Supplemental Transportation Services

Stockton Unified School District is requesting proposals for supplemental student transportation services covering general education, special education, homeless, foster, disabled, medically fragile, and other identified students across 54 school sites, with proposals due October 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and questions due October 7, 2026 by 3:00 p.m.

The scope requires no fewer than 35 routes during the traditional school year (approximately 180 instructional days) and an undetermined number of routes for Extended School Year programming. The contractor must supply properly maintained and compliant vehicles, qualified and appropriately cleared personnel, specialized student accommodations, standby vehicles, and reliable dispatch and management support. The District also requires an integrated transportation technology solution supporting routing, GPS/AVL tracking, parent and school applications, student ridership tracking, RFID capabilities, driver tablets, GIS integration, reporting, and invoice verification. The contractor must submit pricing on an hourly basis for general education school bus drivers, special education school bus drivers, school bus attendants, substitute or relief drivers, Extended School Year transportation, and field trips or other non-regular transportation services. The District does not guarantee minimum ESY routes and reserves the right to order more or fewer vehicles than estimated.

Minimum qualifications include five years of experience providing student transportation services similar in scope and complexity and demonstrated knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local transportation laws and regulations. Experience with California K-12 public school districts or other public agencies is preferred.

The initial contract term is one year, with District discretion to renew for up to four additional one-year terms for a potential total of five years, contingent upon satisfactory performance, continued need, available funding, and mutual written agreement.

Proposals are evaluated on a 100-point scale: Qualifications, Experience & References (20 points); Operational Approach and Service Delivery (25 points); Personnel, Training, and Safety (15 points); Fleet and Equipment Capacity (15 points); Management, Dispatch, and Operational Capacity (10 points); Transportation Technology and Reporting (5 points); and Cost Proposal (10 points). The District may conduct interviews with top-ranked proposers for up to 25 additional points. All proposals must be submitted electronically through the District's e-Procurement Portal; late submissions will not be accepted. Addenda will be issued by October 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.