#10716 - ELA Curriculum Texts.pdf

Susannah Sims 8107 Mustang Dr.

Portage, MI 49002

Phone:(269)323-5181 sksims@portageps.org

RFP# 10716 - ELA Curriculum Texts DATE ISSUED: Monday, April 8, 2024 PROPOSAL DUE: Monday, April 22, 2024 11:00 am EST

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

SECTION II - SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION III - BID PROPOSAL FORM

SECTION I - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Portage Public Schools is seeking proposals for assorted texts to accompany our English and Language Arts Curriculum. We are seeking quotes for both paperback binding and durable binding such as: sewn and glued, permabound, kapco, or alternative. Please include any warranty or guarantees that may accompany durable bindings. Additionally we are seeking bids for barcoding all the purchased texts.

Bidder to state and the cost for paperback copies, durable bound copies, or both. Please note that guaranteed delivery dates vary depending on whether or not you are able to bid on barcoding.

1. Vendors must submit two (2) paper copies, and one (1) digital copy of your response on a USB or other digital media. Faxed/emailed responses will not be accepted. Proposals must be received by 11:00 am EST on Monday, April 22, 2024. Late proposals will not be accepted.

2. Send or deliver the bid to:

Portage Public Schools

RFP# 10716

Attention: Susannah Sims, Purchasing 8107 Mustang Drive Portage, MI 49002

3. Responses must include the following three (3) signed and notarized forms:

Legal Status of Bidder Familial Relationship Disclosure Statement Iran Economics Sanctions Act

4. All inquiries concerning this proposal shall be directed to Susannah Sims via email to:

sksims@portageps.org so that questions and responses may be shared with all vendors

The Portage Public Schools Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, either in whole or in part; to award the contract to other than the low bidder; to waive any irregularities and/or informalities; and in general to make awards in any manner deemed to be in the best interest of Portage Public Schools.

8107 Mustang Drive • Portage, Michigan 49002• 269.323.5000 • portageps.org

RFP #10716 - ELA Curriculum Texts Responses Due Monday, April 22, 2024 11:00 am EST

SECTION II - SPECIFICATIONS

Please see attached spreadsheet for quantities needed per school.

Book Title ISBN Author

Freckle Juice 978-1481411028 Judy Blume

Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up 978-0142413968 Melissa Thomson

Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-Up 978-0375867033 David A. Kelly

Ants 978-1426306082 Melissa Stewart

Bees 978-1426322815 Laura Marsh

National Geographic Readers: Barack Obama 978-1426317590 Caroline Crosson Gilpin

National Geographic Readers: Sonia Sotomayor 978-1426322891 Barbara Kramer

Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words 978-1620147993 Karen Leggett Abouraya

Malala Yousafzai: Champion for Education 978-0531226360 Jodie Shepherd

My Name Is María Isabel 978-0689802171 Alma Flor Ada

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel 978-0142415559 Nikki Grimes

Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13 978-0375832208

Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

DKFindout! Ancient Rome 978-1-46545427-0 DK

What is a Life Cycle? (The Science of Living Things) 978-0865058866

Bobbie Kalman and Jacqueline Langille

What is the Animal Kingdom? (The Science of Living Things) 978-0865058897 Bobbie Kalman

How do Animals Adapt? (The Science of Living Things) 978-0865059573

Bobbie Kalman and Niki Walker

The Hundred Dresses 978-0152052607 Eleanor Estes

Garvey's Choice 978-1629797403 Nikki Grimes

The People Shall Continue 978-0892391257 Simon J. Ortiz

Shiloh 978-0689835827 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Unforgettable Natural Disasters (TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers) 978-1433349447 Tamara Hollingsworth

Hurricanes 978-0061170713 Seymour Simon

Wildfires 978-0062345066 Seymour Simon

Earthquakes 978-0060877156 Seymour Simon

Volcanoes 978-0060877170 Seymour Simon

The Wild Book 978-0544022751 Margarita Engle

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans 978-0061730795 Kadir Nelson

For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters 978-1338643084 Jeff Foster

Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote 978-0425291467 Susan Zimet

Kid's Guide to Government: Understanding Your Role in Elections 978-1543503227 Jessica Gunderson

The Breadwinner: 15th Anniversary Edition 978-1554987658 Deborah Ellis

I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) 978-0316327916

Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick

Trash Vortex: How Plastic Pollution Is Choking the World's Oceans 978-0756557492 Danielle Smith-Llera

Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights 978-0140384321 Belinda Rochelle

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March 978-0147512161 Lynda Blackmon Lowery

She Persisted: Claudette Colvin 978-0593115848 Lesa Cline-Ransome

A Wrinkle in Time 978-0312367541 Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel 978-1250056948 Hope Larson and Madeleine L'Engle

The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 978-0440414124 Christopher Paul Curtis

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina 978-1476737997 Misty Copeland

Refugee 978-0545880831 Alan Gratz

The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees 978-0358452140 Don Brown

Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy 978-0553499353 Albert Marrin

Uprising 978-1416911722 Margaret Peterson Haddix

American Born Chinese 978-1250811899 Gene Luen Yang

Night 978-0374500016 Elie Wiesel

The Diary of Anne Frank 978-0822217183 Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

The Giver 978-0544336261 Lois Lowry

Joseph Stalin (A Wicked History) 978-0531223550 Sean McCollum

Animal Farm 978-0451526342 George Orwell

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power 978-1635651089 Al Gore

Delivery must be packaged by school and delivered to addresses as listed below.

