Artistic and exhibit design and fabrication services (2024-UWMSN-00537-RFB)

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking bids for artistic and exhibit design and fabrication services through a Request for Bid (RFB) numbered 2024-UWMSN-00537-RFB. This is a requirements contract for potential future projects, where vendors will provide comprehensive design and fabrication services to be performed within the United States. Bidders are required to complete an itemized bid list with pre-populated service categories and additional lines for custom service descriptions and unit costs. The solicitation requires all responses to be submitted online through the ShopUW+ portal at https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=UWisconsin, with all questions directed to Brad Bauman at brad.bauman@wisc.edu. The bid is due on June 11, 2024, and vendors must comply with Wisconsin Statutes 16.705 (1r), which mandates service performance within the United States. Evaluation will likely focus on the comprehensiveness of services offered, hourly rates, and the ability to meet the statutory requirements.

The procurement is open only to qualified vendors based in the United States, effectively excluding international companies unable to meet the service performance location requirements. No specific disadvantaged enterprise set-asides were mentioned in the documentation. The estimated annual spend for this contract is $500,000, with a total estimated contract value of $2,500,000 over the entire contract term. The solicitation does not provide details about incumbent vendors or existing technological infrastructure, suggesting this might be a new or restructured contracting approach. Bidders are encouraged to submit proposals that comprehensively outline their service capabilities across various design and fabrication categories, with flexibility to propose alternative services beyond the pre-populated categories. The contract appears designed to establish a flexible, multi-vendor pool of artistic and exhibit design service providers for potential future University of Wisconsin-Madison projects.