DRIVER EDUCATION SERVICES

Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
State:	North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	611710 - Educational Support Services
Posted Date:	Apr 10, 2026
Due Date:	Apr 24, 2026
Solicitation No:	251-27-96
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Solicitation Number:	251-27-96
Project Title:	DRIVER EDUCATION SERVICES
Description:	The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) seeks providers that will provide a program of driver education at the public high schools of Wake County for all physically and mentally qualified.
Opening Date:	4/24/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	4/11/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION


Solicitation Number * 251-27-96	Department WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-04-24T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-04-10T19:39:16.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Driving and flying and sailing
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Marcella Calvert
Description The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) seeks providers that will provide a program of driver education at the public high schools of Wake County for all physically and mentally qualified.

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RFP #251-27-96

Memorandum from Purchasing Department

Letter of Instruction for RFP #251-27-96

To: Prospective Parties

Thank you for your interest in the Wake County Public School System. Please review the

following instructions prior to submitting your proposal.

● All submittals must be organized and indexed according to the section number and required

subject matter. The information contained in your submittal should be indexed and easily

accessed by WCPSS. WCPSS is not required to seek clarification on any proposal that does not

meet these minimum requirements.

● Prior to submitting and executing a proposal, please make sure you have thoroughly reviewed

and fully understand the terms and conditions referenced herein. All proposals submitted in

response to this solicitation are subject to the terms and conditions outlined herein. All

responses will be controlled by such terms and conditions and the submission of any other

terms and conditions or other documents as part of an offeror’s response shall constitute

sufficient grounds for rejection of the proposal without further consideration. This includes any

subsequent contract resulting from this solicitation. The attachment of any other terms and

conditions by the Offeror will not be considered. By execution and submission of a proposal,

the Offeror expressly acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by all terms and

conditions set forth herein without exception or qualification.

● WCPSS will adhere to strict deadlines as indicated in the solicitation document and thus will not

make exceptions to these dates and times.

● Please read carefully the section titled CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROHIBITED

COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE RFP PROCESS. All questions should be directed to

bids-mcalvert@wcpss.net

● Offerors are cautioned that this is a request for offers, not a request to contract, and WCPSS

reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all offers when such rejection is deemed to be

in the best interest of WCPSS.

● In submitting a proposal, the Offeror agrees not to use the results there from as part of any

news release or commercial advertising.

● Vendors shall submit one (1) signed original executed proposal response and one (1) electronic

copy on a flash drive (emails NOT accepted) of proposal in the same sealed envelope to the

address identified below.

● Clearly mark each package with (1) Vendor name; (2) the RFP number; and (3) the due date.

Address the package(s) for delivery as shown in the table below. If the Vendor is submitting

more than one (1) proposal, each proposal shall be submitted in separate envelopes and

marked accordingly. For delivery purposes, separate envelopes from a single Vendor may be

included in the same outer package. Proposals are subject to rejection unless submitted with

the information above included on the outside of the proposal package.

● Include a copy of IRS Form W-9 along with WCPSS Vendor Information Form (Attachment A).

● Before submitting a bid, Vendor must register with North Carolina eVP. There is NO COST to

evp/download?attachment.

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RFP #251-27-96

Request for Proposal #251-27-96

1551 Rock Quarry Rd – Bldg. F

Raleigh, NC 27610

Refer ALL Inquiries to: Marcella Calvert

Telephone No: 919-588-3457

E-Mail: bids-mcalvert@wcpss.net

PROPOSALS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED April 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

CONTRACT TYPE: AGENCY SPECIFIC TERM CONTRACT

COMMODITY: 861317 DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM

SERVICES

Using Agency Name: WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

NOTICE TO VENDORS

Sealed proposals, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received at this office (1551 Rock Quarry Road,

Building F, Raleigh, NC) until 2:00 p.m. on the day of opening and then opened, for furnishing and delivering the

commodity as described herein. Refer to page 2 for proper mailing instructions. Proposals submitted via email in

response to this Invitation for Proposals will not be acceptable. Proposals are subject to rejection unless submitted on

this form.

EXECUTION

In compliance with this Request for Proposal, and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned offers and agrees

to furnish and deliver any or all items upon which prices are proposed, at the prices set opposite each item within the

time specified herein. By executing this proposal, I certify that this proposal is submitted competitively and without

collusion.

Failure to execute/sign proposal prior to submittal shall render bid invalid. Original signature required. Digital

signatures are unacceptable. Late proposals are not acceptable.

