Industry, Community & Business Partnership Opportunity for an Advance Technical Center (ATC)

Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 has issued Request for Information RFI 2027-01 to identify industry, business, and community partners for the development of the Advanced Technical Center (ATC). The ATC is designed as a state-of-the-art Career and Technical Education campus serving the south region of Phoenix, specifically the South Phoenix and Laveen communities. The center focuses on three primary career pathways aligned with Arizona economic development priorities: Health Care Sciences, IT/Cybersecurity, and Semiconductor and Advanced Manufacturing. The district is seeking partners to provide strategic guidance, validate curriculum and certification standards, and recommend industry-standard equipment and technology to ensure students achieve credential stacking and transferable college credits. This solicitation is an invitation to build a partnership pipeline and identify candidates for the ATC Advisory Council; it is not a formal bid or a request for pricing. Interested parties must submit a vendor introduction letter and detailed organizational capabilities through the OpenGov Procurement Portal by November 23, 2026. The district is offering a non-mandatory pre-response question and answer meeting as part of the process. Primary coordination for this effort is managed by Lila McCleery, Director of Purchasing.