Splash Pad Equipment

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has issued Formal Invitation for Bid (IFB) Solicitation No. HHS0017166 for the procurement of a complete splash pad system for adults at the San Angelo State Supported Living Center in Carlsbad, Texas. This solicitation seeks qualified vendors to supply 25 line items of specialized water play equipment and supporting infrastructure components, including dumping buckets, water mushrooms, jelly sticks, rain curtains, water pumps, filtration systems, holding tanks, chemical controllers, UV sanitizers, and electronic control systems, with all items specified as Rain Deck products or equal alternatives. The procurement explicitly excludes installation services, with vendors required to provide pricing on an F.O.B. Destination basis with freight prepaid and included or shown separately, and an estimated delivery time of 14 days after receipt of order. Bids are due on April 3, 2026, at 10:30 A.M., with submission options available either in-person at the Procurement and Contracting Services office located at 1100 W. 49th Street in Austin, Texas (open 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.), or through the optional HHS Online Bid Room platform, which requires advance registration and multi-step account approval processes. Respondents' offers remain binding for 240 days from the submission date, and the document specifies that all certifications and representations must be current, complete, and accurate at submission and throughout contract performance.

The solicitation incorporates comprehensive compliance requirements outlined in Exhibit A (HHS Solicitation Affirmations v. 2.10, Effective March 2026) that apply to all respondents regardless of business structure and extend to all principals, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, owners, agents, employees, and subcontractors. Texas has established Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) utilization targets specified in Exhibit B that require bidders to provide detailed affirmations confirming their understanding of and plans to meet or exceed specified HUB utilization percentages for minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses throughout the contract term, with contractors required to maintain records demonstrating compliance. The solicitation includes specialized certifications addressing debarment and suspension status, child support obligations, human trafficking prohibitions, franchise tax status, E-Verify employment verification, restrictions on abortion funding, prohibitions on boycotts of Israel and energy companies, restrictions on discrimination against firearm industries, cybersecurity training compliance, security controls for state data, cloud computing authorization, foreign ownership restrictions related to critical infrastructure, artificial intelligence disclosure, and felony criminal conviction disclosures. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information has been disclosed in the available documentation, and no specific budget allocation or award value is provided in the pricing sheet template, which currently shows all unit prices and extensions listed at $0, pending bid submission from qualified vendors.