Theater Riser Cooperative Purchse

The University of North Dakota Procurement Office is issuing a Notice of Intent to Make a Noncompetitive Purchase for a Theater Riser Cooperative Purchase under Solicitation Number SRC000118. This cooperative procurement arrangement allows for participation by multiple institutions or entities and is being conducted pursuant to North Dakota Century Code 54-44.4-09, which permits noncompetitive purchases under specified circumstances. The solicitation was issued on February 26, 2026, with a response deadline of March 5, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central Time. Interested bidders must email Procurement Officer Jason Gallagher at jason.gallagher@und.edu to initiate participation and gain access to complete solicitation documents through the UND Jaggaer portal. All responses must be submitted through the online portal at https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=UND, with prospective bidders who lack prior portal access required to contact the procurement officer for login credentials. For solicitation-specific inquiries, interested parties may contact Jason Gallagher at 701-777-2125 or via email.

All registered bidders on the North Dakota State Bidders List are entitled to notice of this cooperative purchase opportunity. The solicitation documentation does not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, incumbent vendors, or award value ranges. Existing UND supplier portal users may utilize their previous login credentials to submit responses, while new users will need to obtain portal access instructions from the procurement office. The notice indicates this is a cooperative purchasing arrangement, suggesting participation from multiple educational or governmental entities, though specific partner institutions are not identified in the available documentation. As a noncompetitive procurement, this opportunity is restricted to qualified vendors meeting the cooperative purchase framework rather than open competitive bidding.