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The bid is for early childhood playground equipment and play surface for New Castle County VoTech School District. Bids must be submitted by March 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM local time. A nonmandatory prebid meeting will be held on March 4, 2026. The contract period is for one year from March 19, 2026, through March 19, 2027, with the possibility of three additional one-year extensions. Bidders must submit two paper copies and one electronic copy. The award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidders. The successful bidders shall furnish a performance bond. The successful bidders shall be required to extend any policy guarantee usually offered to the general public. The state reserves the right to extend this contract on a month-to-month basis for a period of up to three months. The state reserves the right to advertise a supplemental solicitation during the term of the agreement if deemed in the best interest of the state. The vendor is not prohibited from offering a price reduction on its services or materiel offered under the contract. The state is not prohibited from requesting a price reduction on those services or material during the initial term or any subsequent options that the state may agree to exercise. The state reserves the right to reject any or all bids in whole or in part, to make multiple awards, partial awards, award by types, item by item, or lump sum total, whichever may be most advantageous to the state of delaware, pursuant to 29 del. c. 6926. The successful vendor shall be required to accurately report on the participation by diversity suppliers which includes minority mbe, woman wbe, veteran owned business vobe, or servicedisabled veteran owned business sdvobe under this awarded contract. The successful contractors are required to have either a local telephone number within the 302 area code, a toll free 800 number, or agree to accept collect calls. The agencies or school districts involved will authorize and process for payment each invoice within thirty 30 days after the date of receipt of a correct invoice. The individual orders may be terminated as follows: termination for cause, termination for convenience, termination for nonappropriations. The individual orders may be terminated as follows: termination for cause, termination for convenience, termination for nonappropriations. The state of delaware and its constituent agencies are required to comply with the state of delaware freedom of information act, 29 ****, et seq. foia. The state of delaware reserves the right to preapprove any news or broadcast advertising releases concerning this solicitation, the resulting contract, the work performed, or any reference to the state of delaware with regard to any project or contract performance. Subcontracting is permitted under this itb and contract. The agency shall: examine and review in detail all letters, reports, drawings and other documents presented by the vendor to the agency and render to the vendor in writing, findings and decisions pertaining thereto within a reasonable time so as not to delay the services of vendor. The agency shall: give prompt written notice to the contractor whenever the agency observes or otherwise becomes aware of any development that affects the scope or timing of the contractors services. The agency shall: when an ordering agency first experiences a relatively minor problem or difficulty with a vendor, the agency will contact the vendor directly and attempt to informally resolve the problem. The agency shall: if the ordering agency cannot resolve with the contractor in a reasonable amount of time, the matter should be escalated to the state representative managing the contract.
The bid notice states that all materials are to be delivered between June 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026.
The agencies or school districts involved will authorize and process for payment each invoice within thirty 30 days after the date of receipt of a correct invoice.
The successful bidders shall be required to extend any policy guarantee usually offered to the general public.
The New Castle County VoTech School District shall award this contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidders who best meets the terms and conditions of the bid.
Bidders or their authorized representatives are required to fully acquaint themselves as to state procurement laws and regulations prior to submitting bid.
Failure to provide all appropriate information may deem the submitting vendor as nonresponsive and exclude the vendor from further consideration.
A nonmandatory prebid meeting will be held on March 4, 2026, at 10:00am at the new hodgson votech high school site.
Samples or brochures may be required by the agency for evaluation purposes.
All questions with regard to the interpretation of this invitation must be received in writing by March 11, 2026.
