27719_May_12_25_solicitation_doc.pdf

Solicitation Number: 27719

School Bus Transportation

Request for Proposal (RFP)

North Stonington Public Schools

January 30, 2025 - February 24, 2025

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27719

No. 27719 Title: School Bus Transportation Start Date: January 30, 2025 at 8:00:00 AM EST End Date: February 24, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM EST Vendor Q&A Start Date: February 06, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM EST Vendor Q&A End Date: February 06, 2025 at 12:00:00 PM EST Estimated Total Value:

Who can respond to this bid? : Invited Vendors Only Description: The North Stonington Board of Education is soliciting bids for student transportation services for the North Stonington Public School District for a five-year (5) contract beginning July 1, 2025. The Board is responsible for arranging transportation for the District's students.

Delivery Terms: N/A: Not Applicable Payment Terms: Vendor Specified Contact Information: North Stonington Public Schools

Kathleen Trammell 298 Norwich Westerly Road North Stonington CT, 06359 United States Tel: 860-535-2800 Fax: 860-535-1470 trammellk@nostoschools.org

Contact Details: If you have any questions, please contact:

Kathleen Trammell 298 Norwich Westerly Road North Stonington CT, 06359 United States Tel: 860-535-2800 Fax: 860-535-1470 trammellk@nostoschools.org

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Questionnaire:

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Company Information Description: Please provide responses to the following questions.

Detail full name and title of the individual legally authorized to sign solicitations on behalf of the company.

Type TEXT Is Required Y

Is your company a micro-business or a Veteran's owned micro-business? Upon identifying your company as micro-business or veteran owned micro-business, pertinent documents must be returned with this solicitation as described in the “Requirements” tab;

“Solicitation Selection Criteria”; “Micro-business Preference”.

Contractors that do not include the required documentation with their bid submission will not be considered for this preference.

Type DROP DOWN Is Required Y

If you are a state employee, what is your position, agency, agency address. If you are not a State Employee, enter N/A

Type TEXT Is Required Y

List any relevant certifications, licenses, registrations etc. that qualifies your company to meet the requirements of this solicitation, if applicable. If not applicable type in N/A.

Type TEXT Is Required Y

Contractor Debarment and/or Suspension Description: Please provide responses to the following questions.

Is the Contractor, any company official, or any subcontractor to the Contractor, currently debarred, disqualified or suspended from proposing or contracting with the State of Connecticut, the Federal Government or any other governmental entity?

Type YES/NO

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Is Required Y

Does the Contractor, any company official, or any subcontractor to the Contractor, have a debarment, disqualification or suspension proceeding pending with the State of Connecticut, the Federal Government or any other governmental entity?

Type YES/NO Is Required Y

Has the Contractor, any company official or any subcontractor to the Contractor received notices of debarment and/or suspension from contracting with the State of Connecticut, the Federal Government or any governmental entity. If yes, said notices must be attached when submitting this solicitation response.

Type YES/NO Is Required Y

Disclosure Statement of Criminal Convictions and/or Disciplinary Action Description: Please provide responses to the following questions.

Is the Contractor, any company official, or any subcontractor to the Contractor, subject to any criminal convictions, guilty pleas or nolo contenderes against your company and any of your company’s officers, principal shareholders, directors, partners, LLC members and LLC managers. Any criminal convictions must be disclosed in an attachment when submitting this solicitation response.

Is Required Y

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Has your company or any of your company’s officers, principal shareholders, directors, partners, LLC members or LLC managers been subject to administrative actions either pending review by the state or determinations that the state has made against your company or any of your company’s officers, principal shareholders, directors, partners, LLC members or LLC managers? This would include court judgements, actions, suits, claims, demands, investigations and legal, administrative or arbitration proceedings pending in any forum. Include a listing of any actions or orders pending or resolved with any state agency such as the Department of Consumer Protection, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, etc. Such information should be for the last three (3) years. The listing must be attached when submitting this solicitation response.

