CITY OF JASPER, ALABAMA
P. O. Box 1589
121 17th Street West
Jasper, Alabama 35502
Date: January 22nd, 2026
11:00 A.M.
Bids to be opened at
Date: February 23rd, 2026
To Whom It May Concern:
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Jasper, Alabama, at Purchasing Agent’s office in Jasper, Alabama, until the above time and
date, and then opened as soon thereafter as practicable.
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Specifications: BASEBALL OFFICIATING SERVICES
SEE ATTACHED SHEETS
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If you are unable to furnish an item as specified and desire to offer a substitute, give full description of the item. No errors will be
corrected after bids are opened. No prices shall include State or Federal Excise Taxes. Tax exemption certificates are furnished upon
request. City reserves the right to accept or reject all bids or any portion thereof.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY BIDDER
I hereby affirm I have not been in any agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders in restraint of freedom
of competition, by agreement to bid at a fixed price or to refrain from bidding, or otherwise.
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Name of Firm
By ____________________________________
Name
Title ____________________________________
(Bids made out in pencil will not be accepted.)
ALL BIDDERS MUST USE OUR BID FORM AND SHOW ON ENVELOPE THE OPENING DATE.
CITY OF JASPER
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
BASEBALL UMPIRING SERVICES
SCOPE:
The City of Jasper is seeking proposals to provide personnel to umpire baseball games for Park and
Recreation Baseball Program. The City of Jasper, Alabama will receive proposals until 11:00 AM,
local time, on February 23rd, 2026 in the Purchasing Agent’s office at the Jasper City Hall, 121 17th
Street West, Jasper, Alabama 35501
The contract period shall be for a twelve-month period from the date of the contract award with
an option to issue a second and third contract with the same pricing, terms and conditions and
agreement by both parties for a second and third twelve-month periods.
This request is for annual requirements to provide personnel to perform baseball umpiring
services for the City of Jasper program which will be compromised of the following: at least two
(2) certified umpires for each game. The Supplier shall provide management, labor support
functions and personnel necessary to provide sufficient qualified umpires with the technical skills
and certifications necessary to provide competent management of games.
Upon written request transmitted via fax or email, or pre-published schedules, the Supplier shall
dispatch qualified personnel to the Park and Recreation chosen location at the identified time. The
Park Director will provide the baseball schedule for the current season to the successful supplier.
All games are to be a two-game back-to-back schedule on weekdays starting at 5:30 PM and a
four-game back-to-back schedule on weekends starting at 9:00 AM and are normally played at
night on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and on Saturday mornings.
Umpires supplied will be screened by the supplier and must have passed either the National High
School Federation Test, the Alabama High School Athletic Test or be Dizzy Dean approved.
Umpires shall arrive no later than 10 minutes before the first game starting time, dressed in
proper officiating attire and ready to work. Umpires must sign score sheets and indicate number
of games called at end of each session. The Park and Recreation will provide baseball leagues for
the following age groups: 6 & under, 8 & under, 10 & under, 12 & under, 14 & under and 16 &
under. The Park Department will provide rules for each age group to the successful supplier. This
contract will not cover district tournaments hosted by the Jasper Park Department.
As part of the proposal, each supplier shall submit a cost proposal for each different age group
with no mileage fee allowed. The booking fee must be submitted in the cost section of proposal
and be opened for negotiations.
The Supplier shall submit properly prepared invoice for all services provided on a weekly basis
for the preceding week to the Park and Recreation Director for verification. The price per game
will include 2 officials per game. Administration fees will include both the booking fees and
assinging fees and will be billed on a per inovice basis. Improperly submitted invoices will be
returned to Supplier for correction.
Supplier shall pay all taxes, levies, duties and assessments of every nature due in connection with
the services provided under this agreement and shall make any and all payroll deductions required
by law and hereby identifies and holds harmless the City from any liability on account of any and
all taxes, levies, duties assessments and deductions.
Supplier shall obtain all federal, state and local permits and licenses required to execute the
project as described. Supplier further agrees to abide by all applicable federal, state and local
codes, regulations statues, ordinances and laws including but not limited to Equal Employment,
Anti-Discrimination, Immigration, Wage and Salary, Drug Free Workplace and Disability.
The relationship of the Supplier and umpires supplied to the City is that of independent
contractors and not of employees of the City. Supplier and umpires shall not be entitled to any
benefits that accrue to an employee of the City and shall not be covered by Workers’
Compensation, leave, retirement, and group health insurance. Supplier assumes responsibility for
injuries occurred by officials and will provide the City with procedures on handling such.
At any time and for any reason, or without cause the City reserves the right to reject the services
of any Official referred by the Supplier and or prohibit an individual from providing services in
the future. In the event the City is forced to repeatedly reject Officials from the Supplier, the City
may terminate any portion of or the entire agreement. Excess repeated rejections are defined as
rejection rate that exceeds 5% of the officials provided. Failure to provide at least two officials or
failure for any officials to appear for three scheduled games can cause termination as provided
above.
Proposals must be submitted in a professional manner to merit consideration. One original must
be supplied in the following format:
• Letter to include full name of supplier, legal status, address, telephone number, fax
number, Federal Tax ID number and statement that you have carefully read, understand,
and agree to all terms and conditions in the Request for Proposals, and you intend to
supply the services specified herein
• Exceptions – please list any to the requirements of request, the City reserves the right to
reject any exceptions
• Project Planning and Management – describe your approach to manage the City’s
requirements for providing baseball officials
• Suppliers Experience and Personnel - describe your experience and provide list of at least
six (6) possible umpires with years of experience
• Cost proposal – List the game rate and booking fee
• Customer References – Minimum of three (3)
• Additional information you feel is relevant to your consideration
An evaluation committee will review the proposals and determine the best proposals in
accordance with following evaluation criteria:
• Suppliers experience and track record
• Adequacy of umpires
• Management approach to providing and monitoring performance
• Cost
The City reserves the right to waive minor variances from the specifications, provided these
differences do not violate the specification intent, materially affect the operation for which the
services are being purchased, nor increase the estimated cost to the City. The City reserves the
right to reject all or any part of the proposals received.
All requests for interpretation of any portion of the proposal may be made by telephone to the
City Purchasing Agent at (205) 385-7968. All replies will be given verbally, and a copy of any
inquiry, if deemed vital by the Purchasing Agent, will be made available to each prospective
bidder.
All bids/proposals shall be submitted in the form and manner indicated by the bid documents and
bid forms. Any bid /proposal which is not submitted in form and manner indicated which
contains information, statements, conditions, or qualifications which place conditions or
qualifications on the proposal submittal for the purposes of making an award, or which alter any
proposal terms, conditions specifications, or forms, which has not been previously by written
addendum from Purchasing Agent, or which does not meet legal requirements, shall be declared
as a qualified, conditional, or non-responsive and shall be rejected. Any proposals that do not
fully respond to all detailed specifications or requests for information including execution of
proposal forms may be declared “non-responsive” and recommended for rejection.
Contact person: Jessica Cook, Accountant/Purchasing Agent, City of Jasper (205) 385-7968.
BID SHEET
Price Per Game:
(Includes 2 officials per game)
Administration Fees Per Invoice:
(Includes both Booking & Assigning Fees)
$________________
$________________
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.