Conf: 2027 Weights & Measures Annual Training

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Solicitation number
37755
State
Minnesota
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Weights & Measures Division is soliciting proposals for venue and catering services to host the 2027 Weights and Measures Annual Training conference, with proposals due November 9, 2026.

The venue must be located within 55 miles of 519 Elm St., Alexandria, Minnesota 56308 (as measured using Google Maps) and must accommodate approximately 40 attendees. The State offers four date windows: February 22–26, 2027; March 1–5, 2027; March 8–12, 2027; or March 15–19, 2027. A single venue must provide all services including A/V equipment, meals, lodging rooms, and meeting space.

Responders must state cancellation charges as dollar amounts on the price schedule for any cancellation reason other than insufficient state funding. If no charge is indicated, the State will assess no cancellation fee. The cancellation fee includes all costs associated with lodging, meeting rooms, catering, A/V equipment, and all other contract expenses. If the State cancels the conference, it reserves the right to reschedule the event upon mutual agreement with the contractor.

Questions and clarifications are due November 2, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. CT to Mai N Lor, Buyer I, at Mai.N.Lor@state.mn.us. The State will not answer questions submitted after the deadline. Responders must immediately notify the Buyer in writing of any significant ambiguity, error, conflict, discrepancy, omission, or other deficiency in the solicitation and request modification or clarification.

Opportunity text

The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a Contract for Minnesota Department of Commerce, Weights & Measures Division for the 2027 Weights and Measures Annual Training conference. Venue must be located within 55 miles of 519 Elm St., Alexandria, MN 56308, as measured using Google Maps. Dates: February 22-26, 2027, or March 1-5, 2027, or March 8-12, 2027, or March 15-19, 2027 Approximate number of attendees: 40 The State is requesting one venue to accommodate all aspects of the event, including, but not limited to: A/V equipment, meals, lodging rooms, and meeting room for approximately 40 guests. QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS. Any questions and/or clarifications in regard to the solicitation response must be made in writing to Mai N Lor, Buyer I, via email at Mai.N.Lor@state.mn.us by November 2, 2026, no later than 2:00 PM CT. If a Responder discovers any significant ambiguity, error, conflict, discrepancy, omission, or other deficiency in the RFP, they must immediately notify the Buyer in writing of such error and request modification or clarification of the document. Responders are not to contact anyone within any other State Agency regarding this solicitation. The State is not obligated to answer questions submitted after the questions/clarifications due date and time. Cancellation Policy. State on the Price Schedule in dollar amounts any charges that could be applied if the conference is canceled for any reason other than for insufficient funding per Exhibit A, Paragraph 3.3. If no charge is indicated on the Price Schedules, the State will not pay any cancellation fee. The cancellation fee includes all cost associated with lodging, meeting rooms, catering, audio visual equipment, and all other expenses that may be incurred by the Contractor under the Contract Terms. If the conference is canceled, the State reserves the right to reschedule a new conference date upon mutually agreement with the Contractor. \*\*ATTENTION RESPONDERS\*\* You must submit all respon \[Partial description. For the full description, log into the [Supplier Portal](https://guest.supplier.systems.state.mn.us/psc/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NUI_FRAMEWORK.PT_LANDINGPAGE.GBL).\] **Event ID/Reference Number:** **2000018780** If an Event ID/Reference number appears, this Solicitation Event is being conducted in the SWIFT system. All project documentation and vendor submissions should be completed at the State of Minnesota Supplier portal. Log in to the [Supplier Portal](https://guest.supplier.systems.state.mn.us/psc/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NUI_FRAMEWORK.PT_LANDINGPAGE.GBL?&) to view this event. You will need to search for Event ID/Reference Number in the portal. If the Event ID/Reference Number shows "Unknown", then the full description can be found for this event in the State of Minnesota list of solicitations (select the appropriate page): [Goods and Services Solicitation Postings](https://osp.admin.mn.gov/GS-auto) or [Professional and Technical Solicitation Postings](https://osp.admin.mn.gov/PT-auto). You may locate it using the Ref. # that appears above.

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