New 2025 Towable Boom Lift Tidewater Community College

Tidewater Community College, operating through Virginia's Community College Shared Services Center, is seeking bids for one new 2025 JLG ET500J Towable Boom Lift. The procurement solicitation (#88168) requires electronic submission through the eVA system by February 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM local time, with vendor questions due by February 20, 2025. The specified equipment must have 31'6" horizontal outreach, a 500 lb platform capacity, 50'1" platform height, electric operation with 4x6V 220 A-H batteries, and 11-degree leveling capability. Detailed specifications include safety features such as LED taillights and parking brake indicators. Delivery is mandated to Tidewater Community College's Suffolk, Virginia location by April 1, 2025, with bidders required to submit a fully completed detailed quote to be considered responsive. The procurement emphasizes firm unit pricing that includes transport and delivery costs, with payment to be processed within 30 days after receipt of a valid invoice and verification of satisfactory goods received.

This procurement is designated as a Small Business Set-Aside Award, with priority given to DSBSD-certified micro businesses or small businesses, specifically including women-owned and minority-owned businesses that have received small business certification. Vendors must register in Virginia's eVA procurement system and are subject to transaction fees of 1%, capped at $500 for DSBSD-certified small businesses and $1,500 for other businesses. The Commonwealth will make awards on a Grand Total basis to the lowest responsive and responsible certified micro business (if under $10,000) or certified small business (if under $100,000), provided the price is determined fair and reasonable. Bidders must comply with Virginia state procurement laws, anti-discrimination provisions, and ethics standards, and must maintain appropriate insurance coverage. The bid requires responses to remain valid for 60 days, with subcontractors mandated to be paid within 7 days of the contractor receiving payment.