Playground Service Material

The Little Rock School District is inviting proposals for Playground Service Material. The contract will be governed by the District’s Maintenance Department.   The complete request for proposal is available online at https://lrsd.ionwave.net. Interested Proposers must register at this site to view and download proposal documents and to submit a proposal electronically. This is the REQUIRED method of submission.   Any questions regarding this RFP are to be submitted in writing via Ion Wave under the questions tab by the deadline, October 22, 2025, 10 am. All questions received and the corresponding answers will be posted publicly for all vendors. No verbal responses will be provided. The district will not respond to questions after this date and time.   ISSUING OFFICE   This proposal is issued by the Procurement Department, Little Rock School District. The Procurement Department is the sole point of contact between the proposer and the District on matters pertaining to the award of any contract resulting from this RFP. Proposers under no circumstances shall contact any other Little Rock School District administrators or staff at any time during this procurement process. Any contact with Little Rock School District administrators or staff could result in your proposal being disqualified.   Proposals will be taken under advisement upon closing, and successful proposers will be notified as soon as an evaluation is completed. The District will negotiate, as appropriate, with the apparent acceptable proposers. The complete scope of work is available in the attachment section of this request for proposal.   EVALUATION CRITERIA AND AWARD   The contract will be awarded to the contractor who submits the most responsible, responsive offer complying with the instructions specified within.  The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any formalities or technicalities in any proposal should such be deemed to be in the best interest of the Owner.  The proposed costs, fees, or expenses will weigh heavily in the award of any resulting contract but will not necessarily be the determining factor.  The District intends to review all written proposals.  The District intends to award a single contract for services.  The District will utilize, but will not be limited to, the following criteria in reviewing proposals received.    
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AWARD   The contract will be awarded to the contractor who submits the lowest, most responsible, responsive offer complying with the instructions specified within. The District reserves the right to award this service under a single or multiple contracts, whichever shall be in the best interest of the District. The contract will be awarded for one year from the date of award. The District reserves the right to request renewal of this contract for additional periods. All terms and conditions must remain the same and be mutually agreed to by the Owner and the Contractor.