Soda Government Bids & RFPs

Responses must be received by July 31, 2026, 10:30 AM CT. Deliveries are to be made between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM on the date specified on the purchase order, but not between 11:00 AM and noon.

Payment will be made in accordance with the pricing provided on Exhibit C. Invoices must include the contract or purchase order number and describe the work completed. HHSC will acknowledge satisfactory performance before approving payment.

The award will be made to the bidder who provides the best value to the state, considering the bidder meeting or exceeding requirements, ability to meet performance delivery requirements, and price.

Bidders must submit a comprehensive response including all required information and documentation to ensure they meet all requirements, possess the required experience and qualifications, and have the capacity to provide the goods and/or services.

HHSC reserves the right to purchase late items on an emergency basis and charge any resulting increase in price to the awarded vendor. Noncompliance or failure to timely correct a deficiency may result in delayed payment or nonpayment.

Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 15, Chapter 391, Subchapter C provides a formal protest procedure.

Failure to comply with sole point of contact requirements, submitting exceptions to the IFB, including assumptions in a response, not submitting required documentation, or submitting late responses may result in disqualification.

The estimated historical spend for the same or similar goods or services is $75,**** for the period September 01, 2025 to August 31, 2026.

Access to the venue would be required beginning at 12pm on October 8th and need through 4pm on October 9th. The conference will take place on October 9th from 9am - 3:30pm. on october 8th, access to the venue would be required beginning at 12pm and need through 4pm on october 9th. the conference will take place on october 9th from 9am 3:30pm.

Proposals must be received no later than August 13th, 2026, at 3:00 PM.

A certified check for two months of the annual fee is due upon award. Regular monthly payments will be due on the first of the month upon opening of the café.

Proposals will be evaluated based on relevant experience and qualifications (35 points), menu, pricing, and business plan (30 points), customer service and staffing (20 points), and financial offer (15 points).

Proposals must include company profile, qualifications, sample menu pricing, operational plan, staffing plan, financial offer, and references.

Failure to make payments in a timely manner may result in the cancellation of the contract. Failure to meet delivery schedule may result in legal action.

A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28th, 2026, at 9:00 AM at the offices of the Amherst Center for Senior Services. Proposers are strongly encouraged to attend.

Incomplete proposals may be rejected or scored lower. Failure to provide required insurance within 14 days of notice of award may result in the vendor being declared nonresponsive.

Proposals are due by Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 2:00 PM MST. Deliveries shall be made during normal business hours (7:00 a. m. - 4:00 p. m. ) unless otherwise approved. Deliveries shall be made to the Brighton WTP or other city-designated sites during normal business hours 7:00 a. m. 4:00 p. m. unless otherwise approved.

The contract will be awarded to the most responsive and responsible respondent based on criteria including project understanding, project management, technical qualifications, schedule/timeline, price and terms, historic satisfaction, and safety. The evaluation committee will determine the responsibility of responses based on the following criteria, listed in no particular order: Responsible Criterion Standard Points Project Understanding. . . Price and Terms. . .

Respondents must be qualified and provide specific information regarding their experience and capabilities on similar projects. They must also provide a copy of their Experience Modification Rating (EMR) letter and a description of their occupational health and safety policy and training program. Provide specific information regarding the firms experience and capabilities on similar projects or related services.

The agreement may be terminated by the city for failure to deliver, delivery of off-spec chemicals, safety violations, or noncompliance with specifications. This agreement may be terminated by the city for the following: failure to deliver delivery of off-spec chemicals safety violations noncompliance with specifications.

Questions regarding the RFP are due by Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM MST. RFP questions due: Tuesday, july 21, 2026 @10:00 am mst

Initiating contact with anyone other than the designated point of contact (Joe Hostetler) will result in disqualification of the respondent's proposal. Initiating contact with anyone other than this individual will result in disqualification of the respondents proposal.

Deliverables are due by December 31, 2027. before the end of the performance period dec. 31, 2027, the contractor shall submit each of the following deliverables

The contractor shall demonstrate documented experience conducting 2H analysis of keratin using high-temperature pyrolysis and IRMS, experience applying comparative equilibration methods, and demonstrated experience in isotope-based geographic assignment. The contractor shall demonstrate: documented experience conducting 2h analysis of keratin using hightemperature pyrolysis and irms e. g. , citationsreferences to similar publications by the contractor.

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide all bat hair samples and associated metadata. usfws will provide all bat hair samples and associated metadata.