Request for mobile repeaters

The State of Maine's Division of Purchases is requesting bids on eighteen Relm Rapid Deployment Portable Repeater Packages with associated equipment and accessories, with bids due April 27, 2009. A tied-bid preference favors in-state bidders or those offering commodities produced or manufactured in Maine.

Each package consists of a portable repeater box, two VHF digital portable radios, two antennas, two eight-foot tripod masts, solar panels, vehicle charging adaptors, programming cables and software, batteries, and a rapid deployment carrying case, with all components factory-assembled and contained within the case. All equipment must be new. No programming services are required. The vendor must submit one complete package for State approval prior to manufacturing the remaining seventeen units.

Award will be based on the lowest total cost for all eighteen packages plus one mobile interface cable and one mobile link cable. All shipping and handling costs for delivery to Augusta, Maine must be included in the bid price with no additional charges.

The first Rapid Deployment Portable Repeater Package must be delivered within fifteen business days of order receipt, with the remaining seventeen packages, mobile interface cable, and mobile link cable to follow within fifteen business days of State acceptance. Sealed bids must be submitted to Room 119, 9 State House Station, State Office Building, Augusta, Maine. Unit prices must be submitted separately for each item. The State is exempt from federal and Maine state sales and use taxes. Bids must specify payment terms; cash discounts under 20 days will not be considered in contract awards. The Division reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to increase or decrease ordered quantities by up to 10 percent.