Project Information

Bid Title

Non-School Bus Student Transportation Vehicles

Issuing Agency

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Location

Washington

Published Date

Jun 5, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 26, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Pre-Procurement Announcement - 2026-22

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Number	Document(s)	Updates	Status	Agency Contact Name
Pre-Procurement Announcement - 2026-22	Non-School Bus Student Transportation Vehicles MPV – Gas & Electric Van – Gas & Electric		Due: 06/26/2026 - 5:00pm	Kyla Moore	Log in to the Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 a.m., PT on June 17, 2026

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Pre-Procurement Announcement 2026-22

Non-School Bus Student Transportation

Vehicles Specification Review

STATE OF WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON

PROJECT TITLE: Non-School Bus Student Transportation Vehicles Price Quotations

ESTIMATED AWARD PERIOD: September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027. Amendments extending

the period of performance, if any, shall be at the sole discretion of OSPI.

CONSULTANT ELIGIBILITY: This solicitation is open to those Consultants who satisfy the

minimum qualifications that will be listed in the RFQ.

All communications concerning this Procurement must be directed only to the Procurement

Coordinator via email. Any other communication will be considered unofficial and non-binding

on OSPI. Consultants are to rely on written statements issued by the Procurement Coordinator.

Communication directed to parties other than the Procurement Coordinator may result in

disqualification of the Consultant.

This Procurement is available at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) website

and at the Department of Enterprise Services, Washington Electronic Business Solution (WEBS)

Procurement website. All Procurement amendments and/or Consultant questions and OSPI

answers will be posted to these sites. All interested Consultants must be registered with WEBS

under the following commodity codes to receive automatic notifications: 071-15 & 071-16:

Automobiles, School Buses, Suvs, And Vans (Including Diesel, Gasoline, Electric, Hybrid, And All

Other Fuel Types); 071-77: Specialty Vehicles; 071-80: SUV Type Vehicles (Incl. Carryalls);

071-90: Vans, Cargo; 071-91: Vans, Customized; 071-92: Vans, Passenger (Regular and

Handicapped Equipped)

OSPI, and its contractors and subcontractors, must not discriminate in any programs or services based on

sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military

status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or

service animal by a person with a disability, and must comply with state and federal nondiscrimination laws,

including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the

Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Questions and complaints of

alleged discrimination should be directed to the Equity and Civil Rights Director at 360-725-6162/TTY: 360-

664-3631; or P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200; or equity@k12.wa.us.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A.1. PURPOSE OF PRE-PROCUREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ......................................................3

A.2. PRE-PROCUREMENT MEETING ......................................................................................................3

A.3. BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................................3

A.4. ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES...................................................4

A.5. PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR...................................................................................................4

A.6. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS..................................................................................................................4

A.7. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT ..................................................................................5

A.8. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ........................................................................................5

A.9. EXHIBITS....................................................................................................................................................5

Pre-Procurement No. 2026-22

Rev. 5/2026

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A.1. PURPOSE OF PRE-PROCUREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is initiating this Pre-Procurement

Announcement to notify interested parties of an upcoming Request for Non-School Bus Student

Transportation Vehicle Price Quotations. The estimated due date will be 12:00 p.m., Pacific Time

(PT) on Monday, August 3, 2026. The purpose of the Pre-Procurement Announcement is to give

potential bidders an opportunity to research the project and plan for the procurement prior to

its release. OSPI reserves the right to revise information posted herein.

A.2. PRE-PROCUREMENT MEETING

A pre-bid state price quote specification document review meeting will be held on June 17,

2026.

The purpose of this meeting is to review proposed changes to the 2025-2026 State Price Quote

Specification documents, which are attached as exhibits to this pre-bid announcement.

The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m., PT, and will be hosted via Zoom. The meeting is open to

the public and any interested vendors.

Zoom meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/97824439384

Meeting ID: 978 2443 9384

Vendors who are unable to attend the pre-procurement meeting, but would like a copy of the

notes, may email contracts@k12.wa.us.

A.3. BACKGROUND

Pursuant to Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 28A.160.195, OSPI is soliciting competitive price

quotes from vehicle dealers for non-school bus student transportation vehicles in two (2)

separate categories to Washington state Local Education Agency’s (LEA).

Following this competitive process, OSPI will publish a list of all accepted price quotes. Local

Education Agency’s may purchase a school bus directly from the submitting dealer without

going to bid if the price quote is on the OSPI list of accepted bids.

For the purpose of this process, “local education agency” includes Washington state school

districts, Educational Service Districts, public charter schools, and tribal compact schools.

Pre-Procurement No. 2026-22

Rev. 5/2026

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A.4. ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES

Item

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Action

OSPI issues Pre-Procurement Announcement

Pre-bid quote meeting via Zoom

OSPI issues RFQ

Proposals due

OSPI conducts evaluation of proposals

OSPI publishes vetted list of vendors for use by school

districts

Date

June 5, 2026

10:00 a.m. PT on

June 17, 2026

June 26, 2026

August 3, 2026

August 6, 2026

September 1, 2026

OSPI reserves the right to revise the above schedule.

A.5. PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR

The Procurement Coordinator is the sole point of contact in OSPI for this procurement. All

communication between the Consultant and OSPI upon receipt of this Procurement shall be

with the Procurement Coordinator, as follows:

Name:

Address:

Email Address:

Contact Information

Kyla Moore

600 Washington Street South

PO Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504-7200

contracts@k12.wa.us

A.6. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Any questions or communications concerning this Procurement must be directed only to the

Procurement Coordinator. Questions and/or inquiries must be sent via email and should include

the Procurement number. Consultants are to rely on written statements issued by the

Procurement Coordinator. Communication directed to parties other than the Procurement

Coordinator will be considered unofficial and non-binding on OSPI, and may result in

disqualification of the Consultant. Answers or other applicable addenda will be posted to OSPI

and WEBS.

Consultants are encouraged to make any inquiry regarding the Procurement as early in the

process as possible to allow OSPI to consider and, if warranted, respond to the inquiry.

Pre-Procurement No. 2026-22

Rev. 5/2026

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A.7. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT

In the event it becomes necessary to revise any part of this Procurement, an addendum or an

amendment will be published on the OSPI website. For this purpose, the published Consultant

questions and Agency answers, and any other pertinent information, shall be considered an

addendum to the Procurement. Additionally, all addenda referred to above will be released on

WEBS under the commodity code(s) listed on the cover page of this Procurement. Only

consultants who have properly registered in WEBS will receive automatic notification of

amendments or other correspondence pertaining to this Procurement. For those not registered

in WEBS, it will be the responsibility of interested Consultants to check the website periodically

for addenda and amendments to the Procurement.

A.8. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

OSPI complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Consultants may contact the

RFQQ Coordinator to receive this RFQ in an alternative format.

A.9. EXHIBITS

MPV – Gas & Electric

Van – Gas & Electric

Pre-Procurement No. 2026-22

Rev. 5/2026

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