Home Rehab Services for Knox County Home Rehab Program

Agency:	Knox County
State:	Tennessee
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	621610 - Home Health Care Services 623110 - Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
Posted Date:	Apr 6, 2026
Due Date:	May 12, 2026
Solicitation No:	3730
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The Procurement Division of Knox County, Tennessee will receive sealed bids for the provision of Home Rehabilitation

Services for the Knox County Home Rehabilitation Program as specified herein. Bids must be received by 4:00 p.m.

local time on May 12th, 2026. Late bids will be neither considered nor returned.

Deliver Bids to:

Bid Number 3730

Knox County Procurement Division

Suite 100, 1000 North Central Street

Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

The Bid Envelope must show the Company Name, Bid Number, Bid Name and the Bid Opening Date.

SECTION I GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Knox County wants requests for additional information routed to Taylor

Childress, Buyer at 865.215.5774. Questions may be emailed to taylor.childress@knoxcounty.org. If you have

not heard from the Buyer in a reasonable amount of time, please call for further assistance. Information about

the Knox County Procurement Division and current solicitations may be obtained on the Internet at

www.knoxcounty.org/procurement.

1.2 ACCEPTANCE: Vendors shall hold their price firm and subject to acceptance by Knox County for a period of

ninety (90) working days from the date of the bid opening, unless otherwise indicated in their bid.

1.3 ALTERNATIVE BIDS: Knox County will not accept alternate bids (those not equal to specifications) unless

authorized by the Invitation for Bid.

1.4 AUDIT HOTLINE: Knox County has established an Audit Hotline to report potential fraud and waste. To report

potential fraud, waste or abuse file a report online by accessing https://www.knoxcounty.org/audit/hotline.php

Vendors are hereby cautioned that this Audit Hotline does not replace the Award Protest Procedures

found in Section VI, Item M of the Knox County Procurement Regulations.

1.5 AWARD: Award will be made to the most responsive, responsible bidder(s) meeting specifications, which

presents the product or service that is in the best interest of Knox County. Knox County reserves the right to

award this bid on an all-or-none basis, by trade category, or by multiple awards. Knox County reserves the right

to not award this bid. Award will be made in accordance with the evaluation criteria specified herein.

1.6 BID DELIVERY: Knox County requires bidders, when hand delivering bids, to time and date stamp the envelope

before depositing it in the bid box. Knox County will not be responsible for any lost or misdirected mail sent by

common carrier, nor will Knox County be responsible for bids delivered to addresses and Suites other than the

delivery address and Suite specified at the top of this solicitation. The time clock in the Procurement Division

shall become the official record of time.

Solicitations must be in a sealed envelope/box prior to entering the Procurement Division office.

Procurement Division personnel are not allowed to see the submittal nor assist in placing documents in

an envelope/box. Additionally, the Procurement Division is not responsible for providing materials (e.g.:

envelopes, boxes, tape) for submittals.

1.7 BUSINESS OUTREACH PROGRAM: The purpose of this program is to increase the opportunities for

companies doing business with Knox County by encouraging participation through site visits, providing education

and support regarding policies and procedures, and actively recruiting all interested suppliers.

1.8 CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Vendors must have read and complied with the “Non-Conflict of Interest” statement

provided in the vendor registration process prior to the opening of this solicitation.

1.9 COPIES: Knox County requires that bids be submitted as one (1) marked original and one (1) exact copy.

1.10 DECLARATIVE STATEMENTS: Any statement or words (i.e.: must, shall, will etc.) are declarative statements

and the vendor must comply with the condition. Failure to comply with any such condition may result in the bid

being non-responsive and disqualified.

1.11 ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF BIDS: Due to the nature of this bid, Knox County's Procurement Division

will NOT accept electronically transmitted bids through the County’s Online Procurement System. Email and

facsimile submission are strictly prohibited. All bids must be submitted in hard copy format to the address listed

in this solicitation.

1.12 HOW TO DO BUSINESS: Knox County utilizes a web-based Procurement software system, “KnoxBuys”. The

system provides our clients (vendors, county departments and the citizens of Knox County) with a more

enhanced and end-user friendly means of accessing our services. The system allows for on-line vendor

registration and maintenance, electronic receipt of purchase orders, on-line retrieval and submittal of quotes,

bids and proposals for our vendor-clients and on-line requisitioning and receiving for our county departments.

In order for the County to maximize its investment and minimize the cost associated with office operations we

need your help. When doing business with Knox County we are urging you to please go to our website at

www.knoxcounty.org/procurement, register as a vendor in our on-line Procurement system, “KnoxBuys”, if you

have not done so and whenