Seattle Public Schools (SPS) intends to award its transportation service contract to two companies for the 2022-2023 school year, First Student and Zum Services. Both companies will receive at least 40% of the overall commission, according to an internal memo between the current contractor, First Student, and SPS.
Following a Request for Proposal (RFP) over the course of the current school year, the district had originally awarded the rights to First Student, the primary transportation contractor to the district for over thirty years. That decision was appealed by Zum, citing a series of alleged errors made by the district in their evaluation of the competitive bid process.
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