Overview

The North Dakota Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Division, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for an adolescent residential treatment center to serve youth with a dual diagnosis.

The department is seeking a comprehensive program for adolescents with a substance use disorder, who need low or medium intensity residential treatment. The winning bidder’s plan must include individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, family support/education, medication management, as well as supported education case management. Additionally, the facility will have rehabilitative services, including skills training and integration.

This human services RFP is especially important because no such facility currently exists in the state. Thus, the winning candidate of this RFP will fill a great need in North Dakota. (Currently, youth in need of residential treatment are often sent out-of-state for care.)

Questions & Timeline

If you’re interested in submitting a proposal for this RFP, responses are due by October 4th and a notice of intent is expected around November. The contract is to begin no later than March 1, 2020.

You can find other bids like this one on North Dakota’s procurement website.

Contact

The Bid Lab helps firms of all kinds and sizes manage RFP responses like this one. If you’re looking for the perfect RFP, or already have a bid in mind, The Bid Lab can help! Call 1-844-4BIDLAB or email respond@thebidlab.com to get in touch with us right away. You can also check out other featured bids like this one our website.

Further, if your company is looking to release an RFP like this one, The Bid Lab can help craft and issue your very own RFP to ensure you’re sourcing the right vendors. Find out more about Bid Builder here.

Overview

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has announced the release of a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking plans to redevelop two sites in East Harlem that will include affordable housing alongside retail and community services.

The redevelopment site is located in the current East Harlem Multi-Service Center, located at 413 East 120th Street in Manhattan. The building currently serves as a hub for 12 non-profit community-based organizations. Winning proposals will include 100 percent affordable housing and new community/office space. Further, a minimum of 30 percent of the housing must serve formerly homeless households.

Also included in this RFP are plans to redevelop the New York Police Department (NYPD) 25th precinct parking lot located on the east side of Park Avenue between East 118th and East 119th Streets. The 75-space lot is currently used as storage for vehicles by the NYPD. Development proposals for this site should include 100 percent affordable housing and a new parking garage for NYPD vehicles. 

Questions & Timeline

A pre-submission conference will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 4:00pm at 125 Worth Street. Attendance is strongly recommended.

The deadline for RFP submissions is November 26th, 2019 at 4:00 PM.

Additionally, you can find RFP opportunities like this one with NYC agencies by visiting their website.

Contact

The Bid Lab helps firms of all kinds and sizes manage RFP responses like this one. If you’re looking for the perfect RFP, or already have a bid in mind, The Bid Lab can help! Call 1-844-4BIDLAB or email respond@thebidlab.com to get in touch with us right away. You can also check out other featured bids like this one our website.

Further, if your company is looking to release an RFP like this one, The Bid Lab can help craft and issue your very own RFP to ensure you’re sourcing the right vendors. Find out more about Bid Builder here.

Overview

The State of Delaware, Delaware Lottery (“Delaware Lottery”) seeks professional services to conduct consumer and resident research to support lottery sales, products, and marketing efforts. Thus, the Delaware Lottery is releasing this market research RFP to find a qualified candidate.

The winning bidder will perform a minimum of four (4) separate Assigned Research Studies during the two (2)-year base period of any contract resulting from this RFP.

Additionally, the Delaware Lottery seeks full service and specialized research vendors who can consult with it to develop project objectives, identify and carry out the appropriate methodology or methodologies to address those objectives, analyze data, and develop and report on insights in a compelling way to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Questions & Timeline

Any questions on this RFP are due to the Delaware Lottery by August 15, 2019. Responses will be posted on August 22, 2019.

Proposals for this market research RFP are due by September 9, 2019 at 4:00 PM. The winner is expected to be announced by October 2, 2019.

You can find out more about the Delaware Lottery by visiting the State of Delaware’s website here.

Contact

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Overview

Wispact, Inc. is a non-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) with a mission to administer a pool of special needs trusts accounts to improve the lives of Wisconsin residents with disabilities by providing them with more choices, more opportunities, and a better quality of life. Wispact, having experienced tremendous growth in a short time span, is seeking a corporate trustee as the goal of this RFP.

The ideal candidate will provide a due diligence review of Wispact and assist it in answering questions such as, “How can we improve our processes so that beneficiaries are served in the most effective and efficient ways, which leave them worry-free?”

Questions & Timeline

Answers to any questions asked by proposers will be posted on www.wispact.org by August 6th. Also, proposals for this corporate trustee RFP are due back by August 23rd at 5:00 PM CDT.

