This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Memphis, Tennessee. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in written form via email to Nathan Luce at Bids@flymemphis.com. Questions will be accepted until 4:30 PM, July 5, 2022. Answers will be provided by 4:30 p.m., July 11, 2022. Answers will only be posted Any Proposal and/or Performance Bond submitted by Respondent must include an original or certified copy of the Power of Attorney authorizing the Attorney-in-Fact to execute the Proposal and/or Performance Bond on behalf of the Surety. Proposal Bonds provided to the Authority in connection with the RFQ shall be duly issued by an insurer or corporate surety on a bond form provided by the Authority in Section 15.2, or on a form substantially the same as the Authority's form, and which obligates the surety for at least one hundred twenty (120) days following the date on which responses to this RFQ are publicly opened; and that is authorized to conduct insurance business in the State of Tennessee. Failure to furnish a Proposal Bond with valid Power of Attorney, as specified, will result in rejection of Proposal for non-compliance.The successful Respondent will be required to furnish a Performance Bond at the time of Contract execution and prior to the start date of the Contract, in an amount equal to contract price, to guarantee the principal's performance of the Contract. The Performance Bond shall be made payable to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority and shall remain in force for the duration of the Contract. Each response must include an original Proposal Bond with a valid Power of Attorney, at no cost to the Authority, in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), payable to the MemphisShelby County Airport Authority. Failure of the successful Respondent to execute the Contract within thirty (30) days after receiving the Contract document and furnish acceptable surety bonds and proof of required insurance prior to the Contract execution shall be just cause for cancellation of the award and forfeiture of the Proposal Bond, not as a penalty, but as liquidation of damages to the Authority. Certified or cashier's checks will NOT be accepted in lieu of a proposal bond. The successful Respondent will be required to furnish a Performance Bond at the time of Contract execution and prior to the start date of the Contract, in an amount equal to contract price, to guarantee the principal's performance of the Contract. The Performance Bond shall be made payable to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority and shall remain in force for the duration of the Contract. Payment by the Respondent to the Authority of an amount equal to the difference in the DBE dollar value contracted for and the dollar value achieved in documented DBE participation, or any lesser amount or penalty as deemed appropriate by the Authority, which dollar value shall be considered liquidated damages for failure to perform the requirements of the Contract and for which Respondent and all of its subcontractors agree to be bound. The initial term of this Contract shall be for a period of one (1) year commencing on the start date of the Contract (Contract Term). The Authority, in its sole discretion, reserves the option to extend the Contract Term for four (4) additional periods of one (1) year each (Renewal Terms) by giving written notice to the Company at least ninety (90) days before the expiration of the Contract Term or any Renewal Term. At the sole option of the Authority, the Contract may be extended beyond the four (4) Renewal Terms. The Contract shall be amended to reflect any negotiated and agreed upon Compensation for any such extension of this Contract. The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all responses to this RFQ, including but not limited to, anyPayment by the Respondent to the Authority of an amount equal to the difference in the DBE dollar value contracted for and the dollar value achieved in documented DBE participation, or any lesser amount or penalty as deemed appropriate by the Authority, which dollar value shall be considered liquidated damages for failure to perform the requirements of the Contract and for which Respondent and all of its subcontractors agree to be bound response that contains exceptions to the minimum requirements and/or specifications or fails to meet the minimum requirements and/or specifications in whole or in part. Responses containing terms and conditions other than those specified herein may be considered nonresponsive. Partial or incomplete responses may be rejected. The Authority reserves the right to reject responses or penalize Respondents who do not follow the requirements of the RFQ and, likewise, to waive any informalities, technicalities, or omissions therein. Responses having any erasures or corrections shall be initialed in ink by the Respondent. Unsigned responses will be considered nonresponsive. The Authority also reserves the right to reject any response when a parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or predecessor in interest of the Respondent has pending litigation or claims with the Authority, or if any response includes a proposed subcontractor or supplier that has pending litigation or claims with the Authority, if the Authority determines, in its sole discretion, such litigation or claims may adversely affect the ability of the parties to work efficiently and effectively under any contract resulting from this RFQ, or for any other reason as determined by the Authority. The Authority further reserves the right to cancel this RFQ process at any time.