26 Apr 2025

RFP For SVLS Courier Services

The Pacific Library Partnership is soliciting proposals to establish a contract for courier services for the delivery of library materials to Silicon Valley Library System (SVLS) members in the Santa Clara County region. The full Request for Proposal (RFP) can be viewed at https://www.plpinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/PLP-SVLS-Courier-RFP-FY-2025-26.pdf

The RFP closes at 12:00 p.m. on May 23, 2025.

This page will be updated to include answers to any questions submitted by proposers. The contractor is responsible for checking this page for updates and bears all responsibility to be familiar with all questions and answers received up until the end of the question period.

The following list of questions and answers have been submitted as of 11 a.m. on May 8, 2025.

Questions and Answers:

  1. Who is the current contractor?
    Am-Tran
  2. What is the current yearly awarded amount? Is this amount based on one or two days per week?
    Up to $32,659 (this includes any fuel surcharge costs). This amount is based on two days per week.
  3. Will items be sorted in totes per location, or would each item need to be sorted based on location?
    Due to the low volume of materials for most locations, each item needs to be sorted based on location.