About this opportunity
AI summaryArizona Western College seeks a contractor to serve as a Semiconductor-Adjacent Manufacturing Training Specialist for its Manufacturing Business and Automation Accelerator. The selected contractor must develop customized curriculum, provide qualified specialized instructors, conduct hands-on technical training, execute competency assessments, and maintain training records across disciplines including precision machining, printed circuit board assembly, metrology, additive manufacturing, and metal fabrication. Only U.S. onshore organizations may submit offers, and the buyer will not award the contract to parties listed as excluded, suspended, or debarred in SAM.gov. Potential bidders must submit questions by November 10, 2026, and deliver sealed proposals 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 period extends from the effective date through anticipated completion no later than July 31, 2027.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Arizona Western College
- Solicitation No.
- 02-2027
Scope of work
- Curriculum development, adaptation, and submission of initial and refined curriculum packages
- Delivery of hands-on technical instruction and required instructional hours across two cohorts
- Specialized instruction in semiconductor-adjacent and advanced-manufacturing disciplines
- Provision of qualified instructional personnel and a designated project manager
- Mandatory bilingual delivery support accommodating English- and Spanish-language participants
- Participant competency assessments, evaluations, and grading
- Maintenance and delivery of attendance, instructional-hour, and competency records
- Equipment adaptation, site orientation, and coordination of consumable material requirements
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Total evaluated price | 20 points |
| Technical discipline coverage, equipment/resource plan, delivery-site requirements, and other written proposal criteria | 80 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 |
Minimum qualifications
- Minimum of five (5) years of verified relevant manufacturing-training experience
- Instructors with demonstrated experience and industry-recognized credentials (such as IPC, NIMS, SME, ASQ, or comparable)
- Mandatory bilingual capability accommodating English- and Spanish-language participant needs
Documents to include with your response
- Signed Cover Letter and company profile
- Offer and Acceptance (Appendix B) with original signature
- Qualifications and comparable experience narrative
- Technical and instructional approach responding to Scope of Work
- Equipment, software, licensing, facility, and safety requirements plan
- Price Proposal (Attachment B)
- Reference Form (Attachment A)
- Signed acknowledgement of each Addendum issued
- Current IRS Form W-9 and Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax number (if applicable)
- Certificate of Vote (Exhibit A, if incorporated)
Key dates
- Inquiries due
- November 10, 2026
- Proposals due
- November 23, 2026 by 2:00 PM Arizona Time
- Anticipated project completion
- no later than July 31, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy via mail or hand delivery
- Instructions
- Submit in a sealed envelope marked with RFP number and firm name to Arizona Western College Purchasing Department, PO Box 929, Yuma, AZ 85366-0929 (mail) or 2020 S. Ave 8E, Yuma, AZ 85365 (hand/carrier). No email or fax.
Contract details
- Term
- Single project contract from effective date through project completion, anticipated no later than July 31, 2027
- Place of performance
- In person at AWC-designated manufacturing training facilities or other designated locations in Yuma, AZ
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence. Workers Compensation at statutory limits and Employers Liability not less than $100,000 per accident/disease. Professional Liability covering acts, errors, and omissions. Automobile Liability minimum combined single limit of $1,000,000 if operating on property outside designated parking. Insurers must hold A.M. Best rating of A or better. Arizona Western College named as Additional Insured with Waivers o…
- Funding
- U.S. Small Business Administration Award No. SBAGC7J260029-01-00, Assistance Listing 59.007, 7(j) Technical Assistance