MALETA Dorm Room Furniture

The State of Tennessee Department of General Services is requesting bids for dorm room furniture and installation services for the Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Training Academy (MALETA) under ITB, with bids due November 4, 2026, and a pre-response conference scheduled for October 16, 2026.

The scope encompasses furnishing 308 dorm rooms across four categories: 98 Inservice Rooms for Commissioned Officers, 203 Cadet Rooms, 3 Inservice ADA Rooms, and 4 Cadet ADA Rooms. Each standard room requires two twin XL beds with bunking capabilities, two nightstands, two desks, two wardrobes, and two table lamps with USB ports. ADA rooms feature queen beds in Inservice units and twin XL beds in Cadet units with modified furniture quantities. The bid includes 638 twin XL beds with mattresses, 6 queen beds with mattresses, 613 nightstands, 616 desks, 616 wardrobes, 613 table lamps, and 28 additional twin XL beds with bunking accessories. All furniture must feature commercial-grade casegoods with high-pressure laminate wood finishes and a minimum fifteen-year warranty. Beds must support a minimum 630-pound weight limit and be stackable; desks must include three box drawers with pencil drawer and overhead carrel; wardrobes must feature double configuration with bottom storage and clothes rod. The contractor must submit pricing as separate line items for installation, consulting, and shipping services plus unit pricing for each furniture item.

Bidders must demonstrate experience completing large-scale dorm furniture installation projects for public institutions involving 300 or more rooms. The contractor is responsible for all delivery, assembly, installation labor, packaging removal, and debris disposal and must complete all punch list items within 21 days. The contract effective date is December 1, 2026, for a one-year term with one optional twelve-month renewal. The state will award a single contract to the lowest-cost responsive bidder. Written questions close October 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Contractor responses remain firm offers for ninety days. Delivery is due November 9, 2026, to Nashville, Tennessee. All bids must be submitted through the EDISON procurement portal.