The Maine Army National Guard is seeking rental of conference space and facilities for a pre-deployment Yellow Ribbon event. This is a competitive solicitation set aside for small businesses, with a firm fixed-price purchase order to be awarded. The period of performance is July 12, 2026. The venue must be within 10 miles of the I-95 corridor between Auburn and Augusta, Maine. Amendments will be posted on sam. gov. Award will be based on the best value to the government, considering technical, past performance, and price. Questions are due by 3:00 PM EDT on May 4th, 2026, and should be emailed to ***@***. *. * Service Contract Act applies, requiring payment of prevailing wages. Payment requests must be submitted electronically through PIEE, and payment will be made by electronic funds transfer.
The period of performance for the rental of conference space and facilities is July 12, 2026, from 8:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST, as stated in the bid notice.
The bid notice states that All payments will be made by electronic transfer of funds EFT. The government will make payment through PIEE upon satisfactory completion of work and the receipt of a proper certification for payment.
The bid notice specifies that The government intends to award a single purchase order to a responsible vendor whose quote represents the best value to the government, with appropriate consideration given to three 3 evaluation factors. Technical, past performance, and price, iaw rfo **** b.
The bid notice indicates that the government intends to award to a responsible vendor and that evaluation will be solely on the information included in the quotation. It also mentions that an unrealistically low price. . . may be ground for eliminating a quote from consideration, either on the basis that the offeror does not understand the requirement, or he she made an imprudent offer.
The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.
The bid notice states, As soon as an offeror is aware of any problems or ambiguities in interpreting the specifications, terms conditions, instructions or evaluation criteria of this rfq, the offeror should promptly notify the contracting officer. The due date for questions is May 4th, 2026.