Pre-Employment Testing Services

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS  
GENERAL INFORMATION:
INTENTION: It is the intention of the Board of Trustees of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District to receive proposals from interested vendors to provide PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING SERVICES.
CONTRACT SERVICE PERIOD:  This is a term contact beginning September 1, 2025 or soon thereafter and ending August 31, 2026.
RENEWAL CLAUSE:  This contract may be renewed for an additional two (2) year TERM CONTRACT PERIOD, renewed annually, if the vendor and the Edinburg CISD agree and no increases in cost are incurred except for the growth of the district.
SB9 COMPLIANCE:  All vendors who are awarded will be required to get fingerprinted according to the SB9 Compliance law that passed.  If your company has already been fingerprinted for another school district, please submit proof along with proposal and the Purchasing Department will get you the other required paperwork as soon as an award has been made.  If you have not been fingerprinted, upon award, please visit the Purchasing Department and you will be given the necessary documents in order for you to be in compliance.  Vendors who refuse to get fingerprinted will not be allowed to step onto school district property.
METHOD OF PAYMENT:  The CONTRACTOR will provide a complete itemized record of services rendered when billing the District.  Charges will be in accordance with the fee schedule after negotiations.  Other charges will be mutually agreed upon from time to time.  The Edinburg CISD expects to pay for these services through a purchase order made by the Student & Social Services Department.
EVALUATION & RANKING CRITERIA:  The medical physician shall be ranked and evaluated on the following criteria:
40% - Physician Qualifications and Years of Experience 20% - The reputation of the Physician and their services 20% - Past experience with school districts (five (5) references) 20% - Any other relative factor that a private business entity would consider in selecting a vendor, such as who will be conducting              the testing services.
SELECTION OF PROVIDER
Edinburg CISD expects to select a medical physician on a basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications to perform the requested services for a fair and reasonable price.  The fees will be negotiated after the selection of the medical physician has been made.  PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR FEE STRUCTURE WITH YOUR RFQ AS THIS MAY DISQUALIFY YOUR SUBMITTAL.
EEOC NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: It is the policy of Edinburg CISD not to discriminate on the basis of sex, age, handicap, religion, race, color, or national origin in its educational programs.
  PAYMENT INFORMATION: Payments will be made on the District's regular payment schedule.   DELIVERY INFORMATION: The successful bidders will be given a reasonable length of time for delivery, however, purchase orders over thirty (30) days old are considered unreasonable. The Edinburg CISD reserves the right to review the bidder's delivery performance and to re-award to the next lowest vendor, if delivery is unsatisfactory.   ADDENDUMS: Vendor's submitting through the online bidding system will be notified through email automatically of any and all addendums for this proposal. It will be the vendor's responsibility to check the Purchasing Website for any addendums or additional information if submitting proposals manually. ECISD website is www.ecisd.us. Click on Departments, then Purchasing. Once at the Purchasing site, click on Vendor CSP/RFP/RFQ Calendar in the blue box located on right side. The current month calendar will be the first calendar you see. To access the proposals available, click on any of the titles and you get another screen that will have the downloadable PDF. If you do not see it on the list, click the month button on top and you will see complete month with all solicitations the District is currently seeking out. Any questions, please contact the Purchasing office and we will assist you.   ECISD highly recommends responses be submitted electronically though this electronic bidding system as it helps expedite the bidding process and helps to alleviate errors. Manual responses will still be accepted as long as they are received by the close date and time listed on this bid event. NO EMAILED OR FAXED RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR MANUAL SUBMITTALS.
  BOARD MEMBERS:
David Torres - President, Carmen Gonzalez - Vice-President, Letty Flores - Secretary, Luis Alamia - Member, Xavier Salinas - Member, Leticia "Letty" Garcia - Member, Dominga "Minga" Vela - Member, Dr. Mario H. Salinas- Superintendent of Schools