RFP Student Transportation Four Rivers Community School

The Huntington School District has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for student transportation services for Four Rivers Community School located in Ontario, Oregon. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive transportation services, including home-to-school routes, shuttle services, extended school year programs, field trips, club trips, and athletic trips. The scope requires the successful proposer to provide and maintain 4-5 school buses to transport approximately 215 students on 2-3 routes, with additional buses for activities and spare use. Specific requirements include route development, technology provision (routing software, parent GPS app, cameras, radios), driver recruitment and training, student behavior management, and collaboration with schools. The RFP evaluation criteria totals 115 points, with pricing worth 30 points, transportation service requirements (10 points), fleet proposal (10 points), qualifications and experience (10 points), driver recruitment/retention (10 points), safety programs (10 points), references (10 points), Oregon transportation history (10 points), customer service (10 points), and preference points for current Oregon public school contractors (5 points). A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for January 20, 2025, at 9:00 AM, with proposals due February 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time.

The RFP encourages participation from businesses certified by the Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID), including disadvantaged, minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and emerging small businesses. Proposers must demonstrate financial responsibility, operational capabilities, and compliance with Oregon regulations, including providing a fleet of school buses that meet state standards. The current transportation provider, Guerri Transportation, will continue serving Huntington School District but will not offer home-to-school routes in Ontario starting in 2025. The initial contract term is five years, with options to renew up to a cumulative maximum of 20 years, commencing July 1, 2025. Proposers must submit various attachments, including a Certified Disadvantaged Business Outreach Plan, Responsibility Inquiry form, and Proposer Information and Certification Sheet. While specific award value or budget range is not explicitly stated in the documents, the RFP indicates comprehensive transportation services for approximately 215 students across 155 school days, suggesting a substantial contract opportunity for the selected vendor.