Type YES/NO Is Required Y

OSHA

Description: Please provide responses to the following questions.

In accordance with C.G.S. § 31-57b, the contractor certifies that all of the statements herein contained below have been examined and are true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief. Has your company been cited for three (3) or more willful or serious violations of any Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Act or of any standard, order or regulation promulgated pursuant to such act, during the three year period preceding the solicitation, provided such violations were cited in accordance with the provisions of any State Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and not abated within the time fixed by the citation and such citation has not been set aside following appeal to the appropriate agency of court having jurisdiction.

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Has your company received one or more criminal convictions related to the injury or death of any employee in the three-year period preceding this solicitation? A list of violations must be attached when submitting this solicitation response.

Type YES/NO Is Required Y

Consulting Agreements Representation Description: SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: If the response to the question below is YES, no further action is required. If the response to the question below is NO and you are awarded the contract, the Consulting Agreements Representation section of the contract must be completed.

Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4a-81, does the person signing the contract resulting from this solicitation represent to their best knowledge and belief and subject to the penalty of false statement as provided in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-157b, that the Contractor has NOT entered into any consulting agreements in connection with the resulting contract?

Type YES/NO Is Required Y

Form 1. Campaign Contribution Certification Description: SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Upload a current campaign contribution certification within your supplier account at the time of this solicitation response. The State Elections Enforcement Commission’s notice advises prospective state contractors of state campaign contribution and solicitation prohibitions and is located at the Internet link https://portal.ct.gov/OPM/Fin- PSA/Forms/Ethics-Forms

Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-612, do you certify that a current campaign certification has been uploaded in your supplier account at the time of your solicitation response?

Type YES/NO

Reference 1

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Description: Provide a reference from an organization, other than a State of Connecticut agency whenever possible, that can discuss your company’s, or your company’s principals’: 1) fulfillment of past contract obligations; and 2) experience in delivering supplies, materials, equipment or services similar in nature to those being solicited in this solicitation.

Responses not provided in full or containing "N/A" or any indications of not applicable or "to be submitted" will be considered incomplete and will result in a bid/proposal disqualification.

Respondents are required to complete the following fields:

a. Reference 1 organization name:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

b. Reference 1 individual's name:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

c. Reference 1 individual's title:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

d. Reference 1 individual's telephone number:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

e. Reference 1 individual's email address:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

Reference 2 Description: Provide a second reference from a different organization, other than a State of Connecticut agency whenever possible, that can discuss your company’s, or your company’s principals’: 1) fulfillment of past contract obligations; and 2) experience in delivering supplies, materials, equipment or services similar in nature to those being solicited in this solicitation.

Responses not provided in full or containing "N/A" or any indications of not applicable or "to be submitted" will be considered incomplete and will result in a bid/proposal disqualification.

Respondents are required to complete the following fields:

a. Reference 2 organization name:

Type TEXT

b. Reference 2 individual's name:

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Type TEXT Is Required Y

c. Reference 2 individual's title:

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d. Reference 2 individual's telephone number:

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e. Reference 2 individual's email address:

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Reference 3 Description: Provide a third reference from a different organization, other than a State of Connecticut agency whenever possible, that can discuss your company’s, or your company’s principals’: 1) fulfillment of past contract obligations; and 2) experience in delivering supplies, materials, equipment or services similar in nature to those being solicited in this solicitation.

Responses not provided in full or containing "N/A" or any indications of not applicable or "to be submitted" will be considered incomplete and will result in a bid/proposal disqualification.

Respondents are required to complete the following fields:

a. Reference 3 organization name:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

b. Reference 3 individual's name:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

c. Reference 3 individual's title:

Type TEXT Is Required Y

d. Reference 3 individual's telephone number:

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e. Reference 3 individual's email address:

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Documents:

2025 RFP NoSto bus transportation.pdf

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Item Specifications Solicitation has been designated as having no line items.

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