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

BID QUESTIONS Upon review of the IFB documents, Vendors may have questions to clarify or interpret the IFB in order to submit the best bid possible. To accommodate the Bid Questions process, Vendors shall submit any such questions by the "Submit Written Questions" date and time provided in the IFB SCHEDULE Section above, unless modified by Addendum. Questions related to the content of the solicitation, or the procurement process should be directed to the person on the title page of this document via the Sourcing Tool's message board by the date and time specified in the IFB SCHEDULE Section of this IFB. Vendors will enter "IFB # 52-IFB-725315249-PJW - Questions" as the subject of the message. Question submittals should include a reference to the applicable IFB section. This is the only manner in which questions will be received. Questions or issues related to using the Sourcing Tool itself can be directed to the North Carolina eProcurement Help Desk at 888-211-7440, Option 2. Help Desk representatives are available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM ET to 5:00 PM ET. Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, the State's response, and any additional terms deemed necessary by the State will be posted in the Sourcing Tool in the form of an addendum and shall become an Addendum to this IFB. No information, instruction or advice provided orally or informally by any State personnel, whether made in response to a question or otherwise in connection with this IFB, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Vendors shall rely only on written material contained in the IFB and an addendum to this IFB 0 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND The purpose of this Invitation for Bids is to establish an Agency Specific Term Contract to provide professional weekly pumping/cleaning service of one (1) 1,000-gallon Grease Trap located Caswell Correctional Center, 444 County Home Road, Blanch, NC 27212 during the contract period. The State does not guarantee a minimum or maximum amount for this contract. The intent of this solicitation is to award an Agency Specific Contract. 1.1 CONTRACT TERM The Contract shall have an initial term of one (1) year, beginning on the date of final Contract execution (the "Effective Date") or July 01, 2023, whichever is later. At the end of the Contract's initial term, the State shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to renew the Contract on the same terms and conditions for up to two (2) additional one-year terms. The State will give the Vendor written notice of its intent to exercise each option no later than thirty (30) days before the end of the Contract's then-current term. In addition to any optional renewal terms, and with the Vendor's concurrence, the State reserves the right to extend the Contract after the last active term.