Professional Services - Continuing Contracts

The Pinellas County School District (District) is soliciting sealed electronic proposals in response to Professional Services - Continuing Contracts . Proposals are due before 2:30 pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 . Proposals 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 Joe Benjamin and can be reached at benjaminst@pcsb.org .

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

This document shall serve to provide interested parties with specific information as to the procedures for selection of Professional Design Services where the method of compensation is a Negotiated Fee for THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA. Pursuant to the Florida Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act, Section 287.055 F.S., The School Board of PINELLAS County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”), will consider the contracting of a Professional Design Service.

New firms may petition to be added to the continuing contracts list for Professional Services by completing the requirements of this Request for Qualifications and submitting for consideration to the Purchasing Department for the optional renewal year (third year of contract). The Professional Services Selection Committee will then review and score the proposal. If the committee recommends an interview, that will be done during the next scheduled Professional Services Selection Committee meeting. The firm will be notified of that date and time in advance.