MISD Lawn Maintenance Services

Manor Independent School District (MISD) is soliciting proposals for lawn maintenance services across nine school campuses located in Manor and Austin, Texas through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The District seeks qualified vendors to provide bi-weekly mowing, trimming, blowing, and weed control services from July through December 2026, with 13 visits scheduled at each of the following locations: Blake Manor Elementary, Pioneer Crossing Elementary, Bluebonnet Trail Elementary, Decker Elementary School, Decker Middle School, Oak Meadows Elementary, Shadow Glen Elementary, Manor Rise Academy, and Wildhorse Elementary. Services must include herbicide treatments for vegetation control in mulch and decomposed granite areas. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Euna e-Procurement portal by June 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time, with written vendor questions due by May 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. The evaluation of proposals will be based on best value to the District using the following weighted criteria: purchase price (45 points), quality of goods or services (20 points), extent to which services meet District needs (20 points), reputation and prior experience (5 points), HUB compliance (5 points), and long-term cost to the District (5 points). Vendors must provide three professional references from current customers outside of Manor ISD, preferably from educational or government agencies, with past performance questionnaires due by June 15, 2026. The contract term shall commence upon Board of Trustees approval and continue until June 30, 2027, with options to renew for four additional one-year periods at the District's discretion.

The RFP does not identify specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises; however, vendors must demonstrate HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) compliance as part of the evaluation criteria. All vendors must comply with extensive federal, state, and local certification requirements, including EDGAR certifications for federal compliance, conflict of interest disclosures under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 176, debarment and suspension verification, antitrust certifications, compliance with House Bills 1295 and 89, Senate Bills 252, 13, 19, and 1226, and criminal background check compliance per Texas Education Code Chapter 22. Required submittals include completed Forms A through C (company information, pricing and service affirmation, and price sheet), W-9 tax identification forms, vendor certification forms, past performance questionnaires, acknowledgement of addenda, and proof of insurance including workers' compensation (statutory limits), commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), and automobile liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit). No incumbent vendors or specific budget amounts are identified in the solicitation. The District reserves the right to award portions of work to multiple vendors, make a single vendor award, or reject all submissions, with all prices required to be firm and fixed with no guaranteed minimum amount of work.