Tents for RIC – frame style 20’ x 30’

Rhode Island College Facilities and Operations, procuring through the State of Rhode Island Department of Administration Division of Purchases, is requesting quotations for two (2) 20' x 30' frame-style tents with white and window panel sidewalls, with quotes due October 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EDT and a questions-and-answers deadline of October 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The solicitation carries a 15% minimum participation goal for minority business enterprise (MBE) and women business enterprise (WBE) firms.

The scope requires two tents with 2-inch anodized extruded aluminum tubing framework and 2-inch heavy-gauge anodized aluminum welded brackets, one-piece 7-foot legs with push-button connections, and a white 16-ounce vinyl blackout canopy. Each tent includes 1" x 36" steel stakes with nail heads and ten 1" x 13' white hand ratchet straps. Sidewalls feature Velcro closures and cathedral-type window panels: two panels measuring 7 feet tall x 20 feet long and two measuring 7 feet tall x 30 feet long. Delivery is to Rhode Island College Central Warehouse at 600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, on a Free On Board Destination basis.

Awarded vendors must carry general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $1,000,000 general aggregate, workers' compensation of $100,000 each accident and disease policy limit, and automobile liability of $1,000,000 each occurrence combined single limit. All eligible contracts are subject to a 0.33% contract administrative fee withheld by the State upon invoice payment, effective January 1, 2026. Responses must be submitted electronically through the Ocean State Procures (OSP) system at www.ridop.ri.gov; email, mail, fax, and hand delivery are not accepted. Vendors must register in OSP prior to submission and complete a comprehensive vendor certification questionnaire. The State reserves the right to make one or multiple awards or reject any or all quotations at its sole discretion. Jonathan Nadeau is the buyer.