RFSQ - Approved Vendor List for Fundraiser Vendors Pursuant to Utah Code 13-22

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Solicitation number
DH2720-AFV
State
Utah
Responses due

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Salt Lake City School District is requesting Statements of Qualifications from fundraising vendors to establish an approved vendor list for food items or other products sold at school fundraising activities pursuant to Utah Code 13-22, the Charitable Solicitations Act, with responses due October 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and the Q&A period closing October 14, 2026.

Vendors must comply with sixteen mandatory policy prohibitions and limitations, including restrictions on tobacco, alcohol, door-to-door solicitation, student sales quotas, pre-purchase inventory requirements at the elementary level, and activities that exploit classroom or home settings, harm student welfare, or commercialize the district's image. Vendors must hold a valid State of Utah Department of Commerce Fundraiser Permit or co-venturer letter and a current business license. If vendors employ Utah-based personnel, they must register with E-Verify.

Submissions must include company information, Federal Tax ID, W9 Form, valid business license, State of Utah DOC Fundraiser Permit or co-venturer letter, and vendor-proposed contract terms. Vendors must specify either a percentage or flat fee per item sold, with all proceeds going exclusively to SLCSD. Responses are submitted electronically through Bonfirehub.com in Excel, Word, PDF, or JPG format only.

Evaluation uses a weighted scorecard: Fundraiser Details (40 points), Vendor Qualifications and Experience (30 points), References (20 points), and Complaints/Problem Resolution (10 points), with a minimum passing score of 70 points. Contracts do not exceed one year, expiring June 30 of the following year. Selected vendors will be placed on the approved list for an 18-month period, after which additional application opportunities will be available. The SLCSD reserves the right to remove any vendor from the approved list at any time for failure to meet professional standards or other reasons deemed appropriate.

Opportunity text

The Salt Lake District School District (SLCSD) is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified vendors to provide food items or other products for fundraising activities at various schools within the district. The purpose of this process is to establish an approved vendor list for fundraising activities in accordance with Utah Code 13-22 (Chapter 22), the Charitable Solicitations Act. All questions must be submitted in writing via Bonfire/U3P. Questions posted on Bonfire/U3P will be answered on Bonfire/U3P. Do not ask questions in any other format. Only answers issued through the Bonfire/U3P system or issued via an authorized and properly issued addendum shall be the official position of the State. Any change to this procurement effort shall be made by addendum issued by the Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD). Only authorized and properly issued addenda is considered the official position of the SLCSD. By submitting a response, the vendor acknowledges that he/she has examined, read and familiarized him/herself with the requirements of the solicitation documents and the conditions governing the work. NOTE: At this time, responses must be submitted electronically on Bonfire/U3P. Before submitting your bid, review all attached documents and complete all required information. NOTE: Any discrepancies between documents obtained from sources outside Bonfire/U3P not issued by the SLCSD will be found in favor of the documents contained in Bonfire/U3P. When submitting a response electronically through Bonfire/U3P, you must allow sufficient time to complete the online forms and upload any documents. The solicitation will end precisely at the closing date and time specified in the solicitation. If you are in the middle of uploading your documents at the closing time, the system will stop the process, and your response will not be received by the system. Responses may require uploading of electronic attachments. Bonfire/U3P will accept a wide variety of document types as attachments. However, the submission of documents containing embedded documents (zip files), mov, wmp, and mp3 files are prohibited. All documents should be attached as separate files. DO NOT submit faxed, hard-copy or emailed responses. All responses are due by the noted due date with Bonfire/U3P.

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