# Yesprep Public Schools Ionwave #RFP#YESP2026-26 Addendum 2

YES Prep Public Schools student transportation services

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** RFP#YESP2026-26 Addendum 2
**NAICS:** 485410, 485991, 485999

YES Prep Public Schools is seeking a provider for student transportation across its Houston-area schools, including general, special-population, and event-related service.
- **Buyer:** YES Prep Public Schools; Procurement/Purchasing Department, with the Director of Procurement identified in the RFP materials.
- **OEMs and vendors:** **Thomas C2 buses from Thomas Built Buses are preferred, but not required**; other bus brands require YES Prep approval. No other specific OEMs or transportation vendors are named.
- **Vehicles and equipment:** 71-passenger Type C buses; accessible special-needs vehicles; and two-way radios. No part numbers or purchase quantities are specified.
  - Fleet average age may not exceed 10 years; route buses may not exceed 10 years and spare buses 12 years. Maintain spare buses equal to at least 10% of assigned routes.
  - Buses require heavy-duty air conditioning, air-ride suspension, three-point seat belts, child-check capability, crossing arms, GPS with a 10-second location update and parent-app compatibility, and multi-camera video surveillance with at least 30-day retention.
  - Special-needs vehicles must support required wheelchair access and securement, restraints, adaptive equipment, car seats, and harnesses. Radios must work across school travel areas, with a dedicated channel for YES Prep routes.
- **Services requested:** K–12 general transportation; PK–12 special-population transportation, including Special Education and McKinney-Vento; field trips, extracurricular activities, district events, and non-school-day trips; routing and scheduling; staffing, dispatch, maintenance, reporting, and customer service.
  - Pricing includes regular routes based on 4 hours 45 minutes per route, double-tier routes based on 6 hours 30 minutes per route, special-education routes, monitors by the hour, and field trips by bus-hour. Proposers must state minimum trip hours and cancellation fees.
  - YES Prep does not guarantee minimum route, vehicle, or service quantities. It reports current ridership for general education, McKinney-Vento, and special education, without specifying quantities in the provided materials.
- **Notable operating requirements:** Target at least 95% on-time performance; provide substitute drivers equal to at least 15% of assigned drivers and substitute monitors equal to at least 10% of assigned monitors; create annual routes and process weekday route changes within 48 hours; and conduct a dry run for scheduled routes before service starts.
  - Provide qualified and compliant personnel, preventive maintenance and emergency coverage, GPS and ridership reporting, and family-facing customer service. Serious incidents require prompt verbal notice, a written report within 24 hours, and requested video within 48 hours. Retain operational reporting data for at least five years.
- **Term and pricing:** One-year initial term, with up to four additional one-year extensions by mutual consent. Pricing must include applicable labor, materials, equipment, project management, implementation, permits, and unforeseen expenses; a minimum one-year parts-and-labor warranty is specified.

### Description

YES Prep Public Schools is requesting proposals for transportation services. The procurement covers transportation for the school district, with pricing requested for regular education routes, double-tier routes, special education routes, monitors, field trips, and other listed services. The prospective contract has an initial one-year term and may be extended for up to four additional one-year terms by mutual consent. Proposals are due October 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM CT; electronic submission through the YES Prep eBid system is specified.

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