REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS
FOR
Pupil Transportation Services
School Years 2026-27 and 2027-28
Quotations Due: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 2:00 P.M.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Independent School District #622, North St. Paul-Maplewood- Oakdale Schools (ISD #622), will enter direct negotiations with school bus and Type-III transportation service providers to provide Pupil Transportation Services for school years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, per State Statute Sec. 123B.52 Subd.3.
Written Quotations from interested vendors will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time on April
30th, 2026 at the District Education Center, 2520 12th Avenue East, North Saint Paul, Minnesota 55109, for Pupil Transportation Services School Years 2026-27 and 2027-28. Quotations received after the quotation due date and time will not be accepted and returned to the Vendor. Vendors must submit Written Quotations in accordance the Request for Quotation Documents prepared by ISD #622. No oral, telegraphic, or electronically submitted proposals or modifications will be considered.
A Quotation (Bid) Security is required in the form of a certified check, bond, or irrevocable letter of credit, payable to Independent School District 622, equal to $5,000 or five (5) percent of the estimated amount of the first year’s services, whichever is greater, as a guarantee of prompt execution of the contract
Vendors are to furnish all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals to provide pupil transportation
services as specified to sixteen (16) ISD #622 sites and eight (8) non-public schools within its boundaries for a term of two (2) school years commencing on July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, with a renewal period up to two (2) additional school years depending on the qualities, terms and rates in the quotations received.
Interested vendors may register and receive Request For Quotation Documents by sending contact
information to Purchasing@isd622.org. In the email, identify yourself as an interested vendor for the
“Pupil Transportation Services School Years 2026-27 and 2027-28”, and include the name of the
company, contact person, and email address for receipt of any additional addenda.
An informational meeting for vendors will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am local
time at the ISD 622 Transportation Office, 2225 McKnight Rd N, North St Paul, MN 55109. This
SPECIFICATION will be reviewed, questions will be answered, and any additional information and
materials provided to those in attendance. Attendance at the meeting is highly recommended.
Successful Vendors will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the first year of the contract price as security for the faithful performance of the contract.
Written Quotations may not be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after the Request for Proposal due date, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject all proposals, to reject a proposal which is incomplete or irregular, to waive informalities or irregularities in a proposal received, and to accept, or reject a proposal, which in the Owner’s judgment is in Owner’s best interests.
RFP Requested By:
North St. Paul - Maplewood - Oakdale Schools
Independent School District 622
2520 E. 12 th Avenue
North St. Paul, MN 55109
Attn: Procurement Office
ISD #622 Official Paper: The Pioneer Press
Dates of Publication: 3/30/26 and 4/6/26
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