1435523-event.pdf

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Radon Test Kit Fulfillment and Laboratory Analysis Services-REBID The State of Montana Department of Environmental Quality seeks a contractor to provide radon test kits and laboratory services for the State's Radon Prevention Program.

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Open 8/31/2026, 2:00 PM MDT Type Invitation For Bid Close 9/18/2026, 2:00 PM MDT Number DEQ-IFB2027-526027 Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 9/18/2026, 2:00 PM MDT

Payment Terms 0% 0, Net 30

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Contacts Rebecca Gregg Rebecca.Gregg@mt.gov

Phone +1 406-444-3101

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Commodity Codes Commodity Code Description 1613 Environmental Services - Radon Testing 1601 Environmental Services - Air Quality Inventories/Monitoring 3003 Laboratory - Services

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The State of Montana Department of Environmental Quality seeks a contractor to both fulfill radon test kit orders and subsequent laboratory testing and reporting services as part of the State's on-going Radon Prevention Program. A complete description of the project, work requirements, and bid submittal requirements are provided in the Scope of work, prerequisites, and questions. All bids must follow the directions, guidance, instructions, etc. set forth with all documents, prerequisites, questions and Q&A Board responses.

Bidders seeking technical assistance, such as uploading and submittal questions, must contact the eMACS Help Desk at 406-444-2575 or emacs@mt.gov.

Be sure to fully review your response to ensure you answered all questions, accepted all required information, and uploaded all documents. The State is not responsible for documents that may have been overwritten and/or not fully loaded; the system also does not accept partial submittals or completion after the prescribed closing date and time. Likewise, access to the Q&A Board to submit questions closes at that defined date and time.

Description

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Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid

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1. Read and accept the Single Point of Contact (Procurement Officer) information

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Read and accept the Scope of Work requirements. Exceptions must be noted in the Exception Form and submitted by the Questions submittal date for the Q&A Board. The State reserves the right to make non-material changes during contract negotiations.

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Read and accept the Draft Contract. NOTE: This is provided so Bidder has an idea of what the Contract will contain and look like if they are the successful Bidder; however, they must acknowledge all requirements and submit questions using the Exception Form for all sections they may have issue with as though they would be the contractor and have to comply. No specific answer is required other than to acknowledge you thoroughly read it, understand the requirements, and will comply if awarded the Contract.

4. Read and accept the Insurance Requirements information.

5. Review and accept the Draft Purchase Order. No inventory replenishment is approved without this document.

6. Read and acknowledge Contract and Purchase Order Usage information.

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Read and accept Montana's Standard Terms and Conditions. Use the Exceptions Form for all you want the State to consider and submit the Exceptions Form to the Q&A Board by the questions submittal deadline.

Failure to request exceptions during the Q&A period will result in your agreement to them as written and no consideration to negotiate will be granted except for non-material changes at the State's option.

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Read and accept the IFB General Conditions. Use the Exceptions Form for all you want the State to consider and submit the Exceptions form to the Q&A Board by the questions submittal deadline. Failure to request exceptions during the Q&A period will result in your agreement to them as written and no consideration to negotiate will be granted except for non-material changes at the State's option.

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Use this form to request ALL Draft Contract and Montana's Standard Terms and Conditions exceptions you want the State to consider modifying. Only one form is required. Upload to the Q&A Board by the Questions submittal deadline. Only requests submitted by that deadline will be considered-the State will not entertain any changes at any point after this deadline. In order for the State to consider requested changes, the form must be filled out in each column; requests without that information will automatically be rejected and the requirement/verbiage will remain as originally published. See associated prerequisite for additional information. The State reserves the right to accept, reject, or negotiate any or all requests and provide response(s) past the anticipated Answer posting deadline if legal review/negotiations necessitate a longer term to decide.

10. Read and accept Q&A Certify and Submit information.

11. Read and accept the Warranty information.

12. Read and accept the Registration with Montana Secretary of State information.

13. Read and accept the Debarment information

14. Read and accept Unique Entity Identification (UEI) information.

15. Bidder must certify their ability to enter this bid and be legally bound to the IFB.

16. Read and accept Montana Time Zone and Response Submittal information.

17. Read and accept Responsive and Responsible Definitions information.

18. Review and accept the Items (Products) Confirmation information.

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Buyer Attachments There are no Buyer Attachments added to this event.

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Questions Required Questions

Group 1:

Instructions:

1.1 Provide your full company name, address, main point of contact, POC email, and phone number. This person must be familiar with this IFB and provide responses to any questions that may arise. Include contact(s) name, phone number, and email address.

Also identify the authorized signatory and their email if different from above.

1.2 Bidder must upload their response to Scope of Work Section 4.3 to this question.

Failure to thoroughly address all integration and security requirements is grounds for disqualification as non-responsive.

1.3

Offeror does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of any contract it is awarded under this solicitation; and b. Offeror will not discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of any contract it is awarded as a result of this solicitation.

1.4 Does your proposal contain confidential information? If you select Yes, another question will generate requiring an upload of your Trade Secret Affidavit. Offerors MUST also upload a redacted copy of their proposal under Supplier Attachments.

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As mentioned in the Prerequisites, SAM.gov site transitioned from the DUNS number to the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). In order for bidders to be awarded a contract, they must go into the SAM.gov site and either update or create their profile to receive their new UEI. This is a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity. Bidder must enter their UEI here in order to be eligible for contract award. This can be a screenshot, email confirmation, or just a Word document with the number and the business name attached to the number. NOTE: If you have a new registration, this may take longer. If that is the case, use your Word document to advise the State of your pending registration and the anticipated assignment timeline. The State will add this to the Request for Documents Notice.

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Was artificial intelligence technology used in the development or completion of any portion of this proposal? Please identify the portion(s) of the proposal that were developed using AI, and provide a detailed response used to ensure that all AI-generated content has been reviewed and validated by a named human subject-matter expert who claims responsibility for accuracy. NOTE: Even if "No", upload a document to this question that attests AI was not used in order for the system to recognize this question is answered. Failure to confirm a human reviewed and certified the accuracy of the bid response is grounds for disqualification as non-responsive.

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Product Line Items Product Line Items

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# Item Name, Commodity Code, Description Allow

Alternates Qty. UOM Requested Delivery

P1 Radon Test Kits and Laboratory Analysis 1 EA - Each 10/1/2026

Provide lump sum total for the cost of each test kit and laboratory analysis as stated in the Scope of Work. This includes but is not limited to the kit, informational material, postage to/from residents, website development and maintenance, laboratory analysis. Include all direct and indirect expenses for one test kit.

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Service Line Items Service Line Items

There are no Items added to this event.

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