MT Wild AV System Upgrade - Rebid

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is soliciting bids for a communication systems upgrade at the Montana WILD Education Center in Helena, located within Lewis and Clark County. The procurement, identified as FWP-IFB-23-0087-A, seeks a contractor to provide and install audiovisual equipment, specifically including 10 desktop microphones, 1 wireless handheld microphone, and 1 lapel microphone. A mandatory pre-bid walkthrough was conducted on March 2, 2023, which was a critical component of the bidding process. Bidders are required to submit three references demonstrating similar work completed within the past five years and must comprehensively address each item in the Scope of Work to avoid disqualification. The bid solicitation was open from February 16, 2023, to March 15, 2023, with sealed bids scheduled to be opened on March 16, 2023, and all work must be completed by September 30, 2023.

The procurement does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Payment terms are established at Net 30 with 0% advance payment, and the project will be funded directly through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. While no specific budget range was disclosed, the procurement involves communications equipment and services related to radio, microwave, video, and audio/visual systems. Contractors must carefully review and comply with insurance requirements and various administrative conditions outlined in the bid documents. No incumbent vendors were identified in the available documentation, and no details were provided about existing infrastructure requiring specific integration considerations. The commodity codes suggest this is a specialized audiovisual systems procurement targeting communication technology upgrades for the state's educational facility.