What the buyer needs

AI summary

The government authority in Washington seeks a vendor to provide complete, professional calibration, testing, and certification services for its inventory of small tools and precision measuring instruments. The requested scope includes servicing equipment such as clamp-on ammeters, megohmmeters, infrared thermometers, decade resistors, thermocouples, multimeters, and digital voltmeters. Vendors perform the work onsite, and the resulting contract period spans five years. Only US organizations qualify for this onshore eligibility requirement. The buyer seeks proposals for the budget and evaluates pricing based on unit prices for calibration services combined with average freight charges, including contractor pick-up, delivery, and third-party shipping costs to King County's site. Key dates include a scheduled pre-bid meeting on October 13, 2026.

Scope of work

Complete, professional calibration, testing, and certification services for small tools and precision measuring instruments

How proposals are evaluated

Criterion	Weight / scoring
Lowest responsive, responsible bidder with five percent (5%) incentive factor for SCS or OMWBE-Certified Businesses	Not specified

Minimum qualifications

No convictions within past 10 years for crimes involving computers or moral turpitude including fraud, perjury, dishonesty
No adverse employment actions within past 10 years regarding dishonesty or use or misuse of computers
Pass security or background check including driving records, criminal records, and fingerprinting if required for secure areas

Documents to include with your response

Attachment B: Mandatory Bid Response (PDF)
Three client references from within the last three years
Equal Benefit Declaration Form
Certificate of Insurance and Endorsement
Responsibility Detail Form

How to submit

Method: Electronic via the E-Procurement system
Instructions: Bidders must complete Attachment B: Mandatory Bid Response, convert it to PDF, and submit directly into the E-Procurement system.