City of Portage seeks proposals for police uniforms for the Public Safety Department. Contract term: 1 base year plus 4 option years. Proposals due November 23, 2026, 3:00 PM via Bidnet. Pre-proposal meeting November 12, 2026 via Zoom (optional but recommended). Questions due November 17, 2026 by email. Delivery within 14 days of purchase order. Non-sweatshop compliance required. Insurance requirements include workers comp, general liability, auto liability. Firm fixed pricing required via Exhibit C.
Uniforms must be delivered within 14 days of purchase order issuance. The RFP states: uniforms must be delivered within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of a purchase order.
The city will strive to pay within 30 days of invoice receipt, but no interest penalties for late payments. The RFP states: The city will strive to pay the billed amount within thirty (30) days after receipt of invoice, but the city will not pay any interest penalties for late payments.
Evaluation based on experience, technical approach, price reasonableness, and terms compliance. The RFP states: The experience, resources, ingenuity, and creativity of the service provider qualifications, experience and ability of the assigned staff the completeness and timeliness of the level of service proposed by the service provider and favorable pricing will all be significant factors in the selection process.
Firms must provide experience overview, similar projects for city government clients within past 5 years, references, subcontractor list, and key personnel resumes. The RFP states: provide an overview of your organizations history and experience of providing the services/works/specifications described in exhibit a for similar clients.
Questions and clarification requests must be submitted in writing by November 17, 2026, 5:00 PM local time. The RFP states: questions and requests for clarification related to definition or interpretation of this rfp shall be submitted in writing prior to 5:00 p. m. local time on november 17, 2026.
Failure to meet mandatory minimum requirements, nonconforming submissions, or contacting the contract administrator during active solicitation may be disqualifying. The RFP states: failure to satisfy these mandatory minimum requirements will be considered disqualifying and do not contact during active solicitation. this may be grounds for disqualification.