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

The State of Texas, by and through Texas Southern University (TSU), seeks sealed Proposals to establish a contract with a qualified company that can provide a Access Control System for Housing that is reliable, feature rich and flexible which does not require frequent and costly upgrades to remain operational. for the university, in accordance with the specifications and requirements contained in this Request for Proposal (RFP). The base contract term shall be for three (3) years, beginning on the effective date of the Agreement. The contract may be renewed for up to two (2) additional one (1) year renewal terms. Notice of renewal will be issued in writing approximately thirty (30) days prior to the end of the current performance period. The maximum duration of the contract, including the exercise of optional renewals, shall not exceed five (5) consecutive years unless mutually determined otherwise (if applicable). All inquiries shall be submitted in writing (in Word format) via email to Mr. Sceffers Ward at and procurement@tsu.edu by 12:00 noon Central time on Thursday, February 29, 2024; the date listed as the deadline for submission of questions as specified in Section 2.5 below. Please note that the date for questions has been changed from Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 12:00PM to Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 12pm. Answers to the questions will be posted by the week March 11 th . The Blackout period will start March 7, 2024, at 12:01PM. The Owner may evaluate the Proposals based on the anticipated completion of all or any portion of the Project. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals and re-solicit for new Proposals. The Owner makes no representations, written or oral, that it will enter into any form of agreement with any offeror to this RFP for the Project, and no such representation is intended or should be construed by the issuance of this RFP. Identify the projected manpower currently committed to other projects for your current backlog of work in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Drawings of the buildings are now ready and can be obtained via email from Thomas Britt, TSU Purchasing, at thomas.britt@tsu.edu; and they will be posted on the ESBD website. The HUB Subcontracting goal for the RFP is 26% for Information Technology Services. Offerors are expected to make a good faith effort to meet this goal. The HSP may be prepared by the Offeror with all of the sub-consultants. Event Bid description: Offeror must submit one (1) original and three (3) identical copies of the Proposals and one (1) PDF copy on a flash drive. An original signature must be included on the "Respondent's Statement of Qualifications and Ability to Undertake the Project" document submitted with each copy. Offeror must submit one (1) original and one (1) copy of the HUB Subcontracting Plan ("HSP") as separate attachments to the Proposals as described in Section 5.2. Late Proposals Will Not Be Accepted. The Owner will not acknowledge or receive Proposals that are delivered by telephone, facsimile (fax), or electronic mail (e-mail). Properly submitted Proposals will not be returned to offerors