Wispact’s board will be voting to decide the winner of this RFP and will be announced on October 30, 2019. Then, the winning party will have a contract start date of January 1, 2020.

You can find out more about Wispact and its services by visiting their website.

Contact

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Further, if your company is looking to release an RFP like this one, The Bid Lab can help craft and issue your very own RFP to ensure you’re sourcing the right vendors. Find out more about Bid Builder here.

Disclosure: The Bid Lab’s Bid Builder service was utilized in the issuance of this RFP. 

Overview

The County of Yolo in California is issuing this child services RFP to find qualified firms and consultants to lead, manage, and complete a comprehensive assessment of the Yolo, Sutter and Colusa DCSS (Department of Child Support Services) operations. These three county departments are exploring regionalizing their child support operations. 

The purpose of the bid assessment is primarily to help guide the design and development of a regional model for child support service delivery. Additionally, the model should be efficient, encourage employee engagement and achieve its performance outcomes. Further, the program must meet current funding availability but better serve the children of the three counties in question.

Questions & Timeline

There will be an optional bid conference taking place tomorrow, July 18th at 4:30 PM ET. The deadline for questions is July 19th at 7:00 PM. Proposals are due back to Yolo County by August 2, 2019.

You can also find more bids like this child services RFP by visiting Yolo County’s website.

Contact

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Overview

The City of Orem is issuing an RFP for the purchase and installation of (4) Express 250 Chargepoint Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (50 kW) near the Orem City Center campus located at 56 North State Street, Orem, Utah.

All interested bidders must submit bids to include all wire, fittings, signs, breakers, panel upgrades, trenching, directional boring, conduit, excavation, junction boxes, removal and disposal of concrete, concrete flatwork, curb and gutter, asphalt restoration, landscape and sprinkler restoration, direct and indirect labor, completion of all electrical connections, mounting of stations, Express 250 stations, activation costs, concrete mounting kits, bollards, 5 year networking plan and 5 year charge point DC fast charger assure total station care coverage for all 4 charging stations.

Questions & Timeline

You can ask RFP questions to Mr. Kent Allen at (801) 229-7131 or krallen@orem.org . Additionally, questions related to this electric vehicle charging RFP should be directed to Mr. Taggart Bowen at (801) 229-7316 or trbowen@orem.org.

Proposals are due back on Sciquest online or by the Office of Purchasing, 56 North State Street, Orem, Utah, 84057 during regular business hours until 3:00 pm, Thursday, July 18, 2019.

You can also find bids like this electric vehicle charging RFP from the City of Orem on their website. 

Contact

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Overview

The City of Pleasanton is seeking a qualified bidder to remodel the approximately 3,800-square foot softball fieldhouse and scorekeeper’s booth in the Ken Mercer Sports Park.

The scope of work must include, but is not limited to, the removal and replacement of the exterior cladding panels with Trespa siding material, a new metal roofing system, doors, windows, HVAC, interior paint, carpet, bathroom modifications and reconstruction of the four (4) scorekeeper’s booths and related site drainage improvements.

Estimate & Timeline

The engineer’s cost for the renovation bid is $1.2M. Due to the size and scope of the project, the Pleasanton softball complex will be shut down beginning November 2019. The projected completion date is February 2020.

Pleasanton requests that bidders submit three references of work done in the last seven years of similar size and scope. If you have the experience necessary to hit a home run on this RFP, this renovation bid is due back by November 1, 2019. You can find other bids like this one by visiting the City of Pleasanton’s website.

Contact

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Overview

The State of Nevada Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Department of Education, is currently seeking proposals for Marketing Services, Conference Planning Services, Facilitation, Program Evaluation, Training, Needs Assessments, Project Management, Data Analysis and Report Development on an as needed basis. This education services RFP will be a five-year contract anticipated to begin on September 10, 2019.

The ideal candidate has the ability to exceed the agency’s expectations regarding its shared community vision, evidence-based decision making, community engagement, collaborative action, and investment and sustainability.

Requirements

Responsibilities regarding marketing services include developing marketing plans for education outreach campaigns, events, conferences, projects or agencies through multimedia offerings. Additionally, conference planning will be paramount to the winning candidate’s proposal. The proposer is looking for a firm with the ability to facilitate planning committee meetings to establish conference agenda, topics and speaker recommendations. Further, vendors should be able to help negotiate contracts with hotels for conference spaces.

