Wood Chipper Government Bids & RFPs

The contractor shall deliver all ordered items not later than the date specified on delivery orders. The contractor will be given at least 14 days to deliver the order to the stated destination.

Advance payments are not authorized. The contractor shall be paid in USD after delivery and acceptance of the product.

Award will be made to the lowest priced, acceptable, responsible quoter.

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

The bid closing time is 2:00 p. m. Central Time on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion, but mentions that o low bidder shall have a business expectancy merely because his bid is the lowest one received until the contract has been awarded.

The bid notice requires each bid to be accompanied by a cashiers check or certified check, or a bid bond executed by the bidder and an approved surety company, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total sum of the bid.

Prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to visit the site to assess the quantity of debris, brush, stumps, and existing wood chip piles that will need to be ground, removed, and properly disposed of. To schedule a site visit, contact Matt Elliott, Public Works Superintendent, at **** visits are encouraged.

The bid submission deadline is April 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The contract, if awarded, must be completed within thirteen weeks.

The bid notice states that payment will be made within 30 days of delivery and receipt of invoice.

All towable drum style handfed chippers are subject to a minimum one-year full warranty.

Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

All vendors must have five years of experience with the manufacturer.

Questions will be received until six days before the opening date.

The bid notice states that complete specified repairs shall be completed within 120 days from date of contract award, or sooner, if possible, to meet annual fuels targets. If the vendor cannot repair equipment within this timeframe, they shall notify the contracting officer within 15 days in writing. The bid notice also mentions a delivery period of performance from 04/20/2026 to 08/18/2026 for the product/service. complete specified repairs shall be completed within 120 days from date of contract award, or sooner, if possible, to meet annual fuels targets.

The bid notice states that payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system. Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. department of the treasury's invoice processing platform system ipp.

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 will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation factors are: 1. Meet statement of work requirements 2. Lowest price technically acceptable. The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered.

The bid notice states that repairs must be performed by technicians qualified to work on Vermeer equipment. Repairs must be performed by technicians qualified to work on vermeer equipment.

The City of Nashua requires that all work must be completed by November 1, 2026.

The City of Nashua will pay for work satisfactorily completed and accurately invoiced by independent contractor within thirty 30 days from the time of approval by the City of Nashua.

The City of Nashua reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of bids to waive any defects, information, and minor irregularities to accept exceptions to these specifications to award contracts or to cancel this request if in the citys best interest.

Bidders must have at least five 5 years experience and at least five 5 projects similar to that indicated for this project and with a record of successful inservice performance.

Interested bidders are encouraged to visit the site at their convenience to assess the quantity, composition, and site conditions in order to prepare an informed bid.

Any bidder submitting a bid may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city. The appellant must submit a written protest to the citys purchasing manager within five 5 business days after the bid opening.