Phoebe Hearst Elementary School Marquee

The Sacramento City Unified School District is procuring the installation of a digital marquee on district property adjacent to Folsom Boulevard at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School in Sacramento, California, with a ZIP code of 95819. The project is categorized as a minor school improvement under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and qualifies for a Class 14 Categorical Exemption, which eliminates the need for an Environmental Impact Report. This exemption was formally certified and submitted with a signed Notice of Exemption dated July 29, 2025, by Ben Wangberg, the District’s Facilities Planning Manager, who also serves as the primary point of contact for the project. The solicitation was posted on September 4, 2025, with a submission deadline of July 31, 2025, and requires physical filing of hard-copy documentation, including the completed Notice of Exemption form and a prior payment receipt, to the Office of Planning and Research in Sacramento and the Sacramento County Clerk. No formal contract value, pricing structure, or detailed technical specifications are provided in the documentation, and the acquisition is classified as a forecast with no standard contract type such as FFP or IDIQ identified. The absence of Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, delivery schedules, payment terms, inspection criteria, or contracting officer designations indicates a streamlined administrative process focused on regulatory compliance rather than competitive procurement. The work involves a single, non-expansive enhancement to school infrastructure without increasing student capacity or modifying existing facilities, and the project relies on local administrative procedures rather than federal procurement standards.