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Contracted Transportation Services (to include McKinney-Vento Eligible Services) Contracts - Effective April 11, 2025

Statewide Student Transportation Services including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation:
  • Vendor: Assist Services, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24N-AST-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Dominique Dadekian
  • Phone Number: 816-397-3447

Assist Services, LLC provides statewide student transportation services, including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation.

  • Vendor: River North Transit, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24N-RNT-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Greg Centini
  • Phone Number: 434-962-4835

River North Transit, LLC provides statewide student transportation services, including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation.

Regional Student Transportation Services including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation:
  • Vendor: Caringtrans, LLC., dba Care Transit
  • Contract Number: 24N-CARE-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Heather Bonhote
  • Phone Number: 602-777-7373

Caringtrans, LLC., dba Care Transit provides regional student transportation services, including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation services to members located in: Maricopa County. They offer services for special needs students, including those requiring wheelchair van service, and assistance for the blind and hearing impaired. They can accommodate any other Individualized Education Program (IEP) requests, such as providing 4-point harnesses and on-board student aides. They provide age-appropriate car seats, booster seats, GPS tracking, live camera stream, and route-sharing for parents/guardians at no charge.

  • Vendor: HopSkipDrive, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24N-HSD-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Bridget Geyer
  • Phone Number: 714-858-8554

HopSkipDrive, Inc. provides regional student transportation services, including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation services to members located in: Maricopa County, including Central Phoenix, Scottsdale-Paradise Valley, East Valley, West Valley, Southwest Valley; and Tucson metropolitan area.

Statewide Other Contracted Transportation Services & Regional Student Transportation including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation:
  • Vendor: River North Transit, LLC (Via Student Transit)
  • Contract Number: 24N-DCT-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Roberto Morales
  • Phone Number: 480-404-0069

Desert Choice Transport, LLC provides regional student transportation services, including McKinney-Vento eligible transportation services and students with special needs, to members located in Maricopa and Pinal Counties. They provide statewide other contracted transportation services (e.g. chartered school bus, bus) with or without Bus Aide, and CDL Bus Driver only services.

Contract information is available on the website
  • Pricing: March 21, 2025
  • Due Diligence:  March 28, 2025

Exterior/Interior Painting, Weatherization, and Other Coating Applications Contracts - Effective April 5, 2025

  • Vendor: Ghaster Painting & Coatings, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24M-GHAST-0405
  • Vendor Contact: Kevin McDermott
  • Phone Number: 602-277-8541

Ghaster Painting & Coatings, Inc. provides the full scope of work to include coating application, material sales, and an extensive list of additional application, preparation, and weatherization services. They provide the following manufacturers: Behr, Dunn Edwards, PPG, Rain Guard, and Sherwin Williams. Their current bonding capacity is $750,000. They provide products and services statewide.

  • Vendor: Riddle Painting & Coatings, Co.
  • Contract Number: 24M-RIDDLE-0405
  • Vendor Contact: JJ Bowers
  • Phone Number: 602-277-3461

Riddle Painting & Coatings, Co. provides the full scope of work to include coating application, material sales, and an extensive list of additional application, preparation, and weatherization services. They provide the following manufacturers: Benjamin Moore, Dunn Edwards, PPG, Rain Guard, and Sherwin Williams. Their current bonding capacity is $2,000,000. They provide products and services statewide.

  • Vendor: Royalty Sealants, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24M-ROS-0405
  • Vendor Contact: Alfonso Lopez
  • Phone Number: 623-277-0588

Royalty Sealants, LLC provides the full scope of work to include coating application, material sales, and an extensive list of additional application, preparation, and weatherization services. They provide the following manufacturer: Sherwin Williams. Their current bonding capacity is $500,000. They provide products and services statewide.

Contract information is available on the website
  • Pricing: March 28, 2025
  • Due Diligence:  March 28, 2025

Online Marketplace – Direct Online Order Contracts - Effective April 11, 2025

  • Vendor: Amazon.com Services, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24I-AMZ-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Charlene Danel
  • Phone Number: 512-423-3835

Amazon.com Services, LLC. provided the complete scope of work, including a full end-to end procurement solution simplifying buying. The Amazon Business website offers hundreds of millions of business-relevant products, from office supplies to professional-grade equipment specific to niche industries. Business Prime, a membership program, is offered once the customer account is established. Business Prime includes free shipping on eligible items, the ability to guide users to preferred products and suppliers, and tools for purchasing and spend policies and visibility into organizational spending. They offered a direct online website solution that is seamless and familiar.

