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    The City of Boston (the City)/the County of Suffolk (the County), acting by its Police Commissioner (the Official), invites sealed bids for the performance of the work generally described above, and particularly set forth in the Invitation For Bids, which may be obtained from the City’s website and Supplier Portal, (www.cityofboston.gov/procurement), commencing at 9:00 AM on Monday, May 25, 2020. 

Invitations For Bids shall be available until the time of bid opening. Bid packages and specifications will be available electronically for downloading commencing on Monday, May 25, 2020 at 9:00 AM. To access details for this specific bid event, and to respond through electronic format, please visit the City of Boston Supplier Portal and access EV00007960.    

All sealed bids shall be filed electronically no later than Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at 12:00 Noon. Every sealed bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Invitation for Bids.  The attention of all bidders is directed to the provisions of the Invitation For Bids and contract documents, specifically to the requirements for bid deposits, insurance and performance bonds as may be applicable.

The services above described for the three (2) year term of this contract is an estimated amount of the services to be procured.

Bidders are further notified that they shall submit prices for, and bid prices shall be compared on the basis of the entire period of performance. Bidders are hereby notified that the Official shall cancel the contract if funds are not appropriated in any fiscal year.   

Sealed bids shall be publicly opened by the Official on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at 12:00 Noon, at Boston Police Headquarters, Contracts Unit, 3rd Floor, 1 Schroeder Plaza, Boston, MA  02120-2014.

The award of any contract shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor of Boston. The maximum time for bid acceptance by the City after the opening of bids shall be ninety (90) days. The City/County and the Official reserve the right to reject any or all bids, or any item or items thereof.

William G. Gross, Police Commissioner