Amberly Elementary School 6637 Amberly St, Portage, MI 49024

Angling Road Elementary School 5340 Angling Rd, Portage, MI 49024

Central Elementary School 8422 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002

Haverhill Elementary School 6633 Haverhill Ave, Portage, MI 49024

Lake Center Elementary School 10011 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002

Moorsbridge Elementary School 7361 Moorsbridge Rd, Portage, MI 49024

12th Street Elementary School 6501 S 12th St, Portage, MI 49024

Woodland Elementary School 1401 Woodland Dr, Portage, MI 49024

Central Middle School 8305 S. Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002

North Middle School 1100 W. Milham Ave, Portage, MI 49024

West Middle School 7145 Moorsbridge Rd, Portage, MI 49024

8107 Mustang Drive • Portage, Michigan 49002• 269.323.5000 • portageps.org https://www.google.com/maps/search/6637+Amberly+St,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/5340+Angling+Rd,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/8422+S+Westnedge+Ave,+Portage,+MI+49002?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/6633+Haverhill+Ave,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/10011+Portage+Rd,+Portage,+MI+49002?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/7361+Moorsbridge+Rd,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/6501+S+12th+St,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/1401+Woodland+Dr,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/7361+Moorsbridge+Rd,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/6501+S+12th+St,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g https://www.google.com/maps/search/1401+Woodland+Dr,+Portage,+MI+49024?entry=gmail&source=g

SECTION III -PORTAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BID PROPOSAL FORM

(Pages 5 to 9)

0.1 NAME OF BIDDER

Vendor Name:

Address:

Contact Person:

Phone:

E-mail:

0.2 PROJECT NAME

Project Name: RFP #10716 ELA Curriculum Texts

0.3 PRICING:

Total Sums:

● Paperback Text Binding: _________________________________________

● Durable Binding on Texts: _________________________________________

● Shipping and Delivery per Building: ______________________________________________

● Estimated Delivery Date: ____________________________________________

0.4 BARCODING:

Total Sum:

● Cost to Barcode all Books by Building: _________________________________________

● Barcoding must be completed to ensure guaranteed delivery between August 13-16, 2024.

NOTE TO VENDORS:

● If an item is out of print and you are unable to acquire the requisite copies please note “OOP” in the pricing.

● Vendors may choose to bid on either paperback binding, durable binding, or both versions of the texts.

● Vendors may bid on one or all categories (paperback, durable binding, or barcoding).

● All books must be packaged per building and delivered to each building.

● If you are unable to provide barcoding then delivery must be guaranteed during the week of July

8, 2024

0.5 ATTACHMENTS TO BID PROPOSAL FORM

A. The undersigned acknowledges the following are included with the Bid Proposal Form (Please Initial all that apply):

1. Unit Pricing: YES_____

2. Detailed Product Specifications, if applicable: YES____

3. Manufacturer Standard Warranties, if applicable: YES____

4. Legal Status of Bidder: YES____

5. Familial Relationship Disclosure Statement: YES ____

6. Iran Economics Sanctions Act: YES ____

7. Certify that the bid includes all delivery charges. YES ____

LEGAL STATUS OF BIDDER - CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS.

The Vendor and/or Bidder certifies to the best of its 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 department or agency; Have not within a three-year period preceding this agreement been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government entity (Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated above in this certification; and Have not within a three-year period preceding this agreement had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default;

is not now or has been, within a three-year period preceding this date, been listed on the Excluded Parties List System website (EPLS).

A. A Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of

B. Name, title, and signature of individual duly authorized to execute contracts:

Name:

Address:

Title:

Signature:

FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

As required by Public Act 232 of 2005, all bids shall be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationship that exists between the owner or any employee of the bidder and any employee of the Portage Public School District or member of the Portage Public Schools Board of Education. The Board of Education shall not accept a bid that does not include this sworn and notarized disclosure statement.

The undersigned, the owner or authorized officer of ________________________________(the “Bidder”), pursuant to the familial disclosure requirement provided in the Portage Public Schools advertisement for construction bids, hereby represent and warrant, except as provided below, that no familial relationships exist between the owner(s) or any employee of the company and any employee of the Portage Public School District or member of the Portage Public Schools Board of Education. If such a relationship exists, please explain:

Attach additional pages if necessary

By:____________________________________________________(Bidder Signature)

Title:___________________________________________________(type or print)

Date:__________________________________________________

Subscribed and Sworn to Before Me:

This________________day of__________________, 20____A.D., in and for the

County of _______________________, Michigan.

My Commission expires ____________________________.

Signature of Notary

IRAN ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ACT

Effective April 1, 2013 all bids, proposals, and/or qualification statements received in the State of Michigan (MCL 129.313) must comply with the “Iran Economic Sanctions Act”. The following certification is to be signed and included at the time of submittal.

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to the Michigan Iran Economic Sanctions Act, 2012 P.A. 517, by submitting a bid, proposal or response, Respondent certifies, under civil penalty for false certification, that it is fully eligible to do so under law and that it is not an “Iran linked business”, as that term is defined in the Act.

Signature Title

Company Date