2026-0096 RFB Purchase of Ultrasound and Cardiovascular Equipment

PURCHASE ULTRASOUND & CARDIOVASCULAR
EQUIPMENT
REQUEST FOR BID (RFB)
RFB-2026 - 0096
Release Date: August 20, 2026
Bid must be submitted to:
Alamo Colleges District
Purchasing and Contract Administration
See addresses in "Key Dates and Information."
Bid Deadline: September 3, 2026, 2:00 p.m. CT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Dates and Information
Minimum Qualifications
General Information
A. RFB Project Scope
B. Organizational Description of Alamo Colleges District
C. Definition of Terms
Section 1: Scope of Work
A. Scope of Work
B. Statement of Work
Section 2: Terms and Conditions of the RFB & Submission of Bid
A. Terms and Conditions of the RFB
B. Preparation of Bid
C. Submission of Bid
Section 3: Bid Pricing Schedule
Section 4: Offeror's Checklist
Section 5: Certification of Non-Collusion
Section 6: Bid Certification
Section 7: Form CIQ - Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
Exhibit A Representations and Warranties to Texas Public Entities Required by Law
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KEY DATES AND INFORMATION
RFB NAME: Request for Bid (RFB) for Purchase of Ultrasound & Cardiovascular
Equipment
SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: September 10, 2026, prior to 2:00 pm CST.
DELIVERY LOCATION: Offeror may upload bid to Alamo Colleges District e-Bidding portal;
or deliver to:
Alamo Colleges District
Purchasing and Contract Administration
Re: Purchase of Ultrasound and Cardiovascular Equipment
RFB-2026-0096
Reception Desk
2222 N. Alamo St.
San Antonio, Texas 78215
This is a one-time purchase.
NOTICE: All questions related to this RFB are to be directed to Elisa Nava- Garcia, Sr. Purchaser, via
email to: enava@alamo.edu
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The respondents to this RFB must have the following minimum qualifications.
Failure to meet minimum qualifications may be grounds for rejection. Alamo
Colleges District reserves the right to reject Bid that fail to include this information
with the Offerors Bid submission.
a. Offeror(s) must affirm in writing and include with supporting documentation
with Bid submission: Offeror must be an original manufacturer, authorized
distributor, or dealer authorized by the manufacturer to sell, install and
warrant the items proposed.
Yes _____ No _____
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GENERAL INFORMATION
A. RFB Project Scope:
The purpose of this Request for Bids (RFB) is to solicit bids for the purchase of Ultrasound and
Cardiovascular Equipment for the Alamo Colleges District, St. Philip's College Sonography and
Cardiovascular Programs. The medical equipment will be used for student training.
B. 1.1 Organizational Description (Who We Are)
Alamo Community College District
(Alamo Colleges District or ACD) is a
nationally recognized organization and
the recipient of the Malcom Baldrige
National Quality Award, the nation's
highest honor for performance excellence,
in both 2018 and 2024. The Aspen
Institute named San Antonio College the
winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for
Community College Excellence and
received $600,000. Four of the five
colleges in the Alamo Colleges District
are named in the top 150 of the nation's
best community colleges, and Palo Alto
College is among the top two in the country. Alamo Colleges District includes Palo Alto
College, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio College, St. Philip's College, and Northeast
Lakeview College, along with a number of off-campus locations throughout the San Antonio
metropolitan area, serving an eight-county region, with a total unduplicated enrollment of over
88,000 students.
From our origin as a community college district in 1945 through decades of change and
expansion, we have worked to make higher education accessible and affordable. ACD
provides academic, vocational, and technical courses for certificates of completion, associate
degrees, bachelor's degrees, continuing education, and workforce training at its five colleges
and seven education and training centers. Our credits transfer to four-year universities for
those pursuing advanced degrees, and our workforce development and continuing education
programs help individuals build new careers and meet the needs of businesses. Our
moonshot is to partner to end poverty through education and training - whether that is a
certificate, an associate degree, or workforce-oriented baccalaureate degrees.
The Alamo Colleges District is one of the largest community college systems in the United
States and the fourth largest in Texas. Bexar County is the taxing district for ACD. We,
however, serve a much larger region; our service area includes all of Bandera, Bexar, Comal,
Kendall, Kerr, and Wilson Counties, and most of Atascosa and Guadalupe Counties. San
Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the nation with an estimated 1.5 million people, of which
60% are Hispanic. Of all students enrolled in post-secondary education in the city,
approximately 39% are enrolled in one of our colleges.
ACD serves the Bexar County community and its service area through its programs and
services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today's
world. Students are taught by highly qualified faculty with Master's and Doctorate degrees
who are dedicated to creating a learning-centered environment. Student services include
advising, computer labs, tutoring, financial aid services, services for the disabled, advocacy
centers, developmental instruction, veteran's services, and job placement assistance.
