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This is a sources sought notice, not a solicitation, for alternative resource insurance verification services for the Quentin N Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility. The notice is for market research to determine the availability of Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs). Interested parties must submit a capability statement by August 26, 2025, 12:00 PM Central Time, including the sources sought number in the subject line. The statement should not exceed 10 single-sided pages. The anticipated period of performance is a base year of 12 months, followed by four 12-month option periods, for a potential total period of 5 years.

Proposals are due no later than Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 2:00 PM EDT. A pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for June 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT. Offerors must be actively registered in SAM and verified in VetCert. Bid bonds, and payment and performance bonds are required. The project is a 100% service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Requests for information (RFIs) are due by Monday, July 7, 2025, at 2:00 PM EDT. The contract value is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Additional information for the site visit: parking spots are limited at the campus. Plan ahead because no additional site visit will be available if contractors arrive late or missed the site visit due to any reasons not caused by the VA.

Bidders are responsible for reading and complying with the terms and conditions of bidding and preparing bid responses accordingly. All bids must be received by the bid closing date and time. Requests for extensions will be considered with proper justification and if received in writing at least one week prior to the established bid closing date. Bids are preferred to be submitted electronically through the arbid website, by email, fax, mail, or in person. Paper bids must be in a bid container envelope. The bidder must identify the envelope containing the bid and show the bid number and bid item. Any exceptions to specifications must be clearly defined in the bidder's response. Prices must be submitted on a firm, fixed-price basis. The bid must include all costs to the bidder for materials, labor, equipment, insurance, testing, compliance requirements, licenses, permits, and any and all items of expense, fees, taxes, duties, overhead, and profit. The city is not exempt from sales tax. If freight charges are applicable, they should be included with the bid total. All products offered must be new and of the latest design and production. The city reserves the right to test or inspect proposed bid items. Guarantees and warranties, if any, should be attached as a part of the bid. Any questions or requests for clarification concerning the bid or bid specifications may be made in person, by phone, by electronic mail, or in writing. Any ambiguity in any bid as the result of omission, error, lack of clarity, or noncompliance by the bidder with specifications, instructions, and all conditions of bidding shall be construed in the light most favorable to the city. All bidders must be prepared to furnish additional information, within ten working days, as may be sought by the city to determine responsiveness. The city's preferred term of payment is net 30 days. The city will award a bid based on the lowest responsive, responsible bid considering any other pertinent factors. Acceptance by the successful bidder of an award indicates that the successful bidder is in no way currently indebted to the city, garland county, or state of arkansas and is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and ordinances thereof. All bids, documents, correspondence, and material submitted to the city is considered public information and, as such, is subject to viewing and copying by the general public. Protests of bidding procedures, specifications, or bid contract awards shall be made in accordance with the following procedures. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive minor irregularities and/or formalities, to award the bid by item or groups of items or in total, and/or to award the bid in the manner most advantageous to the city. The city reserves the right to purchase additional units at its discretion, within a reasonable time, at the bid unit price, upon the concurrence of the bidder. The contracting party shall not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Bidders may, without prejudice to themselves, modify or withdraw their bids by written request provided the request is received by the city prior to the time and at the address to which bids are to be submitted. Should any bidder need clarification of the requirements, such request must be made in writing. The city will not be bound by nor should bidders rely upon oral information. Bidders must acknowledge in their bid submission receipt of addenda that has been issued. Bids over 20,000 must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a cashier's check only, relative to other kinds of checks drawn upon a bank or trust company doing business in Arkansas or a corporate bid bond and must be in the amount of five percent 5 of the bid amount. All contracts exceeding 20,000 must have a payment/performance bond for a hundred percent 100 of the contract sum. The base bid must be submitted in strict

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for countertop ice and water dispenser replacements for the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System RMR. The deadline for questions is 12:00 PM MT, July 25, 2025. Quotes are due by 4:00 PM MT, July 29, 2025, via email only (4MB limit). The procurement is a 100% small business set-aside. Offerors must be registered in SAM. The solicitation incorporates FAR and VAAR provisions, including Buy American requirements, limitations on subcontracting, and restrictions on gray market items. Equal products are allowed, but must meet specified characteristics. The government reserves the right to make no award.