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Sinton Independent School District's Department of Food Services is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the procurement of commercial food service refrigeration and heating equipment to be installed across three campuses: Welder Elementary, Sinton Elementary, and Smith Middle School. The project scope includes six equipment units: one reach-in freezer, three pass-thru serving line cooler/refrigerators, one pass-thru serving line warming/heated cabinet, and one ice machine with storage bin. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting with site walkthrough is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Sinton ISD Administration Building, with vendors required to RSVP by 2:00 p.m. on March 18, 2026. Sealed proposals must be hand-delivered to the Office of the Superintendent, Attention: Silke West, at 322 S. Archer Street, Sinton, Texas 78387 by Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with public opening of proposals at that time. Evaluation will utilize a rubric with cost as the primary consideration, supplemented by criteria including quality, installation/billing/delivery dates, vendor experience and references, proposal checklist completion, warranties, HUB certification status, pre-proposal meeting attendance, and proof of insurance. The full RFP packet is available electronically via email request to swest@sintonisd.net or in hard copy by contacting Silke West at 361-364-6823.

Sinton ISD has indicated that Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certification status will be considered as an evaluation criterion, though no specific set-asides or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility have been stated. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documentation. Contract award will be determined during a publicly held School Board meeting, typically scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Sinton ISD Administration Building, with specific dates and agendas posted on www.sintonisd.net. Payment will be issued via purchase order upon contract award, with the District issuing payment within forty-five days of receipt of a complete and accurate invoice following satisfactory completion of work. The District reserves the right to waive any informality, reject any or all proposals, award to a single or multiple respondents, and vendors may not withdraw proposals within thirty days after the opening date. This project is funded by USDA, and Sinton ISD is an equal opportunity provider; however, no specific budget range or estimated award value has been disclosed in the RFP advertisement.