This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Ahoskie, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Refer ALL Inquiries regarding this IFB to: Nick Edwards ncedwards1@ncdot.gov 919-707-2623 Submit Written Questions Vendor March 19, 2019 @ 2:00pm ET Provide Responses to Questions State March 20, 2019 Failure to execute/sign bid prior to submittal shall render bid invalid and it WILL BE REJECTED. Late bids cannot be accepted. ACCEPTANCE OF BID If any or all parts of this bid are accepted by the State of North Carolina, an authorized representative of the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Contract shall affix his/her signature hereto and this document and all provisions of this Invitation for Bid along with the Vendor bid response and the written results of any negotiations shall then constitute the written agreement between the parties. A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the successful Vendor(s). IMPORTANT NOTE: All paper bids shall be physically delivered to the office address listed above on or before the bid deadline in order to be considered timely, regardless of the method of delivery (including U.S. mail). This is an absolute requirement. All risk of late arrival due to unanticipated delay-whether delivered by hand, U.S. Postal Service, courier or other delivery service is entirely on the Vendor. It is the sole responsibility of the Vendor to have the bid physically in this Office by the specified time and date of opening. The time of delivery will be marked on each bid when received, and any bid received after the bid submission deadline will be rejected. Sealed bids, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received at the address indicated in the table in this Section, for furnishing and delivering the commodity or service as described herein. Note that the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver mail to the specified office address but to the States Mail Service Center. Vendors are cautioned that bids sent via U.S. Mail, including Express Mail, may not be delivered by the Mail Service Center to the agencys purchasing office on the due date in time to meet the bid deadline. All Vendors are urged to take the possibility of delay into account when submitting a bid. Vendors shall deliver to the address identified in the table above: one (1) paper of its executed bid. All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope. Clearly mark each package with: (1) Vendor name; (2) the IFB number; and (3) the due date. Address the package(s) for delivery as shown in the table, above. Bids shall be marked on the outside of the sealed envelope with the Vendors name, IFB number and date and time of opening. If Vendor is submitting more than one bid, each bid shall be submitted in separate sealed envelope and marked accordingly. For delivery purposes, separate sealed bids from a single Vendor may be included in the same outer package. Do not include bids for more than one solicitation in the same package. CONTRACT TERM The Contract shall have an initial term of six (6) months, beginning on the date of contract award (the Effective Date). In addition, the State reserves the right to extend a contract term for a period of up to 180 days in 90-day-orless increments.