All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal. Specifications include, but are not limited to: 4.1. General Requirements 1. Vendor must submit a Texas Department of Public Safety Certificate of License certified by The Texas Private Security Bureau as a Security Contractor Guard Company. 2. The Contractor must have the administrative and fiscal capacity to provide and manage the services requested. 3. The Contractor must furnish all equipment required to outfit the security officer staff. 4. The Contractor must work closely with the security management department and campus principals to ensure that security services are provided as required. 5. The Contractor must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and orders of all authorities having jurisdiction over the contract. 6. The contractor must make and keep accurate and complete written reports and supporting documents of all unusual and/or important incidents as soon as possible after they occur. 7. The Contractor and his staff must be adequately insured and bonded. 4.2. Jurisdiction 1. The jurisdiction may include all territory within the boundaries of the school district and all property outside the boundaries of the district that is owned, leased, or rented by, or otherwise under the control of the school district. 4.3. Services 1. Primary Security Services: Foot patrols of campuses. Duties include the security of assets and the safety of students and staff. 2. Additional Services: Special Events: From time to time, Mission CISD hosts special events, which will require additional security. 4.4. Contractor Personnel 1. The Contractor must employ qualified personnel with adequate training and experience and adequate numbers. 2. All Contractor staff must, at a minimum, be high school graduates (or equivalent) and be able to read and write English satisfactorily. 3. The Contractor staff must conduct themselves in such a manner as to promote and maintain good public relations at all times. 4. The Contractor must ensure that all its employees adhere to all campus regulations and policies, including policies regarding personal behavior, parking regulations, smoking, and a drug-free workplace. 5. All Contractor staff acting in the capacity of security officers must be properly clothed in approved uniforms. Shoes are to be properly shined. Tennis shoes are not acceptable as footwear unless otherwise authorized. No mazes, slapsticks, stun guns, firearms, or ASP’s are allowed. 6. All Contractor staff must, except for due politeness and courtesy, abstain from engaging in any personal familiarities with Mission CISD students and staff while on official duty. 7. All Contractor staff members are not police officers and have no more power of arrest than any other citizen. Each security officer must be aware of the limitations of his/her powers to avoid false arrest or illegal search. Refer to section 37.01 of the Texas Chapter 37 of the Texas Student Code of Conduct. 8. All Contractor staff working as security officers must undergo, and pass, (or have already passed a background investigation acceptable to Mission CISD). A thorough background investigation before they are permitted to work under this contract. Provide proof of such to Mission CISD. 9. Contractor must remove from further service on Mission CISD premises any staff member that Mission CISD finds objectionable. 10. The Contractor will be responsible for the direct supervision of all security guards. Such supervision must be adequate to ensure that each guard conforms to the work requirements as contained herein and to ensure that they are alert and on duty during their assignments.
