2027 Dog tags

The State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Procurement Services, is issuing a Request for Quotation on behalf of the Maine Bureau of Agriculture, Food, & Rural Resources Animal Welfare Program to procure 215,000 yellow aluminum dog tags for the 2027 licensing year. The tags must be paw-shaped, consecutively numbered from 000001 through 215000, measuring 1.25 inches in diameter and manufactured from .050 aluminum with specific etching requirements including the State of Maine shape, "2027," "MAINE," and a dog paw on designated surfaces, with all edges filed smooth and burr-free. Vendors must deliver the complete shipment between August 24-28, 2026, to 90 Blossom Lane, Augusta, ME 04333, with quotations due by May 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time through the AdvantageME Vendor Self Service electronic procurement system. Pricing must be submitted on a per-unit basis with all costs inclusive of FOB Destination shipping, and vendors must guarantee prices for a minimum of one year and accept net 30 payment terms. Packaging specifications are stringent, requiring tags to be strung 50 per wire in sequential order within sealed polyethylene bags with O-rings, packed in boxes containing no more than 1,500 tags each. The State will make a single award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with total evaluated cost calculated by multiplying the quoted unit price by 215,000 tags, and vendors proposing equivalent items must provide documentation of equivalency and may be required to submit samples at no cost within 14 calendar days of request.

The resulting contract will be established as a Master Agreement available to all State of Maine Departments and Agencies, with an initial contract period running from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027, and four optional renewal periods extending through May 31, 2031. No set-aside designations or restrictions on vendor types are specified in the procurement documents, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified. The State of Maine is exempt from federal, state, and local taxes and will not conduct a best and final offer process, requiring all bidders to submit their best value pricing with initial quotations. While the specific contract value is not explicitly stated, the total procurement value can be calculated based on the unit price quoted multiplied by 215,000 tags; no budget range is provided in the solicitation documents. No site visits, bidders' meetings, or question submission deadlines are referenced in the available materials.