Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the fabrication and installation of the Citizen City Children's Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Bids must be submitted electronically through BidBuy by August 17, 2026. A mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting is scheduled for July 23, 2026. Award will be based on the lowest total cost. Bidders must have at least five years of experience fabricating children's museum exhibits. All required documents must be submitted electronically via BidBuy.
Bid opening date is August 17, 2026, at 01:00:00 PM. Bids must be submitted electronically through BidBuy on or before this date and time. Bidder submissions will only be considered if they are received through bidbuy and on or before the time and date indicated as the bid opening date on the bidbuy posting.
The awarded vendor shall invoice at the completion of the contract unless invoicing is tied in the contract to milestones, deliverables, or other invoicing requirements agreed to in the contract. The bulletin posting contains the billto address: where invoices should be sent.
The expectation is that the exhibit will last a minimum of ten years.
Award will be based on the lowest total cost. The state will award by lowest overall total price.
Bidders must have at least five years of experience fabricating children's museum exhibit projects for core installations featuring various degrees of interactivity, built environments, scenic treatments, audiovisual programming and AV hardware integration. Bidders must have at least five years experience fabricating childrens museum exhibit projects for core installations featuring various degrees of interactivity, built environments, scenic treatments, audiovisual programming and av hardware integration.
A mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM Central. Vendors interested in providing a bid must attend this meeting for their bid to be considered.
For protests related to specifications, the protest review office must receive the protest no later than fourteen (14) days after the solicitation or related addendum was posted to the bulletin. For protests related to specifications, the protest review office must receive the protest no later than fourteen 14 days after the solicitation or related addendum was posted to the bulletin.
Failure to include all required documents will result in the bid being considered nonresponsive. Failure to attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting will result in disqualification. Failure to include all required documents will result in the bid being considered nonresponsive.
