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Student Transportation Services (Route-Based Operations)

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Response Deadline08/10/2026, 04:00:00 AM UTC

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The contract pertains to the daily transportation of high school students from three residential areas—Baughers Bay, Free Bottom, and Purcell Estate—to Elmore Stoutt High School, ensuring reliable and timely transit for daily academic attendance. Services are structured as route-based operations, requiring fixed scheduling and consistent vehicle availability to accommodate student pickup and drop-off times aligned with school hours. The work is classified under NAICS code 485999, indicating it falls under other transit and ground passenger transportation services, and is issued as a subcontract by the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs & Sports of the Government of the Virgin Islands. Proposals must be submitted by the deadline of August 10, 2026, at 4:00 AM, with the solicitation made publicly accessible through the official government portal. While specific vehicle requirements, driver qualifications, or insurance standards are not detailed in the provided metadata, the scope implies compliance with safety, punctuality, and operational standards expected for transporting minors in a government-funded program.

General Info

Daily student transport from three areas to Elmore Stoutt High School under government subcontract, deadline August 10, 2026.

Agency

Government of the Virgin Islands → Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs & SportsView Agency

NAICS

485999 - All Other Transit and Ground Passenger TransportationView NAICS

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Timeline

PostedJul 27

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Response DeadlineAug 10

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08/10/2026, 04:00:00 AM UTCin 11 days

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AgencyGovernment of the Virgin Islands → Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs & Sports

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Daily transportation of high school students from Baughers Bay, Free Bottom, and Purcell Estate to Elmore Stoutt High School.

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