Deputy Electrical Inspector

Agency:	State Government of Tennessee
State:	Tennessee
Type of Government:	State & Local
Posted Date:	Aug 5, 2025
Due Date:	Jun 30, 2026
Solicitation No:	Solicitation 33501-262506
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STATE OF TENNESSEE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE

SOLICITATION # 33501-262506

FOR DEPUTY ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR

INTRODUCTION

The State of Tennessee, Department of Commerce and Insurance, hereinafter referred to as "the State,"

has issued this Solicitation with the intent of awarding contracts to provide electrical inspections in

accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-102-143. The State Fire Marshal is required by Tenn. Code Ann.

§ 68-102-143 to perform these inspections within three (3) working days of a request for inspection. The

Potential Contractor ("Potential Contractor'') is a business entity that the State has deemed eligible to

become a Deputy Electrical Inspector ("DEI") pending completion of the required documentation,

Contract, and State approval processes.

SCOPE OF SERVICE, CONTRACT PERIOD, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Pro Forma Contract attached to this Solicitation (Attachment C) represents the contract document

that the contractor selected by the state must sign. It specifically details the State's required:

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Scope of Services and Deliverables (Section A);

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Contract Period (Section B);

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Payment Terms (Sections C);

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Standard Terms and Conditions (Section D); and

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Special Terms and Conditions (Section E).

PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE

The following schedule represents the State’s best estimates for this procurement, however, the State

reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to adjust the schedule at any time, or to cancel or reissue a

similar solicitation.

EVENT

DATE

1. Solicitation Issued

2. Response Deadline

3. State Completion of Application Evaluation

4. State sends contract to Contractor for

signature

August 5 2025

June 30, 2026

Within 30 days receipt of the required

documentation

Once evaluated, approved and

awarded

5. Contractor Signature Deadline

Within 7 days receipt of the contract

6. Contract Start Date

Once approved by the Commissioner

and the Office of the Comptroller

4. RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

4.1. An offer in response to this solicitation must respond only as required by this Solicitation

document.

The State may determine an offer to be non-responsive and ineligible for contract award if it fails

to address all items or is not organized to properly reference the Qualifications Evidence Guide.

4.2. Qualifications Evidence Guide - The Qualifications Evidence Guide (Attachment A) details

specific mandatory requirements for an offer in response to this Solicitation. Potential Contractor

must use the completed Qualifications Evidence Guide (Attachment A), as a table of contents to

organize and reference the supporting documentation for this portion of the Solicitation response.

4.3. Response Prohibitions. An offer in response to this Solicitation MUST NOT:

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Include the Potential Contractor's own contract terms and conditions;

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Restrict the rights of the State or otherwise qualify either the offer to deliver services as

required by this Solicitation; or

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Include, for consideration in this procurement process or subsequent contract

negotiations, incorrect information that the Potential Contractor knew or should have

known was materially incorrect.

4.4. Response Delivery. No later than the Response Deadline (refer to section 3, above), a Potential

Contractor must deliver to the State ALL documentation required in the Qualifications Evidence

Guide in response to this Solicitation. It must be delivered to:

Chad Butler, Assistant General Counsel

Department of Commerce and Insurance

Davy Crockett Tower, 12th Floor, Legal Division

500 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: ci.procurement@tn.gov

EVALUATION & CONTRACT AWARD

An evaluation team of at least three (3) state employees will review the Qualifications Evidence

Guide and any supporting documentation timely submitted. For a response to be acceptable and

eligible for contract award, all evaluators must determine that the Qualifications Evidence

documents provided by the Potential Contractor meets the minimum requirements specified by

this Solicitation and is, at least, minimally acceptable as a contractor for the subject services.

GENERAL INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS

6.1. Nondiscrimination. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or

be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the performance of a Contract pursuant to this

Solicitation or in the employment practices of the Contractor on the grounds of handicap or

disability, age, race, color, religion (subject to Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 4-21-401

and 405), sex, national origin, or any other classification protected by federal, Tennessee state

constitutional, or statutory law. The Contractor pursuant to this Solicitation shall post in

conspicuous places, available to all employees and applicants, notices of nondiscrimination.

6.2. Communications. Reference Solicitation # 33501-262506, in all communications relating to this

Solicitation, and direct any such communications to the following person designated as the

Solicitation Coordinator.

Chad Butler, Assistant General Counsel

Department of Commerce and Insurance

Davy Crockett Tower, 12th Floor, Legal Division

500 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: ci.procurement@tn.gov

Unauthorized contact about this solicitation with other employees or officials of the State of

Tennessee may result in disqualification from consideration as a contractor.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, potential responders may also contact the following as appropriate:

Staff of the Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise for assistance available to

minority-owned, women-owned, and small businesses as well as general, public information

relating to this solicitation; and

The following individual designated by the State to coordinate compliance with the

nondiscrimination requirements of the State of Tennessee, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and associated federal regulations:

Maliaka Bass, Deputy General Counsel

Department of Commerce and Insurance

Davy Crocket Tower, Legal Division

500 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: Maliaka.bass@tn.gov

Telephone: (615) 741-9594

Fax: (615) 741-4000

6.3. Conflict of Interest. The State shall not consider an offer from, and this Solicitation shall not result

in a contract with:

An individual who is, or within the past six (6) months has been, an employee of the State of

Tennessee or who is a volunteer member of a State board or commission that votes for, lets

out, overlooks, or in any manner superintends the services being procured in this Solicitation;