VENDOR:

FEDERAL ID OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO.

STREET ADDRESS:

P.O. BOX:

ZIP:

CITY & STATE & ZIP:

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

TOLL FREE TEL. NO

(800)

TYPE OR PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING:

FAX NUMBER:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

DATE:

E-MAIL:

Offer valid for 60 days from date of proposal opening unless otherwise stated here: _______ days.

Submit one (1) signed, original executed proposal response, including all attachments, and one (1) electronic copy on a

flash drive (emails will not be accepted) of your proposal simultaneously to the address identified below.

Clearly mark each package with: (1) Vendor name; (2) the RFP number; and (3) the due date. Address the package(s) for

delivery as shown in the table above. If the Vendor is submitting more than one (1) proposal, each proposal shall be

submitted in separate envelopes and marked accordingly. For delivery purposes, separate envelopes from a single

Vendor may be included in the same outer package. Proposals are subject to rejection unless submitted with the

information above included on the outside of the proposal package.

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MAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Mail only one fully executed proposal with copies, unless otherwise instructed, and only one

proposal package with copies per envelope. Address envelope and include proposal number as shown below. It is the

responsibility of the Vendor to have the proposal in this office by the specified time and date of opening.

DELIVER TO:

PROPOSAL NO. RFP 251-27-96

Wake County Public School System

Purchasing Department, Building F

1551 Rock Quarry Road

Raleigh, NC 27610

Bidders or their authorized representatives are expected to fully inform themselves as to the terms, conditions,

requirements, and specifications of this RFP before submitting bids. Failure to do so will be at the bidder’s own risk. The

law makes no allowance for errors or omission or commission on the part of the bidders; furthermore, the bidder cannot

secure relief on the plea of error or ignorance concerning any requirement included in the RFP.

Bidder presence is not required at the bid opening, and no weight or other consideration toward any award decision will

be given to any bidder’s attendance or absence at the bid opening. Recaps of the details of the bids received will be

available to any interested party upon WRITTEN request. The form and content of the bid recaps will be at the sole

discretion of WCPSS. They may be in electronic form.

RFP SCHEDULE

The table below shows the intended schedule for this RFP. WCPSS will make every effort to adhere to this schedule.

Event

Responsibility

Date and Time

Issue RFP

WCPSS

4/10/2026

Submit Written Questions

Vendor

4/15/2026 by 2:00 PM

Provide Responses to Questions

WCPSS

4/20/2026 by End of Business

Submit Proposals

Vendor

4/24/2026 by 2:00 PM

PROPOSAL QUESTIONS

Upon review of the RFP documents, Vendors may have questions to clarify or interpret the RFP in order to submit the

best proposal possible. To accommodate the Proposal Questions process, Vendors shall submit any such questions, in

written form by the above due date. WCPSS will not respond to questions via telephone or telephone message(s).

Written questions must be emailed to bids-mcalvert@wcpss.net by the date and time specified above. Vendors should

enter “RFP #251-27-92 Questions” as the subject for the email. Questions submittals should include a reference to the

applicable RFP section and be submitted in the format shown below:

Reference

RFP Section, Page Number

Vendor Question

Vendor question …?

Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, WCPSS’ response and any additional terms deemed necessary

by WCPSS will be posted in the form of an Addendum and shall become an Addendum to this IFB. No information,

instruction, or advice provided orally or informally by any WCPSS personnel, whether made in response to a question or

otherwise in connection with this IFB, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Vendors shall rely only on written

material contained in an Addendum to this IFB. Addendums associated with the Request for Bid will be posted to the

following links and it will be the vendor’s responsibility to adhere to and check these addendums prior to bid

submittal:

http://webarchive.wcpss.net/about-us/purchasing/open-bids.html

https://evp.nc.gov/solicitations

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Table of Contents

1.0 BACKGROUND AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES

2.0 TERMINOLOGY

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK

BID SHEET

CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SHEET

LIST OF DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS

CONTRACTED SERVICES FORM

4.0 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

5.0 PROPOSAL EVALUATION

6.0 REQUIRED SUBMITTALS

7.0 DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

8.0 ATTACHMENTS

8.1 Terms and Conditions

8.2 WCPSS Ethics Policy

Attachment A - Vendor Information Sheet

Exhibit B – Insurance Requirements

Attachment C – HUB

Attachment D – Uniform Guidance

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14-16

22-26

27-28

32-34

1.0 BACKGROUND AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES

For informational purposes, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is currently the largest school

district in North Carolina and the 15th largest in the United States. There are currently 192 schools serving a

student population of approximately 162,000. Wake County covers 854 square miles. Additional information

about the school system can be accessed via the internet site (www.wcpss.net).

