Elevation Government Bids & RFPs

Bids must be submitted and clocked in by 2:15 PM local time on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. All bids not clocked in at the City Clerks office prior to the time specified, or bids received after the specified time, will be automatically rejected and returned immediately, unopened.

The City shall make progress payments based on applications for payment submitted by the contractor and certificates for payment issued by the architect. Payments are generally due by the tenth day of the following month for applications received by the first of the month, or within 40 days of the architect receiving the application if submitted later. Retainage of five percent (5%) is withheld from the first fifty percent (50%) of completed work.

Contractor shall provide a one year labor and materials warranty on company letterhead in addition to other warranties required by the bid documents. Contractor shall provide a one year labor and materials warranty on company letterhead in addition to other warranties required by the bid documents.

The City intends to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of the bidding documents and does not exceed the funds available. It is the intent of the City to award a contract to the lowest qualified bidder provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of the bidding documents and does not exceed the funds available.

Bidders must be prequalified before submitting a bid. For work costing $50,000 or more, bidders must be licensed pursuant to current Alabama law and compliant with the State of Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors. Nonresident bidders must be registered with the Alabama Secretary of State and the Alabama Department of Revenue prior to submitting a bid.

A time charge equal to two hundred fifty dollars (****) per calendar day will be made against the contractor for the entire period that any part of the work remains uncompleted, or any required closeout documents are not acceptably submitted, for more than thirty (30) calendar days after the time specified for the substantial completion for the work. A time charge equal to two hundred fifty dollars (****) per calendar day will be made against the contractor for the entire period that any part of the work remains uncompleted, or any required closeout documents are not acceptably submitted, for more than thirty (30) calendar days after the time specified for the substantial completion for the work. . .

A mandatory pre-bid conference shall be held on April 7, 2026, at the MPD Mounted Unit facility, **** Gaston Loop Drive, Grand Bay, Alabama ****, at 9:00 AM local time, which will include a walkthrough of the site location. A mandatory prebid conference shall be held on April 7, 2026, at the MPD Mounted Unit facility, **** Gaston Loop Drive, Grand Bay, Alabama ****, at 9:00 AM local time. The conference will include a walkthrough of the site location.

The bid documents do not explicitly require the submission of samples prior to bidding. However, product data and samples are required as part of the submittal process during construction.

The bid documents do not specify a deadline for challenging the bid process or award. However, bids cannot be modified or withdrawn for sixty (60) days after the bid opening date.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services, but it mentions the current contract expires on November 14, 2026, and the extension is for one year. The deadline for submitting capabilities and qualifications is April 22, 2026.

The bid notice states that capabilities and qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis is solely within the discretion of the government.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to ***@***. *. * not later than 5pm est on April 22, 2026. Such capabilities qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis.

The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenging the sole source determination.

The proposal submission deadline is 04:00 PM local time on May 7, 2026. The delivery schedule for the gearboxes will be determined at award based on the proposed Integrated Master Schedule.

Payment instructions will be in accordance with DFARS PGI **** and OUSD(AT&L)DPAP memo dated 08 March 2017, utilizing the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system for electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports.

The bid notice states that award will be made on the basis of the offeror with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP) meeting all technical requirements.

Offerors must have an active System for Award Management (SAM) record and meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 requirements. The technical proposal must demonstrate a sound, compliant approach to nonrecurring engineering, integration testing, management plan, and an integrated master schedule.

The response date for this sources sought notice is April 10, 2026, at 10:00 am CHST.

The bid notice requires a remotely operated ground radar system with specific capabilities including camera integration, slew-to-cue integration, hard body transit cases, cyber security features, ATAK system integration, smartphone/tablet compatibility, geolocation, and rugged construction.

The bid notice indicates that the close date for submissions is March 20, 2026.

The bid notice requires vendors to upload a bid bond, required documents, and complete a bidder acknowledgements questionnaire and pricing section. Specific instructions for these are provided.