This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in New Castle, Delaware. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Please review and follow the information and instructions contained in the general and special provisions section of the invitation. Should you need additional information, please contact Larry E. Schrock at larry.e.schrock.nfg@army.mil. The attached Definitions and General Provisions apply to all contracts and are part of each invitation to bid. The requirement to furnish a bid bond and performance bond is applicable unless waived in the Special Provisions. Should the General Provisions conflict with the Special Provisions, the Special Provisions shall prevail. Bidders or their authorized representatives are required to fully acquaint themselves as to State procurement laws and regulations prior to submitting bid. BID: The offer of the bidder submitted on the approved form and setting forth the bidder's prices for performing the work or supplying the material or equipment described in the specifications. BIDDER OR VENDOR: Any individual, firm, or corporation formally submitting a Bid for the material or work contemplated, acting directly or through a duly authorized representative. BIDDER'S DEPOSIT: The security designated in the Bid to be furnished by the bidder as a guaranty of good faith to enter into a contract with the Agency if the work to be performed or the material or equipment to be furnished is awarded to the bidder. BID INVITATION: The "bid invitation" or "invitation to bid" is a packet of material sent to vendors and consists of General Provisions, Special Provisions, specifications, and enclosures. BOND: The approved form of security furnished by the Vendors and its surety as a guaranty of good faith on the part of the Vendor to execute the work in accordance with the terms of the contract. CONTRACT: The written agreement covering the furnishing and delivery of material or work to be performed. CONTRACTOR: Any individual, firm, or corporation with whom a contract is made by the Agency. DESIGNATED OFFICIAL: The agent authorized to act for the Agency. GENERAL PROVISIONS: General Provisions are instructions pertaining to contracts in general. They contain, in summary, requirements of laws of the State, policies of the Agency, and instructions to vendors. ITB: Invitation to Bid. LOCAL TIME: Eastern Standard Time/Eastern Daylight Time SPECIAL PROVISIONS: Special Provisions are specific conditions or requirements peculiar to the contract under consideration and are supplemental to the General Provisions. Should the Special Provisions conflict with the General Provisions, the Special Provisions shall prevail. SURETY: The corporate body which is bound with and for the contract, or which is liable, and which engages to be responsible for the contractor's payments of all debts pertaining to and for its acceptable performance of the work for which it has contracted. Written Questions Due No Later Than (NLT) November 1, 2022 Written Answers Due/Posted to Website NLT November 8, 2022 Contract Award Will occur within 30 days of bid opening Unless Bid Bond has been waived as noted in the Special Provisions, each bidder shall submit with its Bid a guaranty in sum equal to at least 10% of the total value of its bid, according to Delaware Code Title 29, Section 6927(a). Each vendor shall furnish a bond to the State of Delaware for the benefit of Delaware National Guard in the amount equal to 10% of the respective bid value. The bond shall be drawn upon an insurance or bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Delaware. A certified check made out to the State of Delaware, Delaware National Guard in an amount equal to 10% of the respective proposed value may be submitted in lieu of a Bid bond.