Smart Government Bids & RFPs

Offerors must have a UEI number and be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM).

See Section L in the solicitation for site visit information.

The project magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The estimated delivery time is on or before May 29, 2026.

The bid notice does not explicitly state payment terms, but it does mention that payment will be made by the code listed in block 18a and that invoices should be submitted to the address shown in block 18a unless otherwise indicated.

All equipment must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered.

The vendor shall be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), an OEM authorized dealer, an authorized distributor, or an authorized reseller for the proposed equipment system such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. Offerors are required to submit documentation from the manufacturer stating that they are an authorized distributor for the specific items being procured.

The bid notice does not specify a challenge deadline.

The bid notice states that sealed bids will be accepted until Friday, May 22, 2026, at 11 am. SEPTA will accept sealed bids through its electronic procurement system EPS website for DSMS disposable smart media hereinafter called the work as outlined in the contract documents until Friday, may 22, 2026 at 11 am at which time the bids will be made public and read aloud.

The bid notice mentions that all bidders will be required to certify compliance with executive order **** ineligible contractors. All bidders will be required to certify compliance with executive order **** ineligible contractors.

The bid notice states that attendance at the bid opening meeting is not mandatory. Attendance at the bid opening meeting is not mandatory.

The bid notice states that all questions must be submitted by close of business on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 12:00 pm to be guaranteed an answer. All questions must be submitted by close of business on wednesday, may 13, 2026, at 12: 00 pm to beguaranteed an answer.

The bid notice states that if MSU determines there is only one source for the required commodity, they will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board, and MSU will have the burden of proving that the commodity is only provided by one source.

The bid notice states that any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to Jennifer Mayfield, CPP, Director of Procurement Services, Chief Procurement Officer.

The bid notice states that the estimated cost of the items is $76,****.

The bid notice states that proposals must be received no later than: 2:00 p. m. Central Time June 08, 2026.

The bid notice states that award will be given to the proposer whose proposal conforms to the RFP and in the sole judgement of the university, will be the most advantageous to the university.

The bid notice states that proposals will be evaluated on a best value basis using criteria including message and data management, system performance and reliability, deliverables, references, and cost.