Pinellas County Schools Enrichment Programs

The Pinellas County School District is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for enrichment programs to deliver hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) programming to approximately 30 private schools in Pinellas County. The procurement seeks a vendor to provide on-site, one-hour weekly STEAM enrichment sessions before or after school for a minimum of six weeks, serving multi-grade groups of up to 20 students per session, with curriculum development, materials provision, experienced credentialed staffing, family engagement workshops, and administrative coordination included as core deliverables. Qualified proposers must demonstrate a minimum of five years' experience providing similar services with demonstrated capability of working with at least five schools simultaneously, and must submit an all-inclusive weekly fee covering all overhead costs and administrative expenses. Proposals will be evaluated on a weighted 100-point system comprising firm experience and qualifications (25 points), responsiveness to scope of services (35 points), key personnel qualifications (20 points), and cost to the District (20 points), with award granted to the responsive and responsible proposer achieving the highest evaluation score. The question submission deadline is February 2, 2026 at 2:00 pm, with sealed electronic bids due via the District's OpenGov Procurement Portal by February 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm; the District anticipates issuing notice of intent to award on or about March 5, 2026, with School Board approval estimated for March 24, 2026.

The contract period shall commence on March 22, 2026, and continue through March 21, 2028, with one optional one-year renewal period available by mutual consent and three additional thirty-day extension periods at the District's discretion, with pricing escalation at renewal periods not to exceed the previous year's Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers percentage change upon 60 days' notice. All awarded contractors must obtain Level 2 background clearance under the Jessica Lunsford Act, comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification requirements, and maintain General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, Automotive Liability Insurance with minimum coverage of $300,000 Combined Single Limit, and Workers' Compensation Insurance meeting statutory requirements with employer's liability limits of $100,000 per accident. The District reserves the right to accept proposals from multiple vendors and conduct pre-award negotiations, interviews, demonstrations, and financial reviews as necessary, with the contract valued at approximately $1,000,000. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were specified in the procurement documents, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified. Bidders dissatisfied with procurement decisions may file a formal protest within 10 days of bid tabulation posting, subject to posting a bond equal to 1 percent of estimated contract value with a minimum of $500 and maximum of $5,000.