The School Board of Broward County, Florida desires bids on SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES from approved school bus companies interested in providing extra-curricular transportation services to transport students, staff, chaperones, advisors, etc., to and from athletic and scholastic events and field trips as specified herein. This contract may also be used for home to school and school to home and school to school (shuttles), supplemental bus routes or for any other additional service trips. In order to be considered for award of this ITB, the Bidder must be an "approved" school bus transportation service provider meeting the requirements of Pupil Transportation Services. The approval status can be found on this website address: http://www.pupiltrans.org/schoolbuscontractors.html. Also, approved school bus vendors on the Miami-Dade County Public School's website can also be considered for award on this contract at the following website address http://dot.dadeschools.net/PrivateBus.htm. Bidders who submit a bid and are not on the approved list for school bus services, at the time of bid opening, shall not be considered for award. Transportation services may be single day trips to various sites through Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, as well as, including several overnight trips throughout the State of Florida. Companies awarded this contract shall be the only approved and qualified bus companies to provide these services to SBBC.