23-001-05 Industrial Maintenance and Automation Training Equipment (Reverse Auction) #12595

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Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC) was awarded $2,095,670.00 from the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development “AccelerateMS” through U.S. Treasury American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Mississippi SLFRP0003. One Hundred (100%) of the total costs of the Commercial Truck Driving project will be financed with federal money. There is no nongovernmental financing included in this program.

This project is being supported in whole by Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds, federal award SLFRP0003, awarded to Northwest Mississippi Community College by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Northwest Mississippi Community College is seeking un-priced technical proposals for:

Bid #23-001-05 Industrial Maintenance and Automation Training Equipment

Deadline for receipt of un-priced technical proposals is Friday, January 13, 2023 by 9:00 AM, Central Time. Interested bidders can download bid documents online at www.northwestmsbids.com and un-priced responses shall also be submitted electronically at this site.

This bid will be handled through reverse auction. Vendors shall submit un-priced responses per the
bid documents. Responses will be evaluated for potential acceptability based upon pre- determined
criteria. Bidders whose technical proposals are determined acceptable will be invited to provide
priced bids for consideration through the online reverse auction, which will take place on Tuesday,
January 17, 2023, at 2:00 PM, Central Time. Complete instructions regarding the un-priced response and reverse auction are provided in the specifications package. Prices will only be accepted through the online reverse auction per the bid documents.

Specifications and detailed instructions regarding the bid process may be obtained by visiting the website www.northwestmsbids.com. Specification response forms, along with all other required information detailed in the bid instructions should be submitted no later than January 13, 2023 by 9:00 AM Central Time per the detailed bid instructions. Un-priced Specification Response submissions will be evaluated, and vendors meeting the required specifications will be invited to participate in the Electronic Reverse Auction process on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM Central Time. Vendors approved to participate in the reverse auction process will be given detailed instructions regarding the reverse auction once the responses are reviewed. Northwest MS Community College reserves the right to extend the auction date, if necessary, to complete the pre-qualification process.

For further information regarding any of the bid items, contact Ruth Dunlap, Purchasing Agent at Northwest Mississippi Community College at (662) 562-3202 or via email at rdunlap@northwestms.edu. For any questions relating to the bid process, electronic submittal or reverse auction, please call PH Bidding Group at 662-407-0193 or email cory@phbidding.com.

Northwest Mississippi Community College reserves the right to reject any and or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest to the college. The Bidder shall be responsible for and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless NWMCC from all losses, damages, expenses, claims, demands, suits and actions brought by any party against NWMCC as a result of the Bidder’s failure to comply with the provisions above.
Northwest Mississippi Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Northwest Mississippi Community College encourages Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit proposals.

PLEASE NOTE: The College will close at noon on December 14, 2022 and will remain closed until January 4, 2023 for the Christmas holidays.