Sand (Aggregate for Ice Control) for FY27

The Iowa Department of Transportation is soliciting competitive bids for the procurement and delivery of sand and manufactured sand aggregate for ice control operations during fiscal year 2027. This Request for Bid includes approximately 70 line items for standard sand and 11 line items for manufactured sand to be delivered to multiple garage locations across six districts throughout Iowa, with estimated quantities ranging from 100 to 800 tons per location for standard sand and 150 to 700 tons per location for manufactured sand. Bidders must provide FOB destination pricing per ton for all individual locations, with deliveries required between 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM on normal working days, and each delivery order must be completed within 10 working days or the Iowa DOT reserves the right to procure from an alternative source. All delivery tickets must include product gross, tare, and net weights with certified scale facility stamps, and the Iowa DOT reserves the right to verify load accuracy through local weighing. The bid opened on May 14, 2026, with a question submission deadline and bid closing date of June 4, 2026, at 1:00 PM CDT; bid opening is scheduled for June 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST with public attendance available via Microsoft Teams or telephone conference. Awards will be made by line item to responsible bidders whose submissions are most advantageous to the Iowa DOT, considering cost, mandatory requirements, proposed staffing, and work capacity. The resulting contract will extend from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with an option to renew for five additional one-year periods at the Iowa DOT's discretion.

The procurement documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular types of organizations, disadvantaged enterprises, or minority-owned businesses. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available materials, nor are there references to existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration. The Iowa DOT is a tax-exempt agency and will provide tax exemption certificates upon request; successful contractors must maintain required insurance coverage as specified in the Standard Terms and Conditions. Quantities listed are estimates only, and actual purchases may vary considerably based on actual needs throughout the contract period, with field offices contacting successful bidders to issue purchase orders on an as-needed basis. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the bid documents; pricing will be determined competitively based on the submitted FOB destination bids per ton for each individual location across all line items.