DPS Hearing Protection Program

THIS IS A FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). Non-electronic and e-mail responses WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The response must be submitted in the Supplier Portal no later than the date and time called for in the Finish Time in the Event Details. PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND. The Commissioner of Administration, acting on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, requests proposals from Responders to provide commercially off-the-shelf battery-operated hearing protection products to provide to state agencies and Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV) members located in Minnesota. During the 1st Special Session of the 94th Legislature, under 2025 Session Laws, Chapter 14, §§ 4 and 12, the Legislature established a Public Safety Officer Hearing Protection Program. The purpose of this Request for Proposal ("RFP") is to establish a contract for the purchase of hearing protective products as detailed in Exhibit C of the Sample Contract and Exhibits. The awarded responder will assist in facilitating protective hearing product orders to qualified product recipients under this newly established program for the Department of Public Safety who administers the Public Safety Officer Hearing Protection Program. The State's issuance of this RFP shall not be construed as a guarantee of any minimum or maximum orders placed by contract users under a contract resulting from this RFP. SUBMITTING QUESTIONS. Questions from prospective responders regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to kara.ramm@state.mn.us no later than October 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Time. All questions received by the cutoff date and time will be responded to via an addendum. Contact regarding this solicitation with any State personnel other than the Buyer listed above may result in rejection of the response. A Microsoft Teams pre-proposal meeting will be held for all interested responders to review any concerns regarding this Request for Proposal on October 12, 2026 3:00 PM CT. Attendance at this meetini \[Partial description. For the full description, log into the [Supplier Portal](https://guest.supplier.systems.state.mn.us/psc/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NUI_FRAMEWORK.PT_LANDINGPAGE.GBL).\] **Event ID/Reference Number:** **2000018764** 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.