Library Furniture and Installation Services

Isothermal Community College in Spindale, North Carolina is issuing an Invitation for Bids (IFB 2526-02) for a comprehensive library furniture and installation services procurement as part of its Library Renovation Project (Project No. 10370). The solicitation seeks a qualified vendor to furnish, deliver, and install over 200 distinct furniture items across multiple categories, including study tables, seating, lounge furniture, collaborative furnishings, bookcases, storage solutions, mobile whiteboards, privacy pods, and desk systems from specified manufacturers such as MooreCo, OFS, Sit-On-It, KI, and Davis. The vendor must provide complete turnkey procurement, delivery, assembly, and installation services with all transportation costs included in the bid price, delivered FOB Destination to Spindale, North Carolina, with installation scheduled Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM and Friday 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, requiring 48-hour advance notice. Bidders must submit all pricing on the provided Attachment A form with line-item unit prices, extended prices for all furniture items, and separate itemized costs for installation labor and freight, with the total lump sum bid price including all services and no additional fees permitted without written College approval. The written questions deadline is March 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET, and bid submissions are due April 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET through the North Carolina eVP (Electronic Vendor Portal); site visits are required but no pre-bid conference is scheduled. Award will be made to the lowest responsive bid meeting all specifications and qualifications, with the contract being project-based and expiring upon the College's written acceptance of all goods, installation services, closeout documentation, and punch list completion.

All bidders must be registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State and comply with E-Verify requirements, Executive Order 24 fair employment standards, and sustainability provisions per Executive Order 80. All responses must include mandatory attachments consisting of HUB supplemental information, customer references, financial condition certification, and worker location documentation, indicating that the College may consider disadvantaged business enterprise (HUB) designations in its evaluation process. The College reserves the right to reject any or all bids or make separate awards for individual line items, providing flexibility in the award determination. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed; however, the scope encompasses over 200 furniture items and associated delivery and installation services for a complete library renovation project. Vendors should note that the procurement requires trained, uniformed installation crews and comprehensive project coordination capabilities to ensure proper assembly and immediate usability of all furnishings upon project completion.