• The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) seeks providers that will provide a program of driver

education at the public high schools of Wake County for all physically and mentally qualified.

2.0 TERMINOLOGY

2.1 Definitions

2.1.1 The proposing firm will be referred to throughout this document as VENDOR or

2.1.2

2.1.3

CONTRACTOR.

The scope of work defined in this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be referred to as the

PROJECT.

Deliverables shall include all pricing information and required attachments.

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK

3.1 CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1 Vendor must be licensed by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (hereafter “DMV)

as a commercial driving school pursuant to G.S.20-320.et seq. at the time its bid is

submitted.

3.1.2 Vendor must demonstrate effective results for a minimum of three years as a Driver

Education Contractor serving student drivers and demonstrate the capacity to serve at least

14,000 students.

3.1.3 Contractor must provide required professional development and instructor training for all

instructors. Instructors are required to earn 60 hours of driver’s education professional

development in a five-year period to remain certified with NC DMV. This may include in-

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service training as well as conferences including the N.C. Driver & Traffic Safety Education

Association (NCDTSEA) state and the Southeast Region American Driver & Traffic Safety

Educational Association (SERA ADTSEA) regional conferences. This training is related to

instructors seeking CEU’s for recertification of their driver education credentials.

3.2 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

A vendor who submits a proposal in response to the RFP may be required to give an oral presentation

and/or clarification of his/her proposal to WCPSS. This will provide an opportunity for the vendor to

clarify his/her proposal but will in no way permit changes to the vendor’s original proposal. The cost of

preparing for and attending the meeting will be at the vendor’s expense. WCPSS will schedule the time

and location of each such presentation if WCPSS determines that an oral presentation is necessary.

3.3 SPECIFICATIONS

Under WCPSS supervision, the Contractor shall administer a program of driver education that complies

in every respect with the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Laws of North Carolina, Article 14, General

Statutes 20 – 320 through 20 – 339, and is subject to all rules and regulations of the N.C. Division of

Motor Vehicles and approved by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. In accordance with such law,

the Contractor agrees to administer a program which meets the following standards and requirements.

Contractors shall initial understanding and acceptance of each of the following specifications.

1. Driver Training Program

In accordance with criteria and standards approved by the N.C. State Board of Education (SBE), the

Contractor shall provide a program of driver education at the public high schools of Wake County for all

physically and mentally qualified persons who (a) are older than fourteen (14) years and six (6) months,

(b) are approved by the principal of the school, pursuant to the rules adopted by SBE, (c) are enrolled in

a public or private high school of Wake County, and (d) have not previously enrolled in the program. The

approximate number of eligible students (including special education students) in Wake County is

14,000. The vast majority of these students are based at the 36 high schools, which are located

throughout Wake County. The Contractor shall implement the WCPSS driver education curriculum

approved by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

At a minimum, the driver education curriculum shall include (1) instruction on the rights and privileges

of the handicapped and the signs and symbols used to assist the handicapped relative to motor vehicles,

including the "international symbol of accessibility" and other symbols and devices as provided in Article

2A of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes; (2) at least six hours of instruction on the offense of driving

while impaired and related subjects; (3) at least six hours of actual driving experience. (To the extent

practicable, this experience may include at least one hour of instruction on the techniques of defensive

driving.); (4) at least one hour of motorcycle safety awareness training; (5) instruction on law

enforcement procedures for traffic stops that is developed in consultation with the State Highway

Patrol, the North Carolina Sheriff's Association, and the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police.

(This instruction shall provide a description of the actions that a motorist should take during a traffic

stop, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers.)

Classroom instruction will use the technology-based Driver Education Program selected by WCPSS at all

schools. The Contractor shall provide at least one driver education instructor at each high school who

will teach the technology-based driver education program. Students enrolled in the program covered by

this agreement will be taught pursuant to the applicable statutes of Article 14 of the Motor Vehicle Laws

of the State of North Carolina, consisting of thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction and six (6) hours of

behind-the-wheel training.

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The provider must submit a written proposal demonstrating the ability to serve at least 14,000 students

through classroom instruction and at least 11,000 students through behind-the-wheel training each

month. This is an absolute requirement, and the methodology must be submitted.

Vendor acknowledgement __________

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

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