An additional requirement is to facilitate meetings relating to action plans to validate assignments of personnel and tasks to ensure timeliness and success of goals and objectives. In order to train properly, the vendor should provide webinars, webcasts and Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Lastly, the chosen candidate will be accountable for the planning, day-to-day coordination, successful execution and close-out of assigned projects in accordance with policies and procedures. The vendor will work in tandem with all staff to facilitate a “one team” approach throughout all projects.

The awarded organization will be working directly with the Department of Education to accomplish the goals of the RFP.

Timeline

Questions for this RFP are due back by June 16, 2019. Answers will be posted on June 20, 2019. The bid response is due by July 1, 2019.

Contact

For more bid opportunities like this one, visit the State of Nevada’s website here.

The Bid Lab’s Bid Manager service helps firms respond to proposals like this one. We also help find strategic bids for your organization if you haven’t found the right one quite yet! You can get in touch with us at 1-844-4BID-LAB or email respond@thebidlab.com for more information.

Overview

Northern Kentucky University is issuing an RFP to find a search firm to assist in identifying and selecting an academic dean for the College of Education.

Northern Kentucky University (NKU) is a public university that was founded in 1968. It’s located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and is part of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Region. NKU serves over 15,000 students, of which about 85% are undergraduates.

Students at NKU come from 42 states and 53 countries. As such, the university offers 78 bachelor’s degrees and associate degrees, 23 graduate programs and a Juris Doctor. Further, the university is served by more than 2,000 employees of whom 541 are full-time faculty.

NKU has a satellite campus about 40 miles from the main campus and a corporate training/conference center located near the airport. The university has close ties to the business, government, and non-profit entities in the region as well as to the region’s P-12 and post-secondary schools.

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this RFP will have the ability to assist with the preparation of an appropriate vacancy notice, generate a strong pool of highly qualified and interested applicants including minority applicants and support, through technology, the acceptance of credentials as well as the review of those credentials by the search committee. Additionally, other important abilities include advising and supporting the academic dean search committee, specifically the chair, vetting the applicants in the pool and establishing review criteria for the committee members’ evaluation of applicants for the search.

Towards the end of the search, the firm will help the Provost develop an appropriate compensation package and negotiate with the identified candidate.

NKU has the following criteria, listed in priority order for bid evaluation:

1. Likelihood of producing a successful search
2. Scope of services
3. Past effectiveness as indicated in the proposal and by references
4. Cost effectiveness

Timeline

If your firm can meet the requirements of this bid, questions are due by June 24, 2019. Then, the bid response itself is due by July 1, 2019 at 2:00 PM.

You can find more opportunities like this one on Northern Kentucky University’s website.

Contact

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Overview

The Department of Children and Families (Department), Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH), is issuing this bid to obtain media campaign services for the Partnerships for Success (PFS) Project.

The Department seeks proposals from qualified organizations to provide media services for the statewide Opioid Overdose Prevention Awareness Campaign bid. Services include continuing and expanding the Department’s existing Campaign through digital and print advertisements and developing new creative campaign materials. Also, respondents will be responsible for collaborating with stakeholders on interviews and op-eds and conducting focus groups to continually inform campaign messaging.

The Department previously contracted for educational materials for the project, including creative design, advertisement placement and a website providing resources on overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution locations. They also collected focus group feedback on Campaign messaging. The existing Campaign includes digital displays, social media, Public Service Announcement videos, streaming audio, and out-of-home placements. The target audiences for the existing Campaign are people ages 25-64 who use opioids who may be at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose and their family and significant others who may witness an overdose. The target markets for the existing Campaign are Tampa, Tallahassee, Miami, Pensacola, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, Orlando and Jacksonville.

Objectives

There are three stated goals of the statewide campaign bid. Firstly, to educate individuals at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose or loved ones on the signs of said overdose. Secondly, how to use naloxone to reverse an overdose. Finally, where to access naloxone in Florida.

Additionally, the project hopes to reduce prescription drug misuse among individuals ages 12-25, reduce the number of accidental and intentional deaths caused by opioids, strengthen prevention capacity and infrastructure at the state and community level, and increase awareness of opioid overdose prevention and naloxone.

Timeline

If you’re interested in responding to this worthy bid, the anticipated start date of the contract is August 1, 2019. The anticipated duration of the contract is through September 30, 2021. Further, there is a possible renewal term for this contract of up to three years.

Written questions are due by June 17th. Responses will be posted by June 19th. Notice of intent to submit a proposal is due by June 21st. The bid response itself is due July 11th.

Contact

For more bids like this one, visit the State of Florida’s procurement website.

