School safety Program Training Design, Facilitation, and Technical Assistance

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is seeking a contractor to design, facilitate, and provide technical assistance for the School Safety Program Training through a Request for Proposal (RFP) with solicitation number BPM007330. The procurement involves comprehensive training services for school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, school safety officers, school counselors, school social workers, and school administrators across Arizona schools. Required services include developing and delivering multiple annual training sessions such as Advanced Law-Related Education (LRE) Academies, New Officer Training, School Safety Officer Training, Leadership Training, and Train the Trainer programs. Additionally, the contractor must create and maintain an online training registration portal, develop a dedicated School Safety Program webpage, establish an online collaboration forum, and support the Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) Arizona forensic science program. Key deliverables include conducting up to ten site visits throughout Arizona, submitting quarterly progress reports, and providing technical assistance. The proposal will be evaluated based on the offeror's methodology, curriculum design, organizational experience, key personnel qualifications, and ability to meet training specifications. Proposals are due December 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Arizona time through the Arizona Procurement Portal, with an initial one-year contract term and potential renewals for up to four additional years.

The solicitation does not specify explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, but requires offerors to demonstrate specific qualifications including experience designing training for school resource officers and related personnel. Contractors must maintain current federal, state, and local licenses, comply with e-Verify employment eligibility requirements, and provide comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability ($2,000,000), Professional Liability ($2,000,000), Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000), and Workers' Compensation at statutory limits. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price, indefinite quantity agreement with no guaranteed minimum usage, allowing the State to potentially make multiple awards to different offerors. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the contract includes provisions for training seat allocations of up to 160 seats for New Officer Training and 200 seats per Advanced LRE Academy. The State reserves the right to obtain similar services from other sources and retains government purpose rights to all work products created under the contract. Offshore performance of services involving state data is prohibited, and the use of generative artificial intelligence requires prior written approval.