York Athletic Trainer (FY26 - FY30) - UPDATED

The Tennessee Department of Education is seeking proposals for an athletic trainer to serve Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute through Request for Proposal (RFP) #33101-25049FAS5, covering fiscal years 2026-2030. The athletic trainer will be responsible for providing comprehensive medical coverage for all school sporting events, including practices from 1:00 PM until conclusion and both home and away games. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in sports or rehabilitation, a current Tennessee athletic trainer license, and National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) certification. The proposal evaluation will be weighted across three key areas: general qualifications and experience (20 points), technical qualifications/experience/approach (50 points), and cost proposal (30 points). Critical procurement dates include a pre-response conference held on January 31, 2025, a written questions deadline of February 6, 2025, and the final response deadline of March 12, 2025, with contract award notification anticipated by April 8, 2025. The contractor must successfully pass FBI and TBI background checks and be prepared to provide athletic training services across all team sports and events.

The RFP encourages participation from minority-owned, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, disability-owned, and small businesses, though no specific set-aside percentages are mandated. The estimated maximum contract value is $300,000 for the entire 60-month initial contract term. Contractors must maintain multiple insurance coverages, including commercial general liability ($1M per occurrence), workers' compensation ($1M), sexual abuse and molestation coverage ($1M per occurrence/$2M aggregate), professional liability ($1M per claim/$2M aggregate), and automobile liability ($1M). The successful vendor will be responsible for providing their own transportation to practices and games, though school transportation may be available for away games. No incumbent vendor information is provided in the solicitation documents, and no specific technological integration requirements are outlined beyond the standard athletic training service expectations.