RFP-2026.03 - Special Education Related Services

Location:	South Carolina
Posted:	Apr 14, 2026
Due:	Apr 20, 2026
Agency:	Lexington County School District 4
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	U - Education and Training Services
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Lexington School

District Four

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Solicitation Number: RFP-2026.03

Date Issued: 4/1/2026

Procurement Contact: Shelley Allen

E-Mail Address: sallen@lexington4.net

DESCRIPTION: SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED SERVICES (to include Speech Language

Pathologist/ Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy/Hearing Impaired Teacher/Vison Impaired Teacher/ Mental

Health Counseling/ Special Education Teachers (Part-time LD or Multi-Cat)/School Psychologist/ABA Providers)

The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal". Your offer must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening

Date must appear on package exterior. See "Submitting Your Offer" provision.

SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS BELOW:

PHYSICAL/MAILING ADDRESS:

Lexington School District Four

607 E 5ᵗʰ Street, Swansea, SC 29160

# of Copies to be Submitted

Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference, if applicable

Last Date for Submission of Questions

Offer Due

Anticipated Intent to Award Date (subject to change)

2 Copies via certified mail, hand delivery or email submission

N/A

4/13/2026 at 11:30 am

4/20/2026 at 11:30 am

The timing & sequence of events resulting from this IFB/RFP may vary and will ultimately be determined by Lexington School District Four.

The award, notice of this solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address:

https://www.lex4.org/page/purchasing

NAME OF OFFEROR (Vendor Name):(full legal name of business submitting offer)

NAME & TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZING OFFER:

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING OFFEROR’S NAME: Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity

identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a

division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

HOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for offeror's home office / principal

place of business)

TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.

NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract related

notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause)

Area Code:

Number:

E-Mail Address:

Extension:

Other:

PAYMENT ADDRESS (Address to which payments will be sent.) (See

"Payment" clause)

ORDER ADDRESS (Address to which purchase orders will be sent) (See

"Purchase Orders and "Contract Documents" clauses)

Payment Address same as Home Office Address

Payment Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

Order Address same as Home Office Address

Order Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Offerors acknowledges receipt of amendments by indicating amendment number and its date of issue. (See "Amendments to Solicitation" Provision)

Amendment No.

Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No.

Date

Amendment Issue Date

I certify that this offer is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connections with any

corporation, firm or person submitting an offer for the same services, materials, supplies, or equipment,

and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud.

I hereby agree to all terms and conditions outlined in this document, confirm that my offer will remain

valid for 90 days, and certify that I have the authority to sign on behalf of the offeror.

Authorized Signature:

Name (typed or printed):

Title:

Email:

OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED & SIGNED COPY OF THIS FORM (PAGE 1 & 2) WITH

OFFER PACKAGE.

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LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR (“the District”)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Special Education Related Services

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Summary

The purpose of this solicitation (Request for Proposal “RFP”) is to receive competitive proposals to provide

Special Education Related Services consistent with the terms and conditions below.

Special education related services covered by this solicitation for the 2026-2027 school year include:

Speech Language Pathologist

Occupational Therapy

Physical Therapy

Hearing Impaired Teacher

Vision Impaired Teacher

Mental Health Counselors

Special Education Teachers (Part time LD or Multi-Cat)

School Psychologist

ABA Providers

All proposals must be submitted in a sealed package marked RFP-2026.03-Lexington Four Special Education

Related Services or emailed to sallen@lexington4.net with a subject line of RFP-2026.03-Lexington Four

Special Education Related Services.

1.2 Contact Information

Procurement Contact:

Shelley Allen

Chief Financial Officer

Email: sallen@lexington4.net

1.3 Timeline

Date Issued:

Question Submission Deadline:

Submit Offer By:

April 1, 2026

April 13, 2026, 11:30am

April 20, 2026, 11:30am

2. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

2.1 Addendum(s) to Solicitation

The solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening. Addenda notifications will be posted to the district

website. All actual and prospective offerors should monitor the district website, as failure of any offeror to receive

any such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve such offeror from any obligation under their offer as

submitted. Acknowledgement of Amendments should be completed on page 2 of the required submission cover

page.

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2.2 Award Notification

Notice regarding any award, cancellation of award, or extension of award will be posted to the district website

and electronically distributed to all offerors who submitted.

2.3 Drug-Free Work Place Certification

By submitting an Offer, Offeror certifies that, if awarded a contract, Contractor will comply with all applicable

provisions of The Drug-Free Workplace Act, Title 44, Chapter 107 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as

amended.

