Pender County Schools is requesting and will be accepting qualification proposal submissions from vendors interested in offering furniture design/casework options to the following schools within the district: Pender High School, Burgaw Middle School, West Pender Middle School, Cape Fear Elementary and Middle, CF Pope Elementary School, Malpass Corner Elementary School, and Rocky Point Elementary School. The selected vendor will work with Instructional Services, Auxiliary Services, and the Assistant Superintendent to provide appropriate furniture/casework design options in appropriate quantities that will complement the redesign of learning spaces throughout the district that also fits within a final budget that will be determined later. The furniture/casework vendor will be qualified and selected based on the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder standard, consistent with State and Federal law and regulations. All vendors are allowed and encouraged to include any information in the respective submittals that they might consider relevant to the selection process. QUESTION DEADLINE: 2:00 p.m. EST, August 18, 2023 Pender County Schools reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Please use the above contact and do not contact other staff or elected officials in regard to this procurement process. Improper contact may result in the disqualification of your proposal. No pre-proposal conferences, meetings, or site visits shall be conducted. Any questions that are necessary to complete proposals should be sent in writing at least 5 business days prior to the submission deadline to the name listed above. 3) Anticipated project budget: To Be Determined up to $1,500,000.00 4) Project schedule: Estimated project start date of October 2023 and an estimated project completion date of December 2023 . 5) Qualifications selection criteria and criteria weighting: An Evaluation Committee will evaluate the proposals using the following criteria. Submittals will be evaluated based upon the needs of Pender County Schools and information provided by the professionals. Additional information will be obtained from references or other sources identified by the applicant. Interviews are not anticipated; however, additional information may be requested. If contract negotiations are not successful with the initial selection, alternate selections will be contacted.