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

Should you need additional information, please contact Ashlee Stewart (ashlee.stewart@delaware.gov). Written Questions Due No Later Than (NLT) November 8, 2024 Written Answers Due/Posted to Website NLT November 18, 2024 All questions with regard to the interpretation of this Invitation must be received in writing by online. BID GUARANTY; BID BOND 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 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife 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, Division of Fish and Wildlife in an amount equal to 10% of the respective proposed value may be submitted in lieu of a Bid bond. 15. WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS A bidder may withdraw its Bid unopened after it has been deposited, if such a request is made prior to the time set for the opening of the Bid. 16. PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS The bids shall be publicly opened at the time and place specified by the Agency. Bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to be present. 17. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF BIDS If the bidder designates a portion of its bid as confidential, it shall isolate and identify in writing the confidential portions. The bidder shall include with this designation a statement that explains and supports the firm's claim that the bid items identified as confidential contain trade secrets or other proprietary data. 18. DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS Any one or more of the following causes may be considered as sufficient for the disqualification of a bidder and the rejection of its Bid or Bids: a. More than one Bid for the same contract from an individual, firm, or corporation under the same or different names. b. Evidence of collusion among bidders. c. Unsatisfactory performance record as evidenced by past experience. d. Any suspension or debarment of the parent company, subsidiary or individual involved with the vendor by federal, any state or any local governments within the last five (5) years. e. If the unit prices are obviously unbalanced either in excess or below reasonable cost analysis values. f. If there are any unauthorized additions, interlineations, conditional or alternate bids or irregularities of any kind which may tend to make the Bid incomplete, indefinite, or ambiguous as to its meaning. g. Non-attendance of mandatory pre-bid meetings may be cause of disqualification. Within thirty days from the date of opening Bids, the contract will be awarded or the Bids rejected. The State reserves the right to extend this contract on a month-to-month basis for a period of up to three months. The State reserves the right to advertise a supplemental solicitation during the term of the Agreement if deemed in the best interest of the State. CONTRACT PERIOD Each vendor's contract shall be valid for ONE YEAR from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Each contract may be renewed for four (4) additional one (1) year extension periods through negotiation between the contractor and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife. Negotiation must be initiated no later than ninety (90) days prior to the termination of the current agreement. The Performance Bond requirement has been waived.