Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES)

The Pinellas County School District (District) is soliciting sealed electronic bids in response to Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES) . Bids are due before 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 . Bids may be received up to but not later than, the date and time listed above, via the District e-Procurement Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/PCSB. The District e-Procurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. The Pinellas County School District Purchasing Department strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline.

Pinellas County Schools has partnered with OpenGov Procurement which provides government agencies and their suppliers with a comprehensive and easy to use web-based eProcurement system. Registered suppliers receive automatic notification and transmittal of bid solicitations, and there is no charge to register and subscribe to receive PCS solicitation notifications. Please visit https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pcsb to register and subscribe.

Once you have downloaded bid documents from an OpenGov notification you will automatically receive an e-mail notifying you when any addenda are issued or questions posted have been answered. If you obtain our solicitation documents from any other source, we cannot guarantee that you will automatically receive subsequent notifications of addendums. To assure that you are automatically notified, you must visit the above website and download the bid document. The District will not be responsible if you fail to receive any and all addendums if you obtain the original bid document from another source.

The district will give consideration to prices established by the State of Florida Department of Management Services, Division of Purchasing through its contracts and negotiated agreement price schedules.

The procurement contact for this solicitation is Christina DiLeonardo-Rowan and can be reached at dileonardoch@pcsb.org .

Submit Electronic Responses via the District e-Procurement Portal:
https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/PCSB

The Owner shall be defined as the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida, acting through its Superintendent or those persons designated by the Superintendent to act on the Superintendent's behalf. The words OWNER, BOARD, SCHOOL BOARD or PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS may be used interchangeably.