549OTS2030SB Labor Support for Statewide Sign Operation Section - Anne Arundel County

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) is soliciting electronic bids for a B Contract to provide highway maintenance labor support for the SHA Hanover Complex located in Anne Arundel County, with potential extension to other maintenance shops across SHA Districts as mutually agreed upon by both parties. This Small Business Reserve Procurement requires qualified contractors to deliver labor support services for highway maintenance operations, though the specific deliverables, objectives, and performance metrics are not detailed in the advertisement notice. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. on May 19, 2026, via virtual Microsoft Teams meeting, and interested bidders must submit electronic bids through the Bid Express website (https://www.bidx.com/maryland/main) no later than 12 Noon Eastern time on June 11, 2026. Bidders are required to register with Bid Express and obtain an Info Tech Digital ID, with a minimum of seven business days needed for approval prior to bid submission. Minimum wage rates have been pre-determined by law and are specified in the Invitation for Bids. Bid documents are available electronically at no cost through the designated procurement portal.

This procurement is exclusively reserved for Certified Small Business vendors meeting statutory requirements under State Finance and Procurement Article 14-501 through 13-505 of the Annotated Code of Maryland and certified by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, restricting eligibility to qualified small business enterprises. Bid security requirements vary based on bid amount: bids under $100,000 do not require bid, performance, or payment bonds, while bids of $100,000 or above must include Bid Security equal to at least five percent of the total bid amount and will require Performance and Payment Bonds upon contract award. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement notice, and no specific budget range or award value is provided in the available documentation. The SHA reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, and all submissions must be made electronically through Bid Express; paper bids will not be accepted under any circumstances.