A company, corporation, or any other contracting entity in which an ownership of two percent

(2%) or more is held by an individual who is, or within the past six (6) months has been, an

employee of the State of Tennessee (this will not apply either to financial interests that have

been placed in a “blind trust” arrangement pursuant to which the employee does not have

knowledge of the retention or disposition of such interests or to the ownership of publicly traded

stocks or bonds where such ownership constitutes less than two percent (2%) of the total

outstanding amount of the stocks or bonds of the issuing entity);

A company, corporation, or any other contracting entity which employs an individual who is, or

within the past six (6) months has been, an employee of the State of Tennessee in a position

that would allow the direct or indirect use or disclosure of information, which as obtained

through or in connection with his or her employment and not made available to the general

public, for the purpose of furthering the private interest or personal profit of any person; or,

Any individual, company, or any other entity involved in assisting the State in the development,

formulation, or drafting of this Solicitation or its scope of services (such person or entity being

deemed by the State as having information that would afford an unfair advantage).

For these purposes, the state will deem an individual to be an employee of the State of Tennessee

until such time as all compensation for salary, termination pay, and annual leave has been paid.

6.4. Disclosure of Proposal Contents. All materials submitted to the State in response to this

Solicitation become the property of the State of Tennessee. Selection for award does not affect this

right. Upon completion of evaluations, indicated by the award notification (refer to Section 3, above),

the full contents and associated documents submitted in response to this solicitation will be open

for review by the public. By submitting an offer, a Potential Contractor acknowledges and accepts

that the full contents and associated documents submitted in response to this solicitation will

become open to public inspection.

6.5. Before the Contract resulting from this Solicitation is signed, the apparent successful Potential

Contractor must be registered with the Department of Revenue for the collection of Tennessee

sales and use tax or exempt from such registration. The State shall not approve a contact unless

the Potential Contractor provides proof of such registration or proof of exemption. The foregoing is

a mandatory requirement of an award of a contract pursuant to this Solicitation.

Deputy Electrical Inspector

Solicitation 33501-262506

Solicitation Attachment A

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QUALIFICATIONS EVIDENCE GUIDE

The response to this Solicitation must address all items detailed below and provide, in sequence, the

information and documentation as required (referenced with the associated item references).

In addition to the items below, the State will review each response for compliance with all solicitation

requirements, including but not limited to:

The response must be delivered to the State no later than the Response Deadline

The Qualifications Evidence must be submitted as required.

The response must NOT contain any qualification, limitation, or other restrictions.

POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR LEGAL ENTITY NAME

Reference

Item

Signature- By signing in this column,

Potential Contractor indicates

affirmatively to the respective item or

acknowledging that required information

has been attached or otherwise included.

Name:

_____________________

Company Name: _____________________

E-mail Address: _____________________

Mailing Address: _____________________

A.1.

_____________________

Signature: _____________________

_____________________

Telephone Number: __________________

The Potential Contractor has included

Solicitation Attachment B, Statement of

Certifications and Assurances completed and

A.2.

signed by an individual empowered to bind

Potential Contractor to the provisions of this Signature: _____________________

Solicitation and any resulting contract. The

document must be signed without exception or

qualification.

Neither the Potential Contractor nor any

individual who shall perform work under the

contract has a possible conflict of interest (e.g.,

employment by the State of Tennessee). If

there is a possible conflict of interest, an

A.3.

explanation has been included below.

Signature: _____________________

Any questions of conflict of interest shall be

solely within the discretion of the State, and the

State reserves the right to reject any response

or cancel any award.

Explanation:

Neither the Potential Contractor nor, to the

Potential Contractor’s knowledge, any of the

Potential Contractor’s employees, agents,

independent contractors, or subcontractors,

proposed to provide work on a contract

pursuant to this Solicitation, have been

convicted of, pled guilty to, or pled nolo

A.4.

contendere to any felony. If there has been any Signature: _____________________

such conviction or plea, an explanation has

been included below.

Any issues relating to such a matter shall be

solely within the discretion of the State, and the

State reserves the right to reject any response

or cancel any award.

Explanation:

There is not any material, pending litigation

that the Potential Contractor should reasonably

believe could adversely affect its ability to meet

contract requirements pursuant to this

Solicitation or is likely to have a material

adverse effect on the Potential Contractor’s

financial condition.

If such exists, list each separately below,

A.5.

explain the relevant details, and attach the Signature: _____________________

opinion of counsel addressing whether and to

what extent it would impair the Potential

Contractor’s performance in a contract

pursuant to this solicitation.

Any issues relating to such a matter shall be

solely within the discretion of the State, and the

State reserves the right to reject any response

or cancel any award.

Explanation:

The Potential Contractor or any individual who

A.6.

shall perform work under a contract resulting

from this Solicitation has a high school diploma

Signature: _____________________

or GED® certificate.

The Potential Contractor or any individual who

shall perform work under a contract resulting

from this Solicitation has proof of professional

incorporation (business must be a Tennessee

A.7.

Professional Corporation (i.e. “P.C.”) in Signature: _____________________

accordance with Tenn. Code. Ann. § 48-101-

601 et seq.

Copies of this documentation are attached.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

Document ID & Hyperlink:	Solicitation 33501-262506
Event Start - Response Due:	08/05/2025 06/30/2026
Event Name:	Deputy Electrical Inspector
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