Spectrophotometer Government Bids & RFPs

The University requires the bid to be submitted on or before June 15th, 2026. Please provide your guaranteed delivery date.

The bid notice states that payment terms are Net 30 days ARO (After Receipt of Order). The University of Utah's preferred payment method is a single-use account (SUA), which is processed like a credit card.

The bid notice requires an offer to include a standard manufacturer's warranty. Vendors are asked to advise on the warranty coverage included with their quote, specifying the number of months.

The University reserves the right to award this bid to the lowest responsive and responsible vendor who meets the mandatory specifications listed in section 2. 0.

Vendors must complete and return the IFB document in its entirety, including filling out the requirements and pricing tables in section 2. 0, by the required close date, in order to be considered responsive. Vendors who wish to submit a bid containing a university trademark or logo must be registered with the University of Utah licensing program.

A prebid conference will not be held for this IFB.

Questions regarding this IFB should be submitted through BidNet Direct by Tuesday, May 26th, 2026, by 2 p. m. current Mountain Time.

Bids that do not contain the required information for alternate products may be deemed as nonresponsive. Bids submitted with embedded zip files, movies, wmp and mp3 files or password protected files may be deemed as nonresponsive. Incomplete bids may be deemed as nonresponsive and will not receive further consideration. Vendors not licensed with the University of Utah licensing program at the time of bidding will be considered nonresponsive.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services, but the period of performance is outlined as a base year from June 01, 2026, to May 30, 2027, with option years available.

The bid notice does not specify the payment terms.

The bid notice mentions that the government will evaluate the offeror's capability based on its description of any applicable warranty as part of the contract management and customer support evaluation factor.

The bid notice states that the government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the government, price and other factors considered.

Offerors must demonstrate technical capability and functionality, contract management and customer support, and provide past performance information covering a minimum of 1 year in relevant services and deliveries of comparable systems. Vendors must also be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www. ***. *. *

The bid notice does not specify any penalties.

The bid notice does not mention a site visit.

The bid notice does not require sample submission.

The bid notice does not specify a challenge deadline.

The bid notice does not provide an estimated total value.

The bid notice states that this acquisition is a total small business set aside, and all responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.