About this opportunity
AI summaryThe government authority located in Coos Bay, OR seeks vendors to provide surety bond agencies and brokers services. The buyer requires vendors to possess knowledge of applicable bonding requirements, maintain access to financially responsible surety carriers, and deliver timely, responsive services. The vendor must perform all work offsite within its own office premises. Contractors retain sole responsibility for selecting a broker or agency, evaluating qualifications, negotiating fees, and obtaining required bonds, which remain subject to the issuing surety company's underwriting approval. To qualify, the vendor must be an onshore USA organization. The buyer seeks proposals for this opportunity and requires all questions to be submitted no later than October 21, 2026.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
Scope of work
- Inclusion on a nonexclusive Contractor Surety Bonding Resource List
- Assisting construction contractors with bid, payment, performance, maintenance, license, permit, or other bonds
- Providing timely and responsive bonding services offsite from vendor office premises
Minimum qualifications
- Experience assisting construction contractors with surety bonding
- Access to financially responsible surety carriers
- Knowledge of applicable bonding requirements
- Ability to provide timely and responsive services
- Current licensing information
- Proof of appropriate insurance coverage
Documents to include with your response
- Agency or brokerage name, address, and primary contact information
- States and geographic areas served
- Current licensing information
- Types of surety bonds available and surety carriers represented or accessed
- Typical single-project and aggregate bonding capacity
- Description of experience with Tribal, public-sector, and small/emerging contractors
- General underwriting requirements and electronic bond issuance capabilities
- Description of fees, commissions, or other costs
- Proof of appropriate insurance coverage
- Disclosure of regulatory action, suspension, debarment, or material litigation
Key dates
- Issue Date
- September 23, 2026
- Deadline for written questions
- October 21, 2026 5 PM PST
- Proposal submission deadline
- October 30, 2026 5 pm PST
- Anticipated contractor resource list
- November 9, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Submit electronic proposals to [email protected] by 5 pm PST on October 30, 2026.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Offsite / Vendor office premises.
- Insurance and bonding
- Proof of appropriate insurance coverage is required.
