Fort Smith School District · Solicitation 2025-26 RFP-032

Fort Smith Public Schools - SY 26 - 27 - Turnkey Audio Monitoring in compliance with Arkansas Eli's Law

Fort Smith, AR School district Posted Nov 3, 2026 Last verified Nov 13, 8:20 PM
34 days remaining

What this bid is

Fort Smith Public Schools is seeking proposals for a turnkey audio monitoring solution to meet Arkansas Eli's Law (Act 908 / A.C.A. 6-21-122) across six secondary school campuses in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for school year 26-27. The notice asks vendors with school district experience to provide an end-to-end solution. The agency will decide which proposal, if any, it selects.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference is set for 18 November 2026 at 9:00 AM CST at the FSPS Service Center, Building F, Purchasing, 3205 Jenny Lind Road. The notice says a bid from anyone who did not attend is usually rejected unopened. Questions are due 20 November 2026 at 4:00 PM CST, and proposals are due 18 December 2026 at 4:00 PM CST.

Proposals are submitted electronically through the OpenGov portal, which requires a free vendor account. Contact Craig Tecmire, Supervisor of Purchasing, at ctecmire@fortsmithschools.org or (479) 755-5929.

Deadline

18 December 2026, 4:00 PM CST (34 days remaining - last confirmed 13 Nov)

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As the agency published it

Fort Smith School District - Technology has issued request for proposal, solicitation 2025-26 RFP-032.

The intent of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit sealed proposals from qualified vendors with experience working with school districts to secure Fort Smith Public Schools - SY 26 - 27 - Turnkey Audio Monitoring in compliance with Arkansas Eli's Law. Fort Smith Public Schools ("FSPS") does not assume to have included every detail in this RFP, but has made every effort to provide all bidders with enough information to bid on this RFP.

Fort Smith Public Schools is requesting proposals from qualified, licensed, and experienced vendors to provide an end-to-end turnkey solution for compliance with Arkansas’ Eli’s Law (Act 908 / A.C.A. § 6-21-122) across six (6) secondary school campuses.

Responses are due December 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM CST.

Questions must be submitted by November 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM CST.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for November 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM CST at FSPS Service Center - Building "F" - Purchasing - Mr. Tecmire's Office 3205 Jenny Lind Road, Fort Smith, AR.

Commodity categories: Computer Hardware And Peripherals For Microcomputers; Computer Hardware And Peripherals For Mini And Main Frame Computers; Computer Accessories And Supplies; Computer Software For Microcomputers, Systems, Including Cloud-Based (Preprogrammed); Computer Software For Mini And Mainframe Computers (Preprogrammed); Data Processing Cards And Paper; Forms, Continuous: Computer Paper, Form Labels, Snap-Out Forms, And Folders For Forms; Communications And Media Related Services.

Contact: Craig Tecmire, Supervisor of Purchasing (ctecmire@fortsmithschools.org, (479) 755-5929).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/fortsmithschools/projects/319909. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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Bid deadline34 days remaining - last confirmed 13 Nov 18 December 2026, 4:00 PM CST check 34 days

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