The Cherokee Nation is seeking proposals for golf cart rental services for the Cherokee National Holiday. Proposals are due by April 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM and must be emailed to ***@***. *. * preference will be given to certified parties. The contract award will be based on evaluation criteria including experience, references, availability, cost, and Indian preference. The successful vendor will be required to have acceptable insurance. The term of the agreement is from the date of award to the end of the Cherokee National Holiday on September 8, 2026, with options to renew through September 30, 2029. All proposals must be valid for at least 90 days from the submission deadline.
The bid notice states that proposals must be received no later than 5:00 PM on April 17, 2026. Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p. m. on april 17, 2026.
The successful firm agrees to pay all sums due to subcontractors, laborers and material suppliers within ten 10 days of receipt of payment by the Cherokee Nation. The successful firm agrees to pay all sums due to subcontractors, laborers and material suppliers within ten 10 days of receipt of payment by the cherokee nation.
The bid notice states that proposals will be scored based on experience with similar size projects (25 points), references (25 points), availability/inventory capacity (25 points), cost (15 points), and Indian preference (10 points), totaling 100 points. The following is a summary of the proposal evaluation factors and the point value assigned to each. these factors will be used in the evaluation of the individual vendor proposals. criteria points 1. experience with similar size projects minimum 3 25 2. references minimum 3 25 3. availability inventory capacity 25 4. cost 15 5. indian preference 10 total 100
The bid notice states that the Nation may make investigations to determine the ability of the responding party to perform the work and reserves the right to reject any proposal if the responding party is not properly qualified. The nation may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the responding party to perform the work. the responding party shall furnish to the nation all such information and data for this purpose upon request. the nation reserves the right to reject any proposal if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such responding party fails to satisfy the nation such responding party is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work contemplated therein.
The bid notice mentions that questions for the TERO office should be directed in written format by the deadline of April 17, 2026. please direct any questions for cherokee nation tribal employment rights office t. e. r. o. in written format by deadline, april 17, 2026, to fax number 918 **** or email janicevaughan@cherokee. org.