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

Plumbing Services. Question Deadline 10/11/2024 at 12:00 PM CT Tennessee Tech Responds to Written Questions/Comments 4:30 p.m. 10/22/2024 Interested Parties Must Direct All Communications Regarding This Rfq to the Following Rfq Coordinator, Who is Tennessee Tech's Only Official Point of Contact for This Rfq. Tina Girdley Senior Buyer, Purchasing & Contracts Tennessee Technological University Box 5144 Derryberry Hall, Suite 301 1 William L. Jones Drive Cookeville, Tn 38505 Phone: 931-372-6350 / Fax: 931-372-3727 Email: Tgirdley@tntech.edu Tennessee Tech has designated the following to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of the State of Tennessee, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and applicable federal regulations: Greg Holt Compliance Officer Box 5037 Cookeville, TN 38505 931-372-6062 gholt@tntech.edu. Tennessee Tech intends to secure a contract for Plumbing Services. These services will be used on an as-needed basis and for various projects as the need arises, over the life of the contract. Tennessee Tech has issued this Request for Quotation (RFQ) to define Tennessee Tech's minimum service requirements; solicit Bids; detail Bid requirements; and, outline Tennessee Tech's process for evaluating Bids and selecting the contractor. Through this RFQ, Tennessee Tech seeks to buy the best services at the most favorable, competitive prices and to give ALL qualified businesses, including those that are small, minority, disabled person, service-disabled veteran, or women-owned an opportunity to do business with Tennessee Tech as contractors and subcontractors. Vendors must complete the Contractor Requirements Form (See Attachment A for form and classification definitions). In addition, all small, minority, woman, disabled person, and service-disabled veteran owned businesses are strongly encouraged to register with the Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise (Go- DBE) to attain official certification. Tennessee Tech shall work with the successful Proposer and the Go-DBE Office regarding registration/certification. Refer to the following internet URL to begin the registration process: online Tennessee Tech Issues Intent to Award Letter and Opens RFQ Files for Public Inspection 11/13/2024 Award / Effective Date of Contract 11/20/2024) &Check Start date Tennessee Tech University is a four-year comprehensive university located in Cookeville, Tennessee. Tennessee Tech is the state's only technological university and currently enrolls more than 10,000 students. Tennessee Tech offers more than 40 bachelor's and 20 graduate degree programs and 120 concentrations through its various academic divisions - the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, College of Graduate Studies, Whitson-Hester School of Nursing, and the College of Interdisciplinary Studies. Tennessee Tech also offers the PhD in education, engineering, and environmental science and maintains three Centers of Excellence, including the Center for Energy Systems Research, the Center for Manufacturing Research and the Center for the Management, Utilization and Protection of Water Resources. The Appalachian Center for Craft, a University satellite campus and an academic program offered through the College of Education, is a nationally accredited School of Art, Craft and Design, offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with concentrations in clay, fibers, glass, metals and woods. Tennessee Tech has consistently achieved high rankings for academic excellence and affordability. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, be discriminated against in the admission or access to, or be discriminated against in treatment or employment in the University's contracted programs or activities on the grounds of disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, national origin, or any other classification protected by federal or Tennessee State Constitutional or statutory law; nor shall they be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the performance of contracts with Tennessee Tech or in the employment practices of Tennessee Tech's contractors. Accordingly, all vendors entering into contracts with Tennessee Tech shall, upon request, be required to show proof of such nondiscrimination and to post in conspicuous places, available to all employees and applicants, notices of nondiscrimination. Any oral communications shall be considered unofficial and non-binding with regard to this RFQ. Only Tennessee Tech's official responses and communications, as defined in Section 1.5.7 below, shall be considered binding with regard to this RFP. Tennessee Tech's official responses and other official communications pursuant to this RFP shall constitute an amendment of this RFQ. Tennessee Tech reserves the right to award both primary and secondary contract(s) so that if the primary contractor is unable to accommodate Tennessee Tech's needs for Plumbing Services, that the secondary contractor might assist Tennessee Tech with such services. Tennessee Tech reserves the right to determine, at its sole discretion, the appropriate and adequate responses to written comments, questions, and requests for clarification. Written Questions/Answer Period A question and answer period deadline is in the RFQ Section 2, Schedule of Events. The purpose of the written question/answer period is to allow Bidders to submit any questions they may have in regard to the scope of services requested. To ensure accurate, consistent responses to all known potential Bidders, the official response to questions will be issued by Tennessee Tech as described in RFQ Section 1.6 above and on the date in the RFQ Section 2, Schedule of Events. Bid date notes. A Bidder may not deliver a Bid orally or solely by means of electronic transmission.