ACD, a Hispanic-Serving System which includes the nation's only college that is both a
Historically Black College and a Hispanic-Serving Institution, is the nation's third largest
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producer of Hispanic nurses. ACD is also one of Texas' largest providers of online post-
secondary education. A diverse international program brings Central American and other
teachers to San Antonio for advanced education while affording students and faculty the
opportunity to gain the skills to work in a global economy.
1.2 The Five Colleges of the Alamo Colleges District
The five colleges that comprise ACD include: St. Philip's
College (SPC), established in 1898; San Antonio
College (SAC), established in 1925; Palo Alto College
(PAC), established in 1985; Northwest Vista College
(NVC), established in 1995; and Northeast Lakeview
College (NLC), established in 2007. All the colleges are
within San Antonio city limits except Northeast
Lakeview College, located in Universal City, just to the
northeast of San Antonio. Each College is accredited
independently by the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools Commission on Colleges
Each College has typical college campus facilities such
as academic and classroom buildings, administrative
buildings, library facilities, gymnasiums, cafeterias,
science classrooms and labs, and computer labs. In
addition, there are a number of specialty facilities such
as performing arts centers, natatoriums, allied health,
emergency medical training areas, and aviation
classrooms adjacent to the runway at the historic
Stinson Field. ACD occupies more than 6.8 million square feet of space on.1,047 acres. A
$987 million capital improvement program was approved by the voters of Bexar County in
2025.
1.3 District Support Operations (DSO)
District Support Operations (DSO), located in the Alamo Colleges Center of Excellence for
Student Success (ACCESS) building at 2222 N. Alamo St., close to the urban contemporary
Pearl District, provides administrative services and support to the five colleges under
Collaborative Agreements. The ACCESS facility encompasses 160,950 square feet of space
which houses the executive offices for the Chancellor and Vice Chancellors, as well as
Purchasing, Human Resources, Legal Services, Ethics, Communications, Internal Audit,
Strategic Planning and Performance Excellence, Institutional Research and Effectiveness,
Information Technology, Finance and Fiscal Services, Facilities, Student Financial Aid, Center
for Student Information, Police, workforce programs, and other service units. The ACCESS
building has a large conference center for cross-college meetings, program collaboration, and
community use. Some remaining DSO personnel are co-located with the colleges on their
campuses, enabling them to be close to the students they support
1.4 Off-Campus Sites
The Alamo Colleges District also maintains several off-campus sites to better serve the
residents of Bexar C ounty and those located within the surrounding service area.
* Brackenridge Education & Training Center
* Eastside Education and Training Center
* First Responders Academy (FRA), Von Ormy, TX
* Greater Kerrville - Alamo Colleges Center
* Harlandale Education and Training Center
* Northeast Lakeview College at New Braunfels
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* Northwest Education & Training Center (under development)
* Northwest Vista College Southwest Research Institute Center
* Southside Education & Training Center
* St. Philip's College Military Base Locations
* St. Philip's College Southwest Campus
* Westside Education and Training Center
* Workforce Center of Excellence
Our Colleges are open-door institutions whose students come to college with various goals
and at various levels of preparedness. Consequently, we serve students and the community
with transfer courses, academic and technical degrees, and workforce development and
continuing education options, offering more than 325 degree and certificate programs. Our
educational program and service offerings are designed to meet the educational goals and
service needs of our students. We deliver these services through semester, flex, weekend,
evening, and online courses.
1.5 Awards and Recognitions:
2025
* The Aspen Institute named NVC as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community
College Excellence
* All five Alamo Colleges earn gold-level Veteran Education Excellence Award
* ACD received the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from
Insight Into Academia magazine.
* AAA Bond Rating (Moody's)
* AAA Bond Rating (Standards and Poor's)
2024
* ACD honored as the only community college system in the nation to earn the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award (2018 and 2024).
* Great Place to Work Designation (Great Place to Work)
* Leader College of Distinction (Achieving the Dream)
* Network Legend Award (Achieving the Dream)
* Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (Government Finance Officers
Association)
* Certificate of Distinction Award (Government Treasurers' Organization of Texas)
2023
* ACD honored with National Bellwether Award for Program Excellence.
* Leader College (Achieving the Dream)
* ACD Chancellor wins the Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence.
2022
* ACD earns the Award of Excellence for Student Success from the American
Association of Community Colleges.
* ACD receives the Franklin Covey Greatness Award.
2021
* SAC is the recipient of the $1 million 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College
Excellence
* NVC and PAC named to Aspen Top 150 community colleges
2020
* ACD honored with San Antonio Business Journal Resiliency in Business Award.
* Four Alamo Colleges Top in the Nation for Online Community Colleges (NVC, PAC,
SPC, SAC)
* ACD Honored with 2020 Leah Meyer Austin Award from Achieving the Dream
* SPC receives the Texas Award-Next for Performance Excellence
1.6 Workforce Profile of Alamo Colleges District
Our workforce includes 6,707 faculty, administrators, staff, and work-study (student
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employees). The District's diverse workforce continues to be representative of both our
student population and the demographics of Bexar County. Teaching faculty are required to
meet the certification requirements associated with accreditation set by the SACSCOC. Some
positions in the administrative segment require professional or doctoral degrees, while others
require bachelor's or master's degrees, and positions in the staff segment require at least a
high school level of education. Special health and safety related requirements exist in the
following areas: recognized hazardous work environments such as welding, electrical,
chemical, and ergonomics; compliance with Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Standards for police officers; and driving safety for vehicle operators.
