Weight Room Equipment

The Cherokee County School District (CCSD) in Georgia is soliciting proposals for the provision of new weight room and training equipment for district high schools through Request for Proposals WRE-2026. The procurement encompasses approximately 62 equipment line items divided into essential and optional categories, including power racks, adjustable benches, dumbbells (5-100 lbs), Olympic barbells, trap bars, safety squat bars, rubber competition plates, kettlebells (10-80 lbs), plyometric boxes, medicine balls, and specialized storage solutions designed for commercial institutional use. All equipment must feature 11-gauge steel framework construction meeting performance and safety standards, with proposers required to provide detailed pricing including delivery, setup, installation, and assembly services at each school location (Cherokee High School and Sequoyah High School). Proposers must submit complete proposals through the CCSD/Bonfire Procurement Portal by 9:00 a.m. on March 26, 2026, with all questions due by 2:00 p.m. on March 20, 2026, submitted through the Euna Procurement Message Center. Evaluation will be conducted on a 100-point scale: 30 points for price, 30 points for quality, 30 points for services and warranty, and 10 points for references, with the contract term running from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and all equipment installations required to be completed by June 26, 2026. Qualified proposers must maintain general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, employers' liability insurance, and cyber liability insurance of $3,000,000 per occurrence, and must submit current Certificates of Insurance with proposals and meet all insurance requirements within five business days of award.

No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, or other protected classes are identified within the procurement documents. All proposers must submit debarment and suspension certifications, comply with Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance requirements (including E-Verify registration and notarized affidavits), execute non-collusion certifications, and sign acknowledgements of all general and specific terms and conditions. Proposers must also complete business reference forms documenting comparable projects with at least five references from school districts, submit signed guidelines agreements establishing behavioral and operational requirements for non-employee access to school premises during equipment installation, disclose all subcontractors with supporting documentation and insurance certificates, and comply with drug-free workplace policies and background check requirements. The CCSD reserves the right to make multiple awards if necessary, allowing for potential awards to multiple vendors. No specific budget ranges or award values are disclosed in the solicitation documents, though pricing will be evaluated on a firm unit price basis with all costs including assembly, setup, installation, shipping, delivery, handling, and environmental fees; CCSD is exempt from state sales tax and federal excise tax, which shall not be included in proposals, with payment terms established at net 30 days after complete authorized delivery or service completion.