  • Vendor: Intermountain Lock and Security Supply, dba IML Security Supply
  • Contract Number: 24I-IML-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Jeff Caswell
  • Phone Number: 877-438-6068

Intermountain Lock and Security Supply dba IML Security Supply provides security and locksmithing products including security hardware, safes, access control, and security accessories. They provide a simple direct order online business to business website that once registered will provide members access to all materials at contract pricing.

  • Vendor: School Outfitters, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24I-SOF2-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Hannah Fickey
  • Phone Number: 855-619-3279

School Outfitters, LLC. provides office, school, cafeteria, vocational furniture, accessories, equipment, dry erase and chalkboards, and portable staging and risers from brand name manufacturers and their own in-house brands. Additional value-added services included design services and product consultation at no cost. Furniture installation can be requested through the website. They provided an effective ordering solution that includes a clear process with features and functionalities which streamline the ordering process.

  • Vendor: Snap-on Incorporated, dba Snap-on Industrial, a division of IDSC Holdings, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24I-SNAP-0411
  • Vendor Contact: John Suher
  • Phone Number: 801-688-5059

Snap-on Incorporated, dba Snap-on Industrial, a division of IDSC Holdings, LLC. provides professional grade hand and power tools, tool storage, asset management systems and products, light and heavy fleet maintenance diagnostics and information systems, fleet garage equipment, and shop tools including vehicle lifts. Snap-on’s direct online order website provides a fully functional and easy to navigate order experience.

  • Vendor: Staples Inc., dba Staples Contract & Commercial, LLC.
  • Contract Number: 24I-SPLO-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Nicole Ortiz
  • Phone Number: 505-400-6580

Staples Inc., dba Staples Contract & Commercial, LLC. provides workspace products and furniture, cleaning products, and traditional office supplies included within Staples’ Full Line catalog. They provided a direct online ordering solution for all Mohave members, providing features and functionalities that streamline the ordering process minimizing the time spent on purchasing items.

  • Vendor: Staples Inc. dba Staples Technology Solutions
  • Contract Number: 24I-SPLT-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Jon Raym
  • Phone Number: 632-258-6914

Staples Inc. dba Staples Technology Solutions provides a wide assortment of technology products for Mohave members alongside their full technology catalog, no additional charge to pre-sales engineering support, OEM specific technology road-mapping, demo program, and post-sales support. They provide a direct online ordering website with access to over 1.4 million technology items, providing features and functionalities that streamline the ordering process.

  • Vendor: Superior Cleaning Equipment, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24I-SCE-0411
  • Vendor Contact: Mary Sipes
  • Phone Number:602-257-8558

Superior Cleaning Equipment, Inc. offered quality commercial grade cleaning and environmental equipment. A wide range of parts, chemicals, and additional services including repair and maintenance were offered. The direct online ordering website provides a clear and efficient process to make purchases.

Contract information is available on the website
  • Pricing: March 28, 2025
  • Due Diligence:  March 28, 2025

Asphalt, Concrete, and Related Ancillary Services Contracts - Effective March 19, 2025

  • Vendor: Cactus Transport II, LLC. DBA Cactus Asphalt
  • Contract Number: 24L-CAC-0319
  • Vendor Contact: John Flores
  • Phone Number: 602-319-3420

Cactus Transport II, LLC. DBA Cactus Asphalt provides statewide services for asphalt, concrete, and related ancillary services. Their services include, but are not limited to, installation and repair services for asphalt, asphalt crack filling, sealing, and concrete flatwork. Ancillary services include striping and heavy-duty vacuum truck and/or kick broom sweeping.

  • Vendor: Copper State Pavement, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24L-COPR-0319
  • Vendor Contact: Jacob Kloszewski
  • Phone Number: 480-793-4524

Copper State Pavement, Inc. provides statewide services for asphalt, concrete, and related ancillary services. Their services include, but are not limited to, installation and repair services for asphalt, asphalt crack filling, sealing, and concrete flatwork. Ancillary services include striping and heavy-duty vacuum truck and/or kick broom sweeping.

  • Vendor: Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24L-SUN-0319
  • Vendor Contact: Eric Meister
  • Phone Number: 602-663-7914

Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC provides statewide services for asphalt, concrete, and related ancillary services. Their services include, but are not limited to, installation and repair services for asphalt, asphalt crack filling, sealing, and concrete flatwork. Ancillary services include striping and heavy-duty vacuum truck and/or kick broom sweeping.

