School Bus Stop-Arm Enforcement Safety Program

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is soliciting proposals under RFP 27-806 for a qualified vendor to provide a fully integrated, turnkey School Bus Stop-Arm Enforcement Safety Program. The primary objective of this program is to improve student safety by detecting, recording, and processing vehicles that illegally pass stopped school buses. The selected vendor will be responsible for all hardware, including multi-angle video cameras with license plate recognition and GPS tagging, as well as a secure cloud-hosted software platform, installation, monitoring, maintenance, and violation processing support. The implementation is phased over four years, scaling from 250 buses in year one to 1,000 buses by the end of year four. Proposals are due by September 10, 2026, and must be submitted in PDF format via the designated vendor portal. Evaluation is based on the scope of services (55 percent), relevant experience and expertise (20 percent), firm overview (15 percent), and professional references (10 percent). Vendors must provide a technical proposal, a transition plan, and several mandatory certifications, including non-collusion, conflict of interest, and compliance with the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011. Award of the contract requires approval by the DeKalb County Board of Education. The contract requires the service provider to maintain professional liability and umbrella insurance, with minimum limits of 1,000,000 dollars per occurrence and 2,000,000 dollars in the annual aggregate. All personnel providing services on district premises must undergo a criminal background check. Payment terms are set at thirty days following the receipt of an invoice. The district maintains the right to audit all supporting documentation for seven years following the completion of services.