2.4 Elaboration and Clarification

If you do not ask questions or clarify any assumptions, the District will assume that you agree with and understand

the requirements in the solicitation. If, after examination of the various terms and conditions and requirements of

this document, the Offeror believes there are any terms and conditions or requirements which remain unclear or

which restrict competition, the Offeror must request, in writing, that the District clarify the terms(s) and

condition(s) and requirement(s) specified by the Respondent. The Offeror must provide applicable Section(s),

Subsection(s), Paragraph(s), and page number(s) that identify the conditions or requirements questioned, in

writing, on or before April 13, 2026 by 11:30 am. All requests for interpretation of the bid documents shall be

submitted in writing to Shelley Allen, the Chief Financial Officer at sallen@lexington4.net. Email is the required

method for submitting questions with “Questions: RFP 2026.03-Lexington Four Special Education Related

Services” as the subject of the email. All questions and answers will be posted anonymously on the District’s

procurement website as an addendum following the close of the Q&A period.

The District may ask any or all respondents to elaborate or clarify specific points or portions of their response.

Clarification may take the form of written responses to questions or meetings to discuss the solicitation and/or

the participant’s response.

No questions may be directed to or contacts made with members of the School Board, Superintendent, or

any District staff not identified in this solicitation as points of contacts during the period of time that this

solicitation is made public until the final selection is made. Violation of this prohibition will be subject to

disqualification of the Respondent from further consideration.

2.5 Experience and Reference Check

The District reserves the right to consider historic information and facts, whether gained from the Respondent's

bid/proposal, question and answer conferences, references, or any other source, in the review of a response.

Offeror acknowledges: (1) that the District will contact various persons who are familiar with the offeror's prior

work and related matters, whether such persons are voluntarily disclosed to the District in this bid/proposal or

not; (2) that truthful and complete information is necessary for the District to make an adequate review of

bid/proposal; and (3) that offeror will not take any action against any person who responds truthfully and in good

faith to a bonafide inquiry by the District for purposes of reviewing the offers received by the District under this

solicitation.

2.6 Maximum Contract Period

Any resulting contract(s) from this solicitation may begin on or after the date specified in the Statement of Award

or Intent to Award, with an end date of June 30, 2027. The contract period shall be for one (1) year with the option

to renew for three (3) additional years.

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2.7 Offer Submission

Lexington School District Four will accept sealed bids/proposals. All bid/proposals shall be received no later than

April 20, 2026 at 11:30 am. Late bid/proposals will not be considered for evaluation.

All bid/proposals must be submitted in ink, typewritten or via email. Bids/Proposals may be withdrawn without

penalty prior to the date and time of the opening. All offers shall be valid for a period of no less than ninety (90)

days after the date of opening.

2.8 Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference

No pre-bid/proposal conference is scheduled at this time.

2.9 Proposal as Offer to Contract

By submitting your bid/proposal, you are offering to enter into a contract with Lexington School District Four.

Without further action by either party, a binding contract shall result upon final award of this solicitation. Any

award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror in the

submitted solicitation. Joint Bids/Proposals are not allowed – an offer may be submitted by only one legal entity.

A Purchase Order shall be issued to the identified offeror by the District and shall give Offeror the right to proceed

with fulfilling this contract.

2.10 Bid/Proposal Acceptance Period

Bids/Proposals may be withdrawn through offer closing date. After withdrawing a previously submitted

bid/proposal, the responding firm may submit another bid/proposal at any time up to the deadline for submissions.

In order to withdraw your offer after the minimum period specified in this solicitation, you must notify the Chief

Financial Officer in writing.

2.11 Pricing

All prices and notifications submitted may not be altered or amended after the specified time for opening

bids/proposals.

2.12 Procurement Process

This solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP). In the event the District elects to negotiate a contract with the

successful Respondent(s), any contract(s) shall contain, at a minimum, the terms and conditions (or substantially

the same terms and conditions) as hereinafter stated. The District reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject

all submissions, reissue a subsequent RFP, terminate, restructure or amend this procurement process at any time.

The final selection and contract negotiation rests solely with the District. All proposals will be publicly opened

and only the name of offerors disclosed at the noted date and time. Contents of competing proposals shall not be

disclosed during the process of opening or negotiation.

2.13 Proprietary Information

Offeror must visibly mark with the word "CONFIDENTIAL" every page of the offer, or portion thereof, that

Offeror contends contains information that is exempt from public disclosure because it is either (a) a trade secret

as defined in Section 30-4-40(a)(1), or (b) privileged and confidential, as that phrase is used in Section 11-35-

410.

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

RFP-2026.03 - Special Education Related Services - Amendment 2

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