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INVITATION FOR BIDS

OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTS

1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS

a. Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Procurement & Contracts, Mississippi State University, for the purchase of the items listed herein.

b. All bids must be received in the Office of Procurement & Contracts on or before the bid opening time and date listed herein. Delivery of bids must be during normal working hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST, except on weekends and holidays when no delivery is possible.

c. Bidders shall submit their bids either electronically or in a sealed envelope. To submit electronically, follow the instructions below. Bids CANNOT be emailed.

i. Sealed bids should include the bid number on the face of the envelope as well as the bidders’ name and address. Bids should be sent to: 245 Barr Avenue, 610 McArthur Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762.

ii. At this time we only accept non-ITS bids electronically. For electronic submission of bids, go to: portal.magic.ms.gov.

and use the RFX number on the next page as your reference number.

d. All questions regarding this bid should be directed to the Office of Procurement & Contracts at 662-325-2550.

2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

a. All bids should be bid “FOB Destination”

b. Bidders must comply with all rules, regulations, and statutes relating to purchasing in the State of Mississippi, in addition to the requirements on this form. General Bid Terms and Conditions can be found here: https://www.procurement.msstate.edu/procurement/bids/Bid_General_Terms_May_2019_V2.pdf

c. Any contract resulting from this Invitation for Bid shall be in substantial compliance with Mississippi State University’s Standard Contract Addendum: https://www.procurement.msstate.edu/contracts/standardaddendum.pdf Bid Number/RFX Number: 25-25/RFX #3160007246 Opening Date: March 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Description: GNSS Vendor Name: ______________________________________________________ Vendor Address: _____________________________________________________ Telephone Number: __________________________________________________ Days the Offer is Firm: ________________________________________________ Authorized Signature: ________________________________________________ Name: _____________________________________________________________ Title: ______________________________________________________________

The Bagley College of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking proposals for the following survey equipment:

1) GNSS - Complete Base and Rover system consisting of everything needed for a complete setup with the ability to conduct RTK surveys.

a. Base GNSS receiver

b. Rover GNSS receiver

i. GLONASS and Galileo compliant

ii. Dual frequency

c. Tribrach

d. Tripod

e. Rover rod

2) Two robotic total stations systems

a. 5” angular accuracy

b. Dual axis compensators

c. Tripod

d. Prism pole

e. 360 degree prism

3) Data collection software:

a. Collect coordinates from manual total stations, robotic total stations, and GNSS observations

b. Ability to directly export and import CSV, ASCII, and TXT files from the data collector to associated CAD programs.

c. Ability to stake points, polylines, and templates.

d. Must be able to run on the Topcon FC5000/FC6000 platform.

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