Design Method Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals must be submitted electronically through BidNet Direct by October 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. The RFP states: proposals due date october 22, 2026 @5: 00 pm, current mountain time.

The university prefers payment via Single Use Account (SUA), a virtual card solution. The RFP states: sua is a virtual card payment just like a credit card. the vendor will receive a 16digit number which you process like a standard credit card transaction.

The evaluation criteria include cost (40 points), company approach (10), clients (5), regional expertise (10), quantitative research (15), qualitative research (15), and mixed methods (5). The RFP states: cost proposal 40 point possible and the criteria to be used to evaluate proposals, listed with their relative weight in points.

Vendors must certify they are not debarred or suspended. The RFP states: vendors are certifying that neither they nor their principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or ineligible for contracting by a governmental entity.

No preproposal conference will be held. The RFP states: a preproposal conference will not be held for this rfp.

Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by October 15, 2026. The RFP states: rfp inquiry questions due october 15, 2026 @5: 00 pm, current mountain time.

Proposals may be deemed nonresponsive if cost data is included in the technical proposal. The RFP states: inclusion of any cost or pricing data within the technical proposal may result in your proposal being deemed as nonresponsive.

The study must be completed by July 1, 2027. The selected institution shall provide a final, detailed project schedule within ten (10) business days of contract award. the study must be completed by july 1, 2027.

Payment within 30 calendar days after receipt of acceptable goods or services and a proper invoice. the town shall make payment within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of acceptable goods or services and a proper invoice, whichever is later.

Best value based on evaluation criteria: qualifications of assigned staff (30%), previous experience, study design and analytical methodology, compliance with SB648, cost (30%), references (10%). the most advantageous to the town taking into consideration the evaluation factors set forth in the rfp.

Offerors must be public institutions of higher education with a student population of at least 15,000 students. qualified public institutions of higher education with a student population of at least 15,000 students.

Protests must be submitted no later than ten (10) days after the award or announcement of the decision to award. no later than ten (10) days after the award or the announcement of the decision to award, whichever occurs first.

Unauthorized contact with the contract administrator before contract execution may result in disqualification. Late proposals will not be considered. any unauthorized contact with the contract administrator before contract execution may be considered a violation of the solicitation requirements and may result in disqualification.

Responses are due by October 14, 2026, 2:00 PM CT. The amendment states: update the response due date to october 14, 2026, 2: 00 p. m. ct.

Capability statements must demonstrate ph. d. level expertise in electrical and computer engineering, computer science, or a closely related discipline and experience applying ai ml methods to healthcare, clinical, ems, or other large heterogeneous datasets.

Capability statements must be received no later than october 8, 2026, at 6: 00 am eastern time et.