2026-002_Jul_6_26_solicitation_doc.pdf

This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQA) document issued by the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) on behalf of Connecticut municipalities for crumbling foundation services with materials laboratory testing capabilities. The solicitation seeks qualified vendors to provide comprehensive laboratory testing services for materials related to crumbling foundation issues. The bid period opens January 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST and closes June 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT, with vendor questions accepted from January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM EST through June 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. The solicitation contains no specified line items, and no bidders' conference or site visits are noted in the available documentation. Complete RFQ materials, including the detailed RFQMaterialsTesting-and-Lab-Bonfire.pdf document, are available at www.crcogbonfirehub.com. Inquiries should be directed to Kimberly Bona at CRCOG, 350 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103, via telephone at 860-724-4292 or email at kbona@crcogct.org.

The estimated total contract value is not disclosed in the available solicitation materials. Delivery terms are specified as Free On Board (FOB) Destination, with payment terms to be determined by the responding vendor. The solicitation invites responses from all interested vendors without geographic or organizational restrictions, and no set-asides or restrictions limiting responses to specific types of organizations have been identified. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure or technology requirements are specified. The extended bid period and broad vendor eligibility suggest CRCOG seeks to develop a qualified vendor pool capable of supporting multiple Connecticut municipalities' crumbling foundation testing needs on an as-needed basis. No specific evaluation criteria have been disclosed in the available documentation.