board of Education policy 3102 Online Instruction (e-Learning). Durham Public Schools wishes to purchase: a comprehensive, enterprise-level online instructional platform to deliver both credit recovery and first-time credit coursework for middle and high school students.

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Bidder: ______________________________________________________

Durham Public Schools

RFP# 179-2526-275-ELEARNING-C&I-REBID

Attn: Amy Morris

511 Cleveland Street

Durham, NC 27701

Direct all inquiries concerning this RFP to:

Durham Public Schools

Attn: Amy Morris

All questions must be submitted via email no later

4:00 p.m. EST on 3/23/2026

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO:

RFP# 179-2526-275-ELEARNING-C&I-REBID

___________________________________

Bid Opening DATE: 4/7/2026 (2 pm EST)

Contract Type: Open Market, Purchase using

various funds; when using Federal Funds

Durham Public Schools will follow all Federal

guidelines.

Email: Dist.Purchasing@dpsnc.net

Using Agency Name:

Durham Public Schools

Bids will be publicly opened on: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 2:00 pm

NOTE: Questions concerning the specifications in this Request for Proposals will be received until date

and time listed above. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUMITTED IN WRITING, EITHER BY EMAIL or TO THE

ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE. NO QUESTIONS will be received by telephone. Questions received after the

date and time listed above will not be considered. A summary of all questions and answers will be posted

on the Interactive Purchasing System as an addendum, located under the RFP # being modified. It is the

OFFEROR’S responsibility to assure that all addenda have been reviewed and, if need be, signed and

returned.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed Proposals subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received until 1:00 pm 4/7/2026 for

furnishing and delivering the commodity/services described herein and then publically opened.

Bids submitted via telegraph, facsimile (FAX) machine, telephone and electronic means, including but not

limited to e-mail, in response to this Request for Proposals will not be acceptable. Bids are subject to

rejection unless submitted on this form.

Please submit three (3) hard copies and one (1) copy via flash drive of your proposal. One copy must be

marked original.

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EXECUTION

In compliance with this Request for Proposals, 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.

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 #10):

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

FEDERAL ID NUMBER:

VENDOR’S AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

DATE:

EMAIL:

Offer valid for at least 180 business days from date of proposal opening. 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 Durham Public Schools, an authorized representative of Durham

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 DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS USE ONLY: Offer accepted and Contract awarded this ______ day of

________________, 20____, as indicated on the attached certification, by

1.0 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENT

The RFP is comprised of the base RFP document, any attachments, and any addenda released before Contract

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award. All attachments and addenda released for this RFP in advance of any Contract award are incorporated

herein by reference.

1.1 Proposal Questions

Written questions concerning this RFP will be received until 4:00 pm 3/23/2026 Eastern Standard Time. They

must be sent via e-mail to: Dist.Purchasing@dpsnc.net please insert “Questions for bid 179-2526-275-

ELEARNING-C&I-REBID as the subject for the email.

Durham Public Schools will prepare responses to all written questions submitted, and post an addendum to the

NCeVP system: https://eprocurement.nc.gov/training/vendor-training oral answers are not binding on Durham

Public Schools.

Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, Durham Public Schools response, and any additional

terms deemed necessary by Durham Public Schools be posted in the form of an addendum to the NCeVP system:

https://eprocurement.nc.gov/training/vendor-training, and shall become an Addendum to this RFP. No information,

instruction or advice provided orally or informally by any Durham Public Schools 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.

Vendor contact regarding this RFP with anyone other than DPS employee listed above may be grounds for rejection

of said Vendor’s offer.

Critical updated information may be included in these Addenda. It is important that all Vendors bidding on this RFP

periodically check the State website for any and all Addenda that may be issued prior to the offer opening date.

1.2 NOTICE TO VENDORS REGARDING RFP TERMS AND CONDITIONS

It shall be the Vendor’s responsibility to read the Instructions, the State’s terms and conditions, all relevant exhibits

and attachments, and any other components made a part of this RFP and comply with all requirements and

specifications herein. Vendors also are responsible for obtaining and complying with all Addenda and other

changes that may be issued in connection with this RFP.

If Vendors have questions, issues, or exceptions regarding any term, condition, or other component within this RFP,

those must be submitted as questions in accordance within the instructions in Section 1.1 PROPOSAL

QUESTIONS. If Durham Public Schools determines that any changes will be made as a result of the questions

asked, then such decisions will be communicated in the form of an RFP addendum. Durham Public Schools may

also elect to leave open the possibility for later negotiation and amendment of specific provisions of the Contract

that have been addressed during the question and answer period. Other than through this process, Durham Public

Schools rejects and will not be required to evaluate or consider any additional or modified terms and conditions

submitted with Vendor’s proposal. This applies to any language appearing in or attached to the document as part

of the Vendor’s proposal that purports to vary any terms and conditions or Vendors’ instructions herein or to render

the proposal non-binding or subject to further negotiation. Vendor’s proposal shall constitute a firm offer. By

execution and delivery of this RFP Response, the Vendor agrees that any additional or modified terms and

conditions, whether submitted purposely or inadvertently, shall have no force or effect, and will be

disregarded. Noncompliance with, or any attempt to alter or delete, this paragraph shall constitute

sufficient grounds to reject Vendor’s proposal as nonresponsive.

