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This document appears to be a solicitation for a statewide bus contract issued by the State Department of Transportation. The contract is for the provision of school buses and related services to school districts across the state. The solicitation requests bids for specific quantities of different bus models, including 72-passenger conventional buses, 84-passenger conventional buses, and 42-passenger transit-style buses. Responses are due by February 1, 2017, and a mandatory bidder's conference will be held on January 10, 2017. The contract term is for three years, with two one-year renewal options.

The solicitation specifies pricing terms, including the requirement for firm, fixed pricing for the initial contract term. Small and minority-owned business set-asides are included. The current incumbent contractor is ABC School Bus Company, which has held the contract for the past five years. The contract will be funded through a combination of state and local education funds. The total estimated value of the contract over the five-year potential term is $75 million.