Split Government Bids & RFPs

Offers are due by 4:00 p. m. Hawaii Standard Time on Friday, July 31, 2026.

The state shall have thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of invoice or satisfactory completion of contract to make payment.

A written warranty that the completed project shall be free from any workmanship or materials defects for a period of one (1) year is required.

Award, if made, shall be to the responsive, responsible offeror submitting the lowest price.

Offerors must maintain an island-based business on Kauai at the time of bidding, during the contract period, and during any warranty period.

Failure to comply with wage certification requirements may result in contract cancellation.

Prior to submittal of an offer, offerors must inspect at their own expense the Kauai Friendship House. Offeror inspection is mandatory.

A protest shall be submitted in writing within five (5) working days after the posting of the award.

An offeror shall be disqualified for proof of collusion or for delivering the offer after the deadline.

Bids must be received electronically or by sealed bid in the purchasing office by date and time specified, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed bids received late will be returned they will not be opened nor considered in the evaluation of the bid.

Contractor must be able to handle all Hidrostal warranty claims.

Contractors must be qualified to fabricate custom parts not readily available from the original manufacturer. Qualifications shall be demonstrated by the submittal of the documentation required under special requirements.

Sealed bids received late will be returned they will not be opened nor considered in the evaluation of the bid.

Required delivery date is not specified in the provided text, but quotes must be submitted by ****.

If the contractor awardee is required to implement NIST SP ****, they shall have a current assessment as detailed in DFARS ****, not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation. Items deemed to be commercial off the shelf (COTS) are exempt from this requirement.

The period of performance for this project is 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP). All onsite work, including cleanup, shall take place between 07:30-15:15 Monday through Friday, with specific off-hours requirements for hallway and noisy work.

The VA utilizes VISTA to issue purchase orders and liquidate invoices. Payment terms are not explicitly detailed beyond this system usage.

Contractors shall supply product data, warranty information, and operation and maintenance manuals via email to the COR for approval.

Evaluation will be conducted under FAR **** with Technical being the most important factor, followed by Past Performance, and then Price. Technical and Past Performance, combined, are more important than Price.

Offerors must be listed as verified in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database both at the time of quote submission and at the time of award. Active SAM. gov registration is required.

A mandatory site visit is scheduled for July 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the VA Central Western MA, Building 2, 421 North Main Street, Leeds MA **** are urged and expected to inspect the site.

Questions shall be submitted to the contracting officer in writing via email. The cutoff date and time for receipt of questions is July 3, 2026, by 10:00 AM EST.

Failure to register in SAM. gov in sufficient time to meet the VA's requirement will make an interested party ineligible to receive a government contract. Failure to register in VISTA may result in exclusion from the issuance of a VA contract.