1.7 Organizational Structure/Organizational Governance of ACD
The Chancellor is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and reports to a 9-member Board of
Trustees (Board) with one non-voting Student Trustee; the members represent nine different
districts in Bexar County and are elected by community members to serve for a term of six
years. The Student Trustee is selected by the Board from the student associations of the five
Colleges and serves a one-year term. By state statute, the Board is the governing body that
sets policy, appoints the Chancellor, levies property taxes, and approves the budget. The
Board is the final authority on all matters of governance for the organization. College
Presidents report to the Chancellor, serve as CEOs of their college; and sit on the Strategic
Leadership Team, the senior decision-making body within the organization.
1.8 Offerors can visit Alamo Colleges District' website at https://www.alamo.edu/ to learn more.
C. Definition of Terms:
1. "Alamo Colleges District," "ACD," "District," or "ACCD" refers to the Alamo Community
College District.
2. "Offeror," "Bidders," "Respondent," or "Company" refers to a company which chooses to submit a Bid
to provide products and/or services for the District as specified in this RFB.
3. "Contractor" refers to the company awarded the contract to provide products and/or services for the
Alamo Colleges District as specified in this RFB.
4. "Bid" refers to the offer, from Offeror to the Alamo Colleges District, to provide the products
and/or services as specified in the Agreement.
5. "ACD Holidays" refers to ACD offices are officially closed. ACD Holidays generally include Labor
Day, Thanksgiving, Winter Break, MLK Day, Spring Break, and Memorial Day, in addition to other
designated holidays identified as "College Closed" in the Academic Calendar published online at
https://www.alamo.edu/academics/academic-resources/academic-calendar/
for each academic year.
6. "Board of Trustees" refers to the governing body of ACD.
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SECTION 1
SCOPE OF WORK
A. Scope of Work:
The vendor will provide the following items or equivalent.
To add pricing see Section 3 Bid Pricing Schedule on pg. 16
Ultrasound Mentor
OB Fetal Echo TVS/TAS Module
Stand-alone Cart Assy. Ver. 3 0110-0020-0000
U/S Belly Add-on
OB 1st Trimester TVS/TAS Module
Sonography Basic Skills for the Female Mannequin
Endovascular Basic Skills Module
EP Basic Skills Module
C-Arm Basics Module
Cardio Basic Module
Flex Pro EDU Package
MentorLearn Cloud
BTK Intervention Module
EP Mapping Module
SFA Intervention Module
Iliac Intervention Module
Coronary Intervention Module
Transradial Coronary Module
Cardia Rhythm Management (CRM) Module
AF Ablation Module
FLEX PRO 3.3 Simulator
MentorLearn Cloud
Shipping and Handling: Charges per system
The anticipated date for award is September 2026.
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SECTION 2
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RFB AND SUBMISSION OF BID
A. Terms and Conditions of the RFB:
1. Award of Contract.
Award will be made to the Offeror which provides the best value to the Alamo Colleges District based
on the published evaluation criteria, and not solely based on the purchase price. Alamo Colleges
District reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all Bid, and to waive any and/or all formalities
and irregularities in the Bid received and re-solicit, as deemed necessary.
The selection and award may be made based on the Bid initially submitted, without discussion,
clarification, or modification. Respondent(s) who submit a Bid may be required to make an oral
presentation(s) of their Bid to Alamo Colleges District.
2. Evaluation Criteria.
Only the Bids meeting the minimum qualification will be evaluated. Responses to the following items
will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria in the Evaluation Table.
a. The Bid must contain the response to the requested information, which will serve as the basis
for the evaluation. Please be complete and concise in all responses to all required items.
Respond to each item separately, beginning each response with the question asked.
1) Alamo Colleges District will consider the following criteria in evaluation of the Bid:
Evaluation Table
Criteria CSP Reference Weighting
Maximum
Points
1. Purchase Price Section 2.A.2. b.1 80
2. Extent to Which the Goods or Services Meet Section 2.A.2.b.2 20
the District's Needs:
- Meet requirements in the scope of
services
- Background and experience in providing
services
Total: 100
2) Alamo Colleges District shall evaluate the information provided in the Bid received.
Information and/or factors gathered during interviews, and any reference checks, will be
utilized in the evaluation criteria, rankings, and award decision. References may or may
not be reviewed at the discretion of the Alamo Colleges District. Alamo Colleges District
also reserves the right to contact references other than or in addition to those furnished by
a respondent.
3) Alamo Colleges District may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to
evaluate prices. Normally, reasonableness of price is established through adequate price
competition, but may also be separately assessed through the price analysis techniques.
The award will be made on a best value basis.
b. In response to this RFB, please provide information regarding the following matters:
1) Purchase Price:
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