Bus Future Government Bids & RFPs

Quotations must be submitted electronically to ***@***. *. * by 12:00 noon on Monday, July 8, 2026. No quotations will be accepted after this time.

Payment will be made via EFT within **** working days after forwarding the invoice to Mission Australia. Mission Australia will make all payments to the contractor in Australian dollars by EFT.

The U. S. government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. Award will be made to the lowest priced, acceptable, responsible offeror.

Offerors must be registered in the SAM system for Award Management database at www. ***. *. * shall be registered in the sam system for award management database at www. ***. *. * prior to submittal of their offer/proposal.

If the contractor fails to provide the services required by this contract, the government shall assess a deduction for each instance of nonperformance. If the contractor fails to provide the services required by this contract, the government shall assess a deduction for each instance of nonperformance.

Failure to be registered in SAM. gov at the time of proposal submission may deem the offeror's proposal to be considered non-responsible. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offerors proposal to be considered nonresponsible and no further consideration will be given.

The contractor is required to acknowledge, at time of bid opening that said contractor has inspected and is fully cognizant of conditions at the site. No allowance or consideration will be given after award for any conditions which waswere existing at the time of the site visit.

Failure to submit Safety Data Sheets (SDS) prior to award may result in the contractor being considered nonresponsible and ineligible for award. Failure to submit the sdss prior to award may result in the apparently successful contractor being considered nonresponsible and ineligible for award.

The small business size standard is $19 million for NAICS **** the event small business contractors are not available for adequate competition for this project, it may be advertised as unrestricted. The small business size standard is 19 million for naics ****.

The contractor is required to acknowledge, at time of bid opening that said contractor has inspected and is fully cognizant of conditions at the site. The contractor is required to acknowledge, at time of bid opening that said contractor has inspected and is fully cognizant of conditions at the site.

Failure to submit Safety Data Sheets (SDS) prior to award may result in the apparently successful contractor being considered nonresponsible and ineligible for award. Failure to submit the sdss prior to award may result in the apparently successful contractor being considered nonresponsible and ineligible for award.

Proposals must be received in the purchasing department prior to the designated time for opening, which is June 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST. Proposals received after the designated time of opening will be considered late and shall be considered nonresponsive.

HCS payment terms are net 30 after receipt of invoice unless otherwise stated in the contract documents.

Vendor warrants to HCS that all items delivered and all services rendered shall conform to the specifications, drawings, proposal and/or other descriptions furnished and/or incorporated by reference, and will be fit for the particular purpose purchased, of merchantable quality, good workmanship, and free from defects. Vendor extends to HCS all warranties allowed under the U. C. C.

Award will be made to the proposer whose submission is determined to provide the best value to the owner. Best value means the proposal that offers the optimal combination of qualifications, experience, project approach, and price, as evaluated in accordance with the criteria and weighted scoring set forth in this RFP.

A proposer may be required, before the award, to show to the complete satisfaction of HCS that it has the necessary facilities, ability, insurance, and financial resources to provide the service or goods specified. The CMAR must hold a commercial license classification BC or BCB with an unlimited monetary limit.

In case of default by the vendor, HCS may procure the articles or services from other sources and may deduct from any monies due, or that may thereafter become due to the vendor, the difference between the price named in the contract or purchase order and actual cost thereof to HCS. Liquidated damages will be negotiated.

Presentations, interviews, demonstrations, and/or site visits may be required as a part of the evaluation process. Proposers will receive adequate notification to prepare.

Any vendor who has submitted a timely proposal in response to this solicitation and who is an actual or prospective awardee may file a written protest of the selection decision. All protests must be submitted in writing to the director of procurement and must be received within ten (10) calendar days of the date of public notice of the selection recommendation.

Any contact initiated by any proposer with any HCS representative, other than the procurement division representative listed herein, concerning this solicitation after the proposal receipt deadline is prohibited and may cause disqualification. Failure to comply with any declarative statement (e. g. , must, shall, will) may result in the proposal being deemed nonresponsive and disqualified.

The owner has established a current estimated project budget of $46,000,**** for the purposes of this solicitation.

Interested firms must confirm their company is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with the identified socioeconomic status and NAICS code, or that registration is in process. by responding to the sources sought notice, i confirm that my firm is registered in the system for award management sam https:www. sam. gov with the socioeconomic status identified above and the naics code specified in the sources sought notice or that my firm qualifies and registration under the applicable naics code is in process.

Incomplete answers or failure to provide required documentation or sign the certification may remove the firm from consideration for set-aside solicitation. i understand that incomplete answers in sections or my failure to provide required documentation or failure to sign this certification may remove my firm from the governments determination of whether to solicit the referenced project on a setaside basis in accordance with part 19 of the federal acquisition regulation.