HCPSS MPIA Request #2024-159

Requestor
Alaena Ponce
Requested Information
1) Current active school bus contract
2) Most recent RFP for school bus contract
3) Most recent RFP vendor responses for school bus contract
4) Scoring document leading to selection of new school bus contract vendor
5) Previous contract for previous school bus contract vendor
Please use date range starting January 1, 2022 to April 5, 2024.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes

Responsive to this request, prior MPIA responses containing the information sought include: https://mpia.hcpss.org/requests/2023-143

https://mpia.hcpss.org/requests/2023-137

https://mpia.hcpss.org/requests/2024-040

All vendors responses and the Request for Proposal record can be made available via disk/mail due to the volume of records. In regard to the evaluation committee’s score/evaluation records, under MPIA GP § 4-344, which allows a custodian to deny inspection of confidential opinions, deliberations, advice or recommendations from one governmental employee or official to another for the purpose of assisting the latter in the decision-making function, we would be unable to release. These records reveal pre-decisional recommendations of the evaluation committee used to inform the award by the Purchasing Office, where release would be contrary to the public interest given its potential to inhibit full and frank discussion in the procurement process.

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