Contract information is available on the website

  • Pricing: February 24, 2025
  • Due Diligence:  February 27, 2025

Playgrounds, Splash Pads, Outdoor Fitness, and Related Equipment Contracts - Effective February 22, 2025

  • Vendor: Arizona Recreation Design, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24K-ARD-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Lindsay Nolan
  • Phone Number: 480-788-3177

Arizona Recreation Design, Inc. provides the following manufacturers: Bestrong USA outdoor fitness, Bison outdoor sports, Coverworx shelters, Dynamo play equipment, Flexground surfacing, IMC Outdoor Living rubber mulch, Little Tikes playground equipment, Madrax bike rakes, MyTCoat site amenities, Netplay net play equipment, Outdoor Fit outdoor fitness, Thomas Steele site amenities, Turf & Sport synthetic grass, and Water Odyssey splash pad equipment.

  • Vendor: Dave Bang Associates, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24K-BANG-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Shanna Liles
  • Phone Number: 480-892-2266

Dave Bang Associates, Inc. provides the following manufacturers: Action Play Systems playground borders and equipment, American Rubber Surfacing, Americana Outdoor shelters, AmeriGrass safety surfacing, Barks and Rec dog park equipment, Berliner play equipment, Cre8Play playground equipment, Dog-on-it Parks dog park equipment, Earthscape, Exofit, FlexGrass safety surfacing, Forever Lawn safety surfacing, Jaypro athletic equipment/site furnishings, Kay Park athletic/site furnishings, LA Steelcraft athletic/site equipment, Percussion Play outdoor musical instruments, Peterson Mfg. site furnishings, PlaySimple equipment, PlayTime equipment, Playworld playground equipment, Premier Polysteel site furnishings, PW Athletic equipment/site furnishings, Rain Deck splash pad equipment, Sitescapes site furnishings, Soft Play / Aquatics playground equipment, Sportsplay playground/athletic equipment, Stern Williams drinking fountains, Trekfit playground equipment, Wabash Valley, Green Valley and Urbanscape site amenities, and Zeager Brothers safety surfacing. They are also certified to provide playground safety inspections.

  • Vendor: Desert Play Systems LLC dba American Play Systems
  • Contract Number: 24K-APS-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Maria Smith
  • Phone Number: 520-791-7529

Desert Play Systems, LLC., dba American Play Systems provides the following manufacturers: Barks and Rec dog park equipment, Childworks playground equipment, Douglas Sports outdoor sports equipment, Grounds for Play playground equipment, Flexground safety surfacing, Gro-well safety surfacing, IMC Outdoor Living safety surfacing, Most Dependable Fountains water fountains, RCP Shelters steel shelters, SofSurfaces safety surfacing, Superior Dog Park Amenities, Superior Fitness outdoor fitness equipment and Superior Site Amenities site furnishings. They provided the following manufacturers held in common with other recommended bidders: They are also certified to provide playground safety inspections.

  • Vendor: Exerplay, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24K-EXER-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Dan Gardiner
  • Phone Number: 505-280-0208

Exerplay, Inc. provides the following manufacturers: Anova Furnishings site furnishings, Classic Recreation Systems metal shelters, Dero bike racks, Dog-on-it Parks dog park equipment, Dumor site furnishings, Freenotes Harmony Park outdoor music equipment, IMC Outdoor Living safety surfacing, Landscape Structures playground equipment, Pioneer Wholesale safety surfacing, and Scenic Shelters metal shelters. They are also certified to provide playground safety inspections.

  • Vendor: Lonesome Valley Contracting LLC., dba, Competitive Surfacing Solutions
  • Contract Number: 24K-CSS-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Jonathan Casey Caniglia
  • Phone Number: 928-713-4670

Lonesome Valley Contracting LLC., dba, Competitive Surfacing Solutions provides limited services that include member owned equipment installation services and safety surfacing. They are the manufacturer of Competitive Surfacing Solutions. Competitive Surfacing Solutions consists of pour in place surfacing and synthetic turf. Surface repair and annual maintenance plans are available.

  • Vendor: Norcon Industries, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24K-NORP-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Tim Norris
  • Phone Number: 480-839-2324

Norcon Industries, Inc. provides limited services and products that include outdoor athletic equipment and site furnishings. They provide the following manufacturers: Bison outdoor sports equipment Draper outdoor athletic equipment, National Recreation Systems site equipment and furnishings, Sports Imports outdoor sports equipment, and Sport Venue Padding.

