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

Fire Sprinkler Services Knox County wants requests for additional information routed to Donnie Fawver, CPPB, Senior Buyer, Construction and Contract Specialist at 865.215.5756. Questions may emailed to donnie.fawver@knoxcounty.org. Any such protest or question regarding the specifications or bidding procedures must be received in the Procurement Division before January 6, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. local time. Vendors shall hold their price firm and subject to acceptance by Knox County for a period of sixty (60) business days from the date of the bid opening, unless otherwise indicated in their bid. Knox County will not accept alternate bids (those not equal to specifications) unless authorized by the Invitation for Bids. Award will be made to the most responsive, responsible bidder(s) meeting specifications, which presents the product and service that is in the best interest of Knox County. Knox County reserves the right to award this bid on an item-by-item basis, schedule basis, an all-or-none basis or by a multiple award. Knox County also reserves the right to not award this bid. The evaluation criteria is listed herein Knox County requires bidders, when hand delivering bids, to time and date stamp the envelope before depositing it in the bid box. Knox County will not be responsible for any lost or misdirected mail sent by common carrier, nor will Knox County be responsible for submittals delivered to addresses and Suites other than the delivery address and Suite specified at the top of this solicitation. The time clock in the Procurement Division shall serve as the official record of time. Electronic submissions are recorded electronically. Knox County shall not be responsible for technical difficulties experienced by vendors trying to register, or submit their bid, electronically less than twenty-four (24) hour prior to the bid opening time. The awarded vendor may be required to provide both a performance and payment bond, each equal to one hundred percent of the total sum of any projects in excess of $100,000.00 Bonds must be issued by a company authorized to do business in Tennessee and the bonding company must be listed in: The Federal Register Part II, department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service; Companies Holding certificates of Authority as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies. Knox County intends to issue a one-year (1) award. Upon the mutual agreement of each vendor and Knox County, the award may be extended for four (4) additional years, one (1) year at a time. This may result in a total of five (5) years. Knox County and the Knox County Schools reserves the right to purchase these services from other sources if the need arises. Knox County and Knox County Schools reserves the right to revoke the award if these services are not satisfactory or a pattern of unavailability arises. Knox County reserves the right to reject any and all bids received as a result of this request and to waive any informality, technical defect or clerical error in any bid, as the interests of the County may require. Non-acceptance of any bid will be devoid of any criticism of the bid and of any implication that the bid is deficient in any manner. Non-acceptance of any bid shall be construed as meaning simply that the County does not deem the bid to be acceptable or that another bid was deemed to be more advantageous to Knox County for the particular services proposed.