About this opportunity
AI summaryArizona Western College requires an advanced automation and robotics training firm to develop and deliver technical instruction for its Manufacturing Business Accelerator Academy. The contractor must provide curriculum development, qualified instructors, hands-on instruction, competency assessments, and training records covering industrial automation, programmable logic controllers, robotics systems, and systems integration. Proposals are open to onshore United States organizations, excluding any parties suspended or debarred in the federal System for Award Management. Firms must submit all questions by November 10, 2026. Sealed proposals must arrive by November 23, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Arizona Time via mail or hand delivery to the college's purchasing department in Yuma, Arizona. The single-project contract spans from the effective date through anticipated completion no later than July 31, 2027.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Arizona Western College
- Solicitation No.
- 01-2027
Scope of work
- Develop and deliver AWC-approved curriculum covering PLCs, robotics, and automation
- Submit Initial Curriculum Package no later than two weeks after Cohort 1 begins
- Submit post-Cohort 1 Revised Curriculum within ten business days after Cohort 1 concludes
- Provide at least 240 in-person instructional hours per cohort (480 hours total)
- Document attendance, instructional hours, and learner progress and technical competency
- Provide qualified instructional personnel and designate one project manager
- Provide bilingual instructors, interpreters, or Spanish-language training materials when required
- Coordinate equipment adaptation, simulations, training aids, and consumables
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Written proposal evaluation | 100 points |
| Virtual Vendor Presentation - delivery plan and equipment adaptation walkthrough | 10 points |
| Virtual Vendor Presentation - instructional team expertise and responses to AWC questions | 10 points |
| Virtual Vendor Presentation - risk, schedule, and contingency planning | 5 points |
| Total Possible Points (including presentation) | 125 points |
| Price scoring component (part of written proposal) | 20 points |
Minimum qualifications
- Legally eligible to conduct proposed business and perform services in Arizona
- Not listed as excluded, suspended, or debarred in the federal System for Award Management
- Instructors with demonstrated experience and applicable industry-recognized certifications or credentials where relevant
Documents to include with your response
- One original Proposal and one electronic copy on USB flash drive
- Completed Appendix B Offer and Acceptance Form
- Completed Appendix C Letter of Insurability
- Exhibit A Certificate of Vote, if incorporated
- Attachment A Reference Form
- Completed Attachment B Price Proposal
- Signed acknowledgment copies of all RFP Addenda
- Resumes or qualification summaries for proposed instructors
- Appendix A RFP Completion Checklist
Key dates
- Inquiries due
- November 10, 2026
- Proposals due
- November 23, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. (Arizona Time)
- Final evaluation and selection
- December 9, 2026
- Anticipated award notification
- December 17, 2026
- Training completion anticipated
- June 30, 2027
- Contract completion anticipated no later than
- July 31, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy and electronic copy on USB
- Instructions
- Submit one original proposal marked ORIGINAL with required signatures plus one electronic copy on USB flash drive in a sealed envelope marked RFP 01-2027 to Arizona Western College Purchasing Department.
Contract details
- Term
- Effective date through project completion, anticipated no later than July 31, 2027
- Place of performance
- AWC-designated locations in Yuma, AZ
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence; Statutory Workers' Compensation with Employer's Liability of not less than $100,000 each accident/$100,000 disease each employee; Professional Liability; Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 minimum combined single limit for vehicles on AWC property; A.M. Best rating of A or better; AWC named as Additional Insured with Waivers of Subrogation.
- Funding
- U.S. Small Business Administration Award No. SBAGC7J260029-01-00, Assistance Listing 59.007, 7(j) Technical Assistance