The Galena Park Independent School District (GPISD) is soliciting proposals for general purchases, with awards made on a continuous basis. Proposals must be submitted online by December 5, 2025. Required attachments include W9, Conflict of Interest Form, Texas and Federal Certifications, and others. Contact between vendors and GPISD personnel during the proposal process is prohibited. The initial contract term is five years, with monthly awards. Awards will be based on criteria including price, vendor reputation, and quality. GPISD encourages HUB, MWBE, and SBE participation. The district reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
The response deadline is **** 02: 00 pm ct.
All goods andor services provided by vendor under this agreement must be warranted to be free from defects in material, workmanship, and free from such defects in design for a period of one 1 year upon the later of gpisds acceptance of the product andor service or payment of the applicable invoice.
Awards will be based on the criteria set forth within this document. The evaluation factors are: price, reputation of vendor, quality of vendors goods and/or services, extent to which the goods and/or services meet gpisds needs, vendors past relationship with gpisd, impact on the ability of gpisd to comply with laws and rules relating to hubs, total longterm cost to gpisd to acquire vendors goods andor services, and other relevant factors.
To qualify for evaluation, a proposal must have been submitted on time and must materially satisfy all mandatory requirements identified in this document.
If vendor is unable to provide the goods or services at the prices quoted in vendors proposal or if vendor fails to fulfill or abide by the terms and conditions of the agreement, gpisd may take the following actions, in gpisds sole discretion, and vendor agrees to comply with gpisds actions: insist that vendor honor the quoted prices specified in vendors proposal have vendor pay the difference between vendors price and the price of the next acceptable proposal as determined by gpisd have vendor pay the difference between vendors price and the actual purchase price of the good or service on the open market andor recommend to gpisds board of trustees that vendor no longer be given the opportunity to submit a proposal to gpisd andor that this agreement be terminated.
A questions regarding the requirements specified in this solicitation may be sent through the gpisd ebid system no less than five 5 business days before the proposals are due.
Based on previous expenditures, gpisd anticipates purchases for all awarded vendors to be in excess of 500, 000 in a one year aggregate.