  • Vendor: Play It Safe Playgrounds and Park Equipment, Inc.
  • Contract Number: 24K-PLAY-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Kenda Daria
  • Phone Number: 480-347-8486

Play It Safe Playgrounds and Park Equipment, Inc. provides the following manufacturers: Barks and Rec dog park equipment, BCI Burke playground equipment, Chlorking Sentry splash pad equipment, Dogipot dog park equipment, Flexground safety surfacing, Frog Furnishings site amenities, Gared Sports outdoor sports equipment, Icon Shelters, International Mulch, Leisure Craft site furnishings, MyTCoat site furnishings, Paris Fitness outdoor fitness equipment, Percussion Play outdoor musical instruments, Wausau site furnishings, and Willoughby drinking fountains. They are also certified to provide playground safety inspections.

  • Vendor: PlaySpace Designs, Inc (Joint Venture with Shasta Enterprises, J.P. Playgrounds & Park Equipment, and Competitive Edge Contracting, Inc. (Joint Venture)
  • Contract Number: 24K-PSDJ-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Morgan Selph
  • Phone Number: 801-386-6244

PlaySpace Designs, Inc. in a Joint Venture with Shasta Industries, Inc., J.P. Playgrounds & Park Equipment, and Competitive Edge Contracting, Inc. provides the following manufacturers: Duraplay safety surfacing, Goric play equipment, ID Sculpture outdoor climbers, mmcite 7 site furnishings, Kompan playground equipment, National Recreation Systems site equipment and furnishings, Park Catalog site furnishings, Pilot Rock/RJ Thomas Mfg. site furnishings, Urban Accessories site furnishings, and Waterplay splash pad equipment. They are also certified to provide playground safety inspections.

  • Vendor: Triactive USA Fitness Equipment
  • Contract Number: 24K-TFE-0222
  • Vendor Contact: Lucas Riphagen
  • Phone Number: 562-201-1838

Triactive USA Fitness Equipment provide limited services to only supply heavy duty outdoor fitness equipment. They are the manufacturer and sole provider of Triactive USA Fitness Equipment.

Contract information is available on the website

  • Pricing: February 14, 2025
  • Due Diligence:  February 14, 2025

Gym, Stage, Multi-Purpose Room, and Sports Maple Hardwood Floors (New, Repair, and Restoration) Contract - Effective February 7, 2025

Arizona Gym Floors, LLC provides new Installation, restoration, and maintenance including cleaning, refinishing and repair on hardwood gym and stage floors. They offer same day or next day response to the Phoenix metropolitan area and Tucson, statewide services, cleaning of bleacher wheels, and perform no cost inspections.

Contract information is available on the website

  • Pricing: December 23, 2024
  • Due Diligence:  January 10, 2025

Food Services Point of Sale and Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) Platforms, to Include: Hardware, Payment Solutions, and Software Contracts - Effective December 19, 2024

Bullfrog Technologies offered Point of Sales; Online Back office; Bullfrog Pay; Online Order/Student Meals; Digital Menu Boards; Inventory purchasing/ Distribution; Food labeling; Accounting; Therm-IQ; and Probe-IQ. The firm’s software integrates with a third-party program named ReStock, for the GDSN component which includes menu costing and menu information components.

EMS LINQ, Inc. provides LINQ Nutrition Platform which offered Meal Planning, Nutritional Analysis, Point of Sale Operations, Student Management, Eligibility, Online Parent Services, Site Setups and Maintenance, Purchasing, Order Processing, Inventory Management, Menu Planning, Production Management, Commodity Tracking, and Production Record. Firm currently integrates with GDSN Connect through KidsChoose, Inc. dba inTeam Associates, LLC.

  • Vendor: KidsChoose, Inc. dba inTeam Associates, LLC
  • Contract Number: 24H-TEAM-1219
  • Contract Information

KidsChoose, Inc. dba inTeam Associates, LLC is the publisher of GDSN Connect. Their software program offered the following licensing models: Agency License – Administrator & Members; Site License – Basic; Site License – Premium; Volume Licensing. Each license type affords the member certain features outlined in the firm’s response. Their software can be implemented within one week after receipt of the purchase order. The program is offered as a stand-alone program or can be integrated with some food services point of sales program.

MealManager, Inc.’s software included a parent module; district module; school admin module; cafeteria point of sale; and compatible hardware. The firm’s program does not include GDSN.

TekVision, Inc., offers various Point of Sales hardware to include, but not limited to: touchscreens, barcode scanners, keyboard membranes, orbital scanners, RFID reader/writers; and tablets. TekVisions hardware is compatible with all POS Software Systems, such as Primero Edge, Heartland School Solutions, System Design, MCS and Titan. Additionally, three major POS Software companies, PCS Revenue Control, Harris School Solutions and Pay Schools purchase touchscreens directly from TekVisions to resell to their customers.

Contract information is available on the website
  • Pricing: December 20, 2024
  • Due Diligence:  December 23, 2024
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