Yesprep Public Schools Ionwave #RFP#YESP2026-26 Addendum 1

YES Prep Public Schools student transportation services

YES Prep Public Schools is seeking a transportation provider for student routes, special trips, and related operational support across its Houston-area schools. - Buyer: YES Prep Public Schools, Procurement; the bid invitation identifies Mehmet Bayar, Director of Procurement, in Finance / Purchasing. - Requested services: K–12 general transportation; PK–12 special education and McKinney-Vento transportation; field trips, district-wide events, and non-school-day trips; routing, dispatch, staffing, maintenance, reporting, and customer support. - Vehicles and technology: The primary vehicle need is 71-passenger Type C school buses. Thomas C2 buses are preferred, but not required. Accessible vehicles and appropriate securement or harnesses are required when student needs call for them. Requirements also cover GPS, cameras, two-way radios, routing software, and electronic operational reporting. - Volumes and pricing: The solicitation sets no guaranteed minimum service volume and provides no fixed route, bus, or trip quantities. Respondents may price route coverage by campus or area. Pricing also addresses monitors, drivers, field-trip bus hours, minimum trip hours, cancellations, and any annual escalation. - Operational requirements: Vendors must support annual route creation and weekday changes, including a 48-hour turnaround; conduct route dry runs; maintain substitute driver and monitor rosters; and provide safety, incident-response, emergency, and business-continuity capabilities. The stated substitute roster minimums are 15% for drivers and 10% for monitors. Serious incidents require prompt verbal notice, a written report within 24 hours, and requested video within 48 hours. - Performance and reporting: Proposals address a target of at least 95% on-time performance, GPS and data reporting, route efficiency, family-facing support, and root-cause analysis. Reporting records must be retained for at least five years and supplied within three business days of request. - Named organizations and systems: YES Prep Public Schools is the buyer; Thomas C2 is the named preferred bus model, made by Thomas Built Buses. Travel Tracker is identified as the current field-trip reservation portal. - Commercial terms: The initial term is one year, with up to four additional one-year extensions by mutual consent. No contract value is provided. The required pricing is to account for applicable materials, labor, management, implementation, permits, warranty, and unforeseen expenses.

Description

YES Prep Public Schools is soliciting proposals for transportation services. The RFP package includes scope and specifications, evaluation and award information, agreement terms, a vendor questionnaire, and a pricing sheet; transportation includes regular education, double-tier, and special education routes, as well as related services such as monitors and field trips. The prospective contract has an initial one-year term, with up to four additional one-year extensions by mutual consent. Proposals are due October 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM CT.

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