REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Region 3 Education Service Center Regional Purchasing Cooperative requests bid/proposals for the following items until the time and date shown: BID OPENING AND DEADLINE MAY 6, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M. CST LOCATION: REGION 3 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER 04-251-26 INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 04-252-26 LIBRARY AND INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS 04-253-26 SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 04-254-26 IT DEVICE REPAIR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED VIA BONFIRE. HARD COPY SUBMISSIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. The Service Center and/or the Cooperative will consider the following factors in determining whom to award a contract: costs; reputation of vendor and vendor’s goods and services; quality of vendor’s goods or services; extent to which goods or services meet Service Center’s and/or the Cooperative’s needs; vendor’s past relationship with the Service Center and/or the Cooperative; impact on ability of the Service Center and/or the Cooperative to comply with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized businesses; long term cost to the Service Center and/or the Cooperative to acquire vendor’s goods or services; and any other relevant factor specifically listed in the request for proposals. Itemized specifications may be obtained by contacting the Purchaser at the Region 3 Education Service Center, 15555 US Hwy 77 North, Victoria, Texas 77904, calling (361) 573-0731, or by going online at http://www.esc3.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=902. The Service Center and/or the Cooperative reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to accept any proposal deemed by the Service Center and/or the Cooperative as being most beneficial to the Service Center and/or the Cooperative, and to waive all formalities in requesting proposals.