Repost F510 VFD NEMA and Installation Patrick Henry Community College

The Virginia Community College Shared Services Center is soliciting bids to furnish, deliver, and install a 510 VFD with NEMA 1 enclosure at Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia, with bids due September 29, 2026, and a mandatory site visit required before submission. This is a small-purchase set-aside award priority solicitation for DSBSD-certified micro businesses or small businesses, including women-owned and minority-owned businesses holding DSBSD small business certification.

The scope includes installing the VFD on a marked brick-wall location in the MET II Welding Lab at 67 Motorsport Drive, running conduit from disconnect WFE-2 to the VFD, installing conduit whip from VFD to motor, installing wire from VFD to motor, and performing startup and output verification. The contractor must provide all labor, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, and incidentals. Firm unit pricing must include transport and delivery to site; a detailed quote is mandatory or the bid will be deemed non-responsive. Delivery is required Monday through Thursday, and all services must be completed by November 12, 2026.

The contractor must maintain workers' compensation insurance, employer's liability of $100,000, commercial general liability of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, and automobile liability of $1 million combined single limit if applicable. Contractors with more than 50 employees must register with E-Verify. Bid prices remain valid for 30 days from submission. Payment follows Virginia's Prompt Payment Act. All bids must be submitted electronically through eVA; email and fax submissions are not accepted. Questions are due September 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Site visits must be coordinated with Roberta Wright at 276-656-0239, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Contractor inquiries go exclusively to Shannon Jimenez at sjimenez@ssc.vccs.edu or 540-591-4000; contact with other college representatives renders the submission non-responsive.