If a Vendor desires modification of the terms and conditions of this solicitation, it is urged and cautioned to inquire

during the question period, in accordance with the instructions in this RFP, about whether specific language

proposed as a modification is acceptable to or will be considered by Durham Public Schools. Identification of

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objections or exceptions to Durham Public Schools terms and conditions in the proposal itself shall not be allowed

and shall be disregarded or the proposal rejected.

Contact with anyone working for or with Durham Public Schools regarding this RFP other than the State Contract

Specialist named on the face page of this RFP in the manner specified by this RFP shall constitute grounds for

rejection of said Vendor’s offer, at the State’s election.

2.0 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

Sealed proposals, subject to the conditions made a part hereof and the receipt requirements described below, shall

be received at the address indicated in the table below, for furnishing and delivering those items or services as

described herein.

Mailing address for delivery of proposal

via US Postal Service

Durham Public Schools

RFP# 179-2526-275-ELEARNING-C&I-REBID

Purchasing Department

Attn: Amy Morris

511 Cleveland Street

Durham, NC 27701

Office Address of delivery by any other method

(special delivery, overnight, or any other carrier)

Durham Public Schools

RFP# 179-2526-275-ELEARNING-C&I-REBID

Purchasing Department

Attn: Amy Morris

511 Cleveland Street

Durham, NC 27701

IMPORTANT NOTE: All proposals shall be physically delivered to the office address listed above on or before the

proposal deadline in order to be considered timely, regardless of the method of delivery. This is an absolute

requirement. All risk of late arrival due to unanticipated delay—whether delivered by hand, U.S. Postal Service,

courier or other delivery service is entirely on the Vendor. It is the sole responsibility of the Vendor to have the

proposal physically in this Office by the specified time and date of opening. The time of delivery will be marked on

each proposal when received, and any proposal received after the proposal submission deadline will be rejected.

Sealed proposals, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received at the address indicated in the table

in this Section, for furnishing and delivering the commodity as described herein.

Vendors are cautioned that proposals sent via U.S. Mail, including Express Mail, may not be delivered to the

agency’s purchasing office on the due date in time to meet the proposal deadline. All Vendors are urged to take the

possibility of delay into account when submitting a proposal. Attempts to submit a proposal via facsimile (FAX)

machine, telephone or electronic means, including but not limited to email, in response to this RFP shall

NOT be accepted.

a) Submit your proposal in a sealed package. Clearly mark each package with: (1) Vendor name; (2) the RFP

number; and (3) the due date. Address the package(s) for delivery as shown in the table above. If Vendor is

submitting more than one (1) proposal, each proposal shall be submitted in separate sealed envelopes and

marked accordingly. For delivery purposes, separate sealed envelopes from a single Vendor may be included

in the same outer package. Proposals are subject to rejection unless submitted with the information above

included on the outside of the sealed proposal package.

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b) Please submit three (3) copies of your proposal. One copy must be marked original. One copy must be

in digital format. Digital format shall be on a USB Drive and include windows-based files (Adobe PDF,

Word, and Excel).

2.1 PROPOSAL CONTENTS

Vendors shall populate all attachments of this RFP that require the Vendor to provide information and include an

authorized signature where requested. Vendor RFP responses shall include the following items and those

attachments should be arranged in the following order:

a) Cover Letter

b) Title Page: Include the company name, address, phone number and authorized representative along with

the Proposal Number.

c) Completed and signed version of EXECUTION PAGES, along with the body of the RFP, and signed receipt

pages of any addenda released in conjunction with this RFP (if required to be returned).

d) All Data Protection Agreements must be signed and dated by an authorized representative from the

company.

2.2 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS

a) BAFO: Best and Final Offer, submitted by a Vendor to alter its initial offer, made in response to a request by

the issuing agency.

b) BUYER: The employee of Durham Public Schools or Other Eligible Entity that places an order with the

Vendor.

c) CONTRACT LEAD: Representative of Durham Public Schools who corresponds with potential Vendors

in order to identify and contract with that Vendor providing the greatest benefit to Durham Public

Schools and who will administer this contract

d) E-PROCUREMENT SERVICES: The program, system, and associated services through which the State

conducts electronic procurement.

e) FOB-DESTINATION: Title changes hand from Vendor to purchaser at the destination point of the

shipment; Vendor owns commodity in transit and files any claims, and Vendor pays all freight and any

related transportation charges. A solicitation may request Vendors to separately identify freight

charges in their proposal, but no amount or charge not included as part of the total proposal price will

be paid.

f) LOT: A grouping of similar products within this RFP.

g) ON-TIME DELIVERY: The delivery of all items within a single order to the receiving point designated by

the ordering entity within the delivery time required.

h) QUALIFIED PROPOSAL: A responsive proposal submitted by a responsible Vendor.

i) RFP: Request for Proposal

j) STATE: The State of North Carolina, including any of its sub-units recognized under North Carolina

law.

k) STATE AGENCY: Any of the more than 400 sub-units within the executive branch of the State, including

its departments, boards, commissions, institutions of higher education and other institution.

l) VENDOR: Supplier, bidder, proposer, company, firm, corporation, partnership, individual or other

entity submitting a response to a Request for Proposal.

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