Or, if you like what you see here, but it’s not quite the right fit for your firm, get in touch with us here at The Bid Lab. If your company is interested in pursuing strategic bid opportunities custom-tailored for you, The Bid Lab’s Bid Manager consultants are here.

The Office of the Director of Purchasing and Services, Bergen Community College is currently accepting sealed bids for the purchase of a television studio set. The respondent is responsible for the custom fabrication, assembly and delivery of the theatrical/television stage set as per the requirements of this television studio bid.

The install must include an 8′ tall, two-walled studio set as per approved design art rendering included with specified measurements. Additionally, the set must include camera left 12’ wide wall featuring a large color changing graphic light box surrounded by vertical columns, header and footer. Further, the 17’ wide larger center wall should feature a large central raised wood panel with a wall-mounted monitor. There will be two color changing graphic light boxes to the right and left of this with a similar surrounding surface. Assembly of all elements as listed above must take place on premises.

Also, the bidding vendor must provide a rolling broadcast desk, semi-circular/arc-shaped with flat front providing mounting space for a video monitor. For the laminate facing style/color, it should match the set color as seen in the included renderings. Further, the desk will also have a monitor on the front face. The desktop should be black matte laminate for a non-reflective and scratch resistant surface for the purposes of this television studio bid.

If you’re interested in this television studio bid, include construction materials, fabrication labor, and delivery in the pricing of your bid. Please note that delivery must include onsite assembly and bids are due back by June 19, 2019 at 11:00 AM. For more bids from Bergen County Community College, check out their open opportunities by clicking here.

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Overview

City of Richmond Bid: The City of Richmond, Virginia is seeking a vendor to provide, deliver and maintain leased motorcycles to the Richmond Police Department. Proposals are due to the City of Richmond’s Department of Procurement Services by June 11, 2019.

Requirements

The motorcycles in scope are for a two-year contract term with an extension of up to 12 months. In addition to the extension, the City may, at its sole discretion, renew the contract for up to four (4) one-year renewal terms. They will notify parties if it plans to do so no later than sixty (60) days from the term’s expiration. You can make price adjustments in the event the City does wish to renew; however, they are not to exceed 3% of the contract price of the previous term.

Though the City specifically names Harley Davidson in its RFP, it does not have to be Harley Davidson to win. The RFP mentions a brand name, make, name of any manufacturer, trade name, or vendor catalog number throughout. This is for the purpose of establishing a grade or quality of material only. The City uses terminology like ‘or an approved equal’ as it does not wish to rule out other competition. However, if a product other than that specified is bid, it is the vendors’ responsibility to name such a product within the bid and to provide documentation to the City that said product is equal to that specified. In all instances where an “or equal” or alternate item is bid, bidders shall include a statement that this item being offered meets the specifications of the requested item. Additionally, bidders shall list all deviations from the listed specifications. “

Contact

If you have a motorcycle product that would properly serve the police department, Harley Davidson or otherwise, and fits into the specifications as detailed by the City of Richmond, The Bid Lab is here to help! The Bid Lab’s Bid Manager can help you draft a winning response. Call us today at (844)4BID-LAB for more information. You can also check out some other bid opportunities here.

Announcing a new Phoenix bid opportunity! The City of Phoenix Information Technology Services Department is seeking qualified vendors to provide information technology professional services. The following categories are in scope for this Phoenix bid opportunity: Firstly, Application Systems Analysis, Design, Implementation, and/or Administration. Secondly, Enterprise Resource Planning Technology Services (including PeopleSoft, Oracle and SAP). Thirdly, GIS Technology and/or Services. Fourthly, Web-Based Technology and/or Services. Fifthly, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (including Microsoft Dynamics, Mobile Applications and Customer Relationships). Sixthly, Database Management Systems Analysis, Design, Implementation, and/or Administration (including Data Services, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence). Seventhly, End User Office Automation Technology Analysis, Design, Implementation, and/or Administration. Eighthly, Network, Video, Voice Infrastructure. Ninethly, Information Technology Auditing Services. Tenthly, Business Technology and, finally, Information Technology Training.

To clarify, vendors can apply to any and all services as prescribed in the Phoenix Bid Opportunity. However, you must include résumés for each line item as examples of the skillsets of the personnel the vendor would employ to render the service.

The contract in scope is for a one-year term from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Questions are due back by May 19, 2019 and proposals are due back by June 3, 2019.

Subsequently, if you have the expertise to assist the City of Phoenix, The Bid Lab’s Bid Manager can assist in your response! Additionally, The Bid Lab identifies custom-curated bid opportunities for all types of organizations. If you are interested in receiving bids like this Phoenix bid opportunity, then please visit our Bid Finder page.

The State Government of Colorado, in conjunction with the Colorado Community College system, is seeking a partner to provide online tutoring services to its student population in real-time, 24 hours per day, seven days per week. They have released a Colorado Community College RFP in an effort to meet its online tutoring needs.

These tutoring services are in addition to the existing tutoring services that happen at the college. However, the services will also serve as the sole tutoring source for all Colorado Community College online courses. The consortium expects over 2,500 hours of online tutoring per academic year through its thirteen colleges and online platform.

Thus, the vendor must be able to provide tutoring geared toward college-level curricula. Examples of subjects are math, reading, writing, science, and business.

Next, the vendor must also be able to provide tutoring services in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Specifically, the college requires tutoring for those students with audio and visual impairments.

Additionally, the ideal candidate has a tutor makeup of which 90%+ hold Masters or higher degrees in their subjects. The tutors will have performed similar services for another institution of comparable size for at least five years. If you have any questions for the proposer, they are due on April 26th by 5:00 PM. But, the response to the Colorado Community College bid is due on May 16th by 2:00 PM.

To find more opportunities like this Colorado Community College RFP, you can visit the Rocky Mountain E-purchasing System by clicking here.

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The Wekiva Springshed, in Orange County, Florida, is seeking a qualified agency to build a marketing campaign. In short, the campaign will effect behavior change of residents, businesses and visitors within the Wekiva Springshed. The Wekiva Springshed is a geographic area in Central Florida that includes 138 lakes and five rivers. Several large springs also border the area. In an effort to curb pollution, Orange County has released this education campaign RFP as a result of water sampling in the area.

The goal of the marketing campaign is to engage citizens and spur them into action as partners in preventing pollution from entering the springs, lakes and rivers within the Wekiva Springshed. The campaign must also include branding and education to raise environmental awareness. Additionally, this educational campaign RFP has a goal to inspire a culture of environmental stewardship.

The winning campaign should promote myriad media types. Examples include, but are not limited to, print educational materials, websites, social media postings, phone applications, radio/television Public Service Announcements (PSAs), signage, billboards, and public presentations and educational meetings. The ideal candidate will be able to provide methods, metrics, materials and partners necessary for implementing a successful campaign. Wekiva considers a successful campaign based on its ability to result in human behavior change within the basin area.

There is a pre-proposal conference on April 16, 2019 at 10:00 AM. All education campaign bids are due back to the Orange County Environmental Protection Division by May 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM. The Bid Lab’s Bid Manager can help you craft a winning proposal- call us today at 1-844-4BIDLAB or email respond@thebidlab.com!

Interested in more education campaign bids with Orange County? You can find open RFPs by clicking here.

The State of Hawaii’s Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) is seeking qualified and licensed attorneys. The attorneys are to provide professional services to the HHFDC for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2019. This State of Hawaii RFP has a goal of contracting for legal services in the areas of Real Property. This includes development, subdivisions, land court petitions, easements, land use conveyances, transactions and permits. Additionally, this State of Hawaii RFP covers the areas of Riparian Rights and Water Law.

HHFDC will evaluate attorneys will based on the following criteria (in descending order of importance): Firstly, experience and professional qualifications relevant to this project type. Secondly, past performance on projects of similar scope for public agencies or private industry. Thirdly, the capacity to accomplish work in the required time. And lastly, any other criteria the selection committee determines to be relevant or necessary.

Additionally, preferential considerations include law firm affiliations, legal education and active jurisdictions admitted to practice. Reviewers will also take into consideration the range of hourly rates, the number of cases handled, previous Special Deputy Attorney General contracts with the State and any potential conflicts of interest.

In order to qualify for the fiscal year 2019-2020, you must submit bids by 4:30 PM on May 31, 2019. If you can meet the needs of the State of Hawaii’s Housing Finance and Development Corporation, The Bid Lab’s Bid Manager can help you put together a winning proposal. Call 1-844-4BIDLAB or email respond@thebidlab.com to get started.

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Announcing a Maryland bid opportunity! This Maryland bid opportunity is from the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning (DWDAL). DWDAL is part of the Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation (DLLR).

They are seeking proposals from organizations working to stem the tide of opioid addiction. And, particular emphasis on those serving women impacted by the opioid epidemic. The intent is to fund projects that provide services to women who have been directly or indirectly affected by the opioid crisis. Additionally, DLLR is seeking firms that train women how to seek out work. Primarily, the focus will be on a profession supporting those struggling with an opioid addiction.

The ideal candidate for the Maryland bid opportunity will be responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary, public-private partnerships. That is to say, these partnerships will mount coordinated, employment-focused interventions to train and employ women workers. To clarify, the women workers in scope are those affected by opioid abuse or who want to gain the skills to better serve this population. More specifically, the program’s primary objective is to assist in establishing cooperative relationships among service providers and key stakeholders. For example, these stakeholders in scope for the Maryland bid opportunity would be from the state and federal workforce development systems. Additionally, they would include public health and substance abuse treatment professionals, and other human services and support service entities.

Recognizing that some women impacted by the opioid crisis may have had exposure to the criminal justice system, a diverse group of partner agencies and organizations is a required component to satisfy contractual objectives. Bids are due back April 29th at 2:00 PM. Bid Manager, The Bid Lab’s start-to-finish proposal service can help you get started today.

Announcing The State of New York General Services Bid! The State of New York, Office of General Services (OGS) is seeking offers from qualified landlords. This bid is for landlords interested in entering into a turnkey 10-year lease agreement to provide approximately 31,289 usable square feet of general administrative office space.

Additionally, the ideal space will be a location within the Capital Region counties Albany, Schenectady or Rensselaer. To clarify, the space would be in a commercial office building with convenient access to public transportation and highways. Additionally, it would also include amenities such as ample visitor space and employee parking.

The State of New York General Services bid is for a building that must have the ability for board rooms, file storage rooms, and video hearing rooms. Additionally, it should include waiting rooms, restrooms, lunchrooms, lactation rooms, mail rooms, security rooms, server rooms, private offices and open workstations, among others.

Moreover, the space should include all data cabling, termination ends, data rack and patch panel as per exact specifications. That is to say, data and electrical workstation requirements shall include the installation of the following. Firstly, duplex computer power outlet. Secondly, a combination of data and telephone outlets; thirdly, duplex electrical outlets for each workstation.

Additionally, the State of New York General Services bid has requirements around specialty spaces. For example, specialty spaces also require additional power and computer receptacles with telephone/data receptacles. Qualified bidders should submit responses before April 24th at 3:00 PM to the New York State Office of Real Estate Services.

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Announcing the State of Nebraska Bid! The entity in scope is the State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau. They are seeking a qualified vendor to provide advertising services for the Nebraska Corn Board.

As part of the State of Nebraska bid, advertising firm to serve as a collaborative partner in the development, implementation, and evaluation of new and existing promotional/marketing campaigns and programs. Responsibilities of the firm include providing media services and creative development and assistance with new media use. Additionally, social media marketing and promoting the development earned media opportunities are in scope. And, the firm is responsible for seeking industry sponsorships and promotions on an as needed basis.

The mission of the Nebraska Corn Board is to increase the value of corn by creating opportunities. From ethanol to exports—from livestock feeding to bio-based plastics—the Nebraska Corn Board develops and supports numerous projects designed to increase the demand for Nebraska corn—and to enhance the profitability of Nebraska corn growers. This contract will be for a one-year period  beginning July 1, 2019 with the option to renew for five (5) additional one-year periods.

Bids are due back to the State Purchasing Bureau by April 3rd and the winner will be announced June 3rd. For more bid opportunities like this one, check out Nebraska’s procurement website here.

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Announcing the Metropolitan Transit Authority Bid! The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County in Houston, TX is gearing up for unpredictability. After years of unpredictable flooding, Houston wants to be ready for anything that’s thrown its way. For this reason, Harris County is issuing a bid for on-call natural disaster debris removal service.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to furnish all necessary resources, including all materials, equipment, facilities, supplies, skilled and qualified supervisory and non-supervisory personnel, to perform on-call emergency debris removal after a natural disaster. The contractor will be responsible for clearing public roadways, removing debris, providing traffic control and coordinating with utility companies.

The RFP opportunity is for a three-year period with two (2) one (1)-year renewal options. There is a proposal conference taking place on March 19, 2019 and responses are due back to the Metropolitan Transit Authority by April 10, 2019. For more opportunities like this one, you can find bids from Harris County here.

If you think you can clear the way to win the Metropolitan Transit Authority Bid, The Bid Lab can manage the entire bid response on your behalf. The Bid Lab’s Bid Manager service helps small and medium-sized businesses manage proposals across industries. If your firm is interested in this bid opportunities, or ones like it, call 1-844-4BIDLAB or click here to get started!

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