Texas Charter Bus and Motor Coach Transportation Services
IDEA Public Schools
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IDEA Public Schools is soliciting proposals from one or more qualified, licensed charter bus and motor coach providers to furnish vehicles, qualified drivers, dispatch support, and related transportation services on an as-needed basis throughout its Texas campuses and departments. Services may support field trips, athletic and extracurricular travel, academic competitions, staff travel, campus and graduation events, and other authorized trips. Required capabilities include safe and maintained vehicles, ADA-accessible transportation, qualified and screened drivers, regulatory compliance, dispatch responsiveness, replacement vehicles, geographic coverage, and incident reporting. Respondents must submit complete, all-inclusive pricing covering vehicle types and capacities, base, hourly, mileage, daily, minimum-trip, wait-time, deadhead, driver-time, toll, parking, overnight, cancellation, accessibility, and fuel-surcharge charges. The solicitation requires completion of the buyer's master charter bus agreement and specified proposal forms, references, insurance evidence, pricing, certifications, a current FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot, campus information, and a signed criminal-history review. The initial contract term is one year with up to four additional one-year renewal terms; IDEA does not guarantee minimum trip volume, spending, or exclusivity.
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Requirements
- Commercial General Liability — $1,000,000.00
- Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
- Excess or Umbrella Liability — $5,000,000.00
- Workers' Compensation
- Employer's Liability — $100,000.00
- Minimum 3 references
- Within the last 5 years
- Client point of contact required for each reference
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Documents
| Title | Date Posted |
|---|---|
| Attachment K Charter Bus Price Sheet RFP 11-CHTRBUS-1226 | Oct 14, 2026 09:51 AM |
| RFP 11-CHTRBUS-1226 Texas Charter Bus and Motor Coach Transportation Services, District-Wide-Final | Oct 14, 2026 09:51 AM |
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