Voice Over Government Bids & RFPs

The bid opening date, which is the deadline for proposal submission, is April 21, 2026.

The vendor will be paid net thirty (30) calendar days after the vendor's invoice is approved by Durham Public Schools.

Awards will be made to the vendors meeting the RFP requirements and achieving the highest and best final evaluation, representing the best value to Durham Public Schools.

Vendors must demonstrate experience with public and/or private sector clients of similar or greater size and complexity, and provide information on the qualifications and experience of personnel to be assigned to the project.

The parties agree that the vendor shall be subject to amounts due as liquidated damages, but not as a penalty, for failure to meet specified performance standards.

The RFP does not explicitly require sample submissions.

Protest requests must be received within thirty (30) consecutive calendar days from the date of the contract award.

The anticipated period of performance is from July 3, 2026, to July 2, 2028.

The bid notice states that the contract will be awarded on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR ****, for other than full and open competition to Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Information in response to this notice may be sent to the contracting officers before 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time EST, Monday, April 6, 2026.

The bid notice states that sealed submissions shall be received up to 1:00 pm EST, Thursday, April 9, 2026. The bid notice states Sealed submissions shall be received up to 1:00pm est, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the main lobby of sheld offices located at 85 main st, south hadley, ma ****, to be considered.

The bid notice states that the awarded contractor shall invoice SHELD monthly for services rendered. The bid notice states he awarded contractor shall invoice sheld monthly for services rendered.

The bid notice states that bid evaluations will consider both cost and qualifications. The bid notice states bid evaluations will consider both cost and qualifications in the evaluation and selection process.

The bid notice states that bidders must have direct experience with FTTP network deployment and support and must be able to provide a portfolio demonstrating at least five years of experience in commercial fiber projects. The bid notice states bidders must have direct experience with fttp network deployment and support and must be able to provide a portfolio demonstrating at least five 5 years of experience in commercial fiber projects.

The bid notice states that the successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract and bonds required within 10 days after presentation thereof by SHELD, shall forfeit to SHELD, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with their bid. The bid notice states he successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract and bonds required within 10 days after presentation thereof by sheld, shall forfeit to sheld, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with their bid, but the amount forfeited shall not exceed the difference between their bid price and the bid price of the next lowest qualified, responsible and eligible bidder.

The bid notice states that a mandatory pre-bid conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 10:00 am. EST. The bid notice states a mandatory prebid conference will be held virtually on tuesday, march 31, 2026, at 10:00 am. est.

The bid notice states that the cutoff date for questions is April 3, 2026, at 4:00pm. The bid notice states cutoff date for questions is april 3, 2026, at 4:00pm.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the service itself, but it does mention a three-year term for the text messaging service.

The bid notice states that billing is on an annual basis.

The bid notice requires uploading a document with the cost breakdown and mentions that no subcontracting is allowed.