CCSD proposal request for Staffing Services HC-03-10-26

Columbia County School District (CCSD) in Evans, Georgia is issuing a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP HC-03-10-26A) for staffing services to provide General Education Paraprofessionals, Special Education Paraprofessionals (including specializations in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Severe/Profound Intellectual Disabilities, Moderate/Other Intellectual Disabilities, Intensive Resource Room, Pre-K, and CCETS programs), American Sign Language Paraprofessionals, and School Nutrition Assistants. Sealed proposals are due by March 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with vendor questions accepted until February 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., and electronic submissions permitted via email to Hudson.Chandler@CCBOE.net (not to exceed 18 megabytes). Qualified vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience providing K-12 staffing services to public school districts, capacity to staff multiple schools simultaneously, and must designate an account manager with authority to resolve issues. All staffing personnel must meet Georgia paraprofessional certification requirements and complete mandatory training including FERPA compliance, mandated reporting, Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Intervention, Applied Behavior Analysis strategies for ASD roles, and assistive/augmentative communication systems training prior to placement. Vendors must provide criminal background checks, drug screening, reference verification, proof of insurance (minimum $1,000,000 aggregate liability and $1,000,000 per occurrence), and a signed General Contract for Services within 10 calendar days following award. The evaluation will be based on a weighted scoring rubric of 25% price, 20% qualifications and experience of key personnel, 20% years of experience, 20% past performance with other Georgia school districts, and 15% responsiveness to scope of work requirements. The contract term is one year from the date of award with options to extend for up to four successive years based on mutual consent, terminating at the close of each calendar year.

No set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organization types to disadvantaged enterprises are specified in the solicitation documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the materials provided. The district reserves the right to award one or more contracts if deemed in its best interest and may reject any or all proposals. Vendors must assume employer-of-record responsibilities with indemnification for employment-related claims and must submit a minimum of three business references for similar projects, detailed billing process explanations, and personnel request procedures. The contract includes automatic termination provisions in cases of insufficient funding. No specific budget or award value range is provided in the solicitation documents; pricing will be evaluated as part of the weighted scoring criteria at 25% of the total evaluation.