What the buyer needs
AI summaryA government authority in Houston, TX, seeks a vendor to provide educational textbooks, library materials, digital publications, and instructional resources services. The requested scope includes print and digital textbooks, supplemental materials, workbooks, teacher's editions, library books, literacy collections, foreign language books, periodicals, and accessible formats such as Braille, large-print, and audiobooks. Only onshore US organizations are eligible to bid, and performance of the work will be onsite. The buyer will hold a pre-bid meeting on November 18, 2026, and requires all questions to be submitted no later than December 3, 2026. The contract period will last for one year. The buyer is currently looking for proposals and has not specified a fixed budget.
Scope of work
- State-adopted and non-state-adopted textbooks (print and digital)
- Supplemental instructional materials, workbooks, and teacher's editions
- Library books including fiction, non-fiction, reference, biography, and graphic novels
- Instructional literature, literacy collections, and foreign language books
- Educational and professional publications for educators
- Periodicals, magazines, journals, newspapers, and bound resource subscriptions
- Braille materials, large-print materials, and audiobooks
- Searchable online catalog, pricing portal, or electronic catalog access
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Best Value (experience, references, quality of product(s)/service(s), and price) | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Adequate financial resources or ability to obtain such resources
- Ability to comply with delivery requirements
- Qualified and established firm regularly engaged in providing the listed products/services
- Compliance with EDGAR (2 C.F.R. §§ 200.318-326) and applicable federal, state, and local laws
- Onshore US Organization Only
Documents to include with your response
- Completed 10.0 Attachment Packet
- Completed Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295
- Pricing; Electronic Catalog/Price Lists
- Insurance Coverage Certification
- Vendor's logo in JPEG format
- Redlined exceptions to Contract Terms and Conditions Section 5.0 (if any)
- EDGAR Certifications
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via HCDE/CP eBid System
- Instructions
- Submit online at http://hcdeebid.ionwave.net. Faxed or electronically transmitted proposals are not accepted. If using wet signature documents, scan and upload them and mail or hand deliver originals within 5 business days.