Nursing Services for Medically Fragile Students

The Cobb County School District (CCSD) in Georgia has issued Request for Proposal (RFP) P26086 soliciting vendors to provide one-on-one pediatric nursing services for medically fragile students, with the majority of services required for the full eight-hour school day and some cases extending beyond standard hours to include school bus transportation and after-school programming. Qualified vendors must submit proposals through the CCSD Euna Procurement Portal by April 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET, with a written questions deadline of April 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET and responses posted by April 21, 2026. The cost proposal form requires vendors to provide hourly billing rates for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) capped at Medicaid reimbursement rates of $95.36/hour for RNs and $63.40/hour for LPNs (including all vendor markup, payroll taxes, workers' compensation, and benefits administration), plus overtime rates for hours exceeding 40 per week and rates for additional related services as needed. Vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years' experience providing temporary nursing services, maintain current Georgia state nursing licenses, perform fingerprint-based criminal background checks on all assigned nurses, and provide proof of specified insurance coverage including commercial general liability, professional liability, umbrella coverage, statutory workers' compensation, and employer's liability. Evaluation will occur in April/May 2026 with contract awards anticipated in June 2026 and an effective contract date of July 1, 2026, based on a scoring rubric assessing vendor background and experience (60 points), methodology (20 points), capabilities (120 points), and nursing services (100 points), with a minimum threshold of 210 points required to advance to cost evaluation. The district reserves the right to conduct presentations or demonstrations with selected vendors during the evaluation phase.

The RFP does not indicate any specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to disadvantaged enterprises or particular organizational types, allowing any qualified vendor meeting the stated requirements to respond. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. Pricing must be submitted without conditions and remains firm for one year from the award date, with standard payment terms of Net 30 days unless an early payment discount is submitted and accepted by CCSD. The contract may be awarded to multiple vendors on an as-needed basis with no guaranteed purchase quantities, and CCSD reserves the right to extend all pricing, terms, and conditions to Metro-Atlanta area entities and surrounding counties, cities, K-12 school districts, and Cobb County government agencies. Contractors bidding $100,000 or more must provide Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment certifications and certifications regarding debarment or suspension, and all contractors must comply with the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, registering with E-Verify or qualifying for an exemption. No specific budget range or award value is provided in the solicitation documents.