257-20250626132748 Marion

Marion County, Mississippi, is seeking un-priced bid proposals for a five-year lease purchase contract to acquire one or more 2026 20-cubic yard rear-loading garbage trucks with Class 8,000 GVW Chassis. The procurement will be conducted through an electronic reverse auction on www.centralbidding.com on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Un-priced bid proposals will be accepted until 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 4, 2025, at the county office located at 215 Broad Street, Columbia, Mississippi. Bidders must submit electronic bids through Central Bidding's website, with technical support available by calling (225) 810-4814. The county reserves the right to use an "anti-sniping" feature that automatically extends the auction time if bids are placed in the final five minutes. Bid specifications are available through the Chancery Clerk's office and Central Bidding's website. Vendors with acceptable initial proposals will be invited to submit priced bids, and the Marion County Board of Supervisors maintains the right to reject any and all bids and waive any informalities.

The procurement does not explicitly outline specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The document does not mention incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure requirements for the proposed garbage trucks. While the procurement is structured as a lease purchase contract, suggesting potential financing options, no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation. Bidders planning to use surrogate bidding must arrive thirty minutes before the bidding commences, indicating some procedural complexity in the procurement process. The procurement appears to be open to vendors capable of providing the specified garbage trucks and meeting the county's lease purchase contract requirements. The electronic reverse auction format suggests a competitive bidding environment designed to secure the most advantageous proposal for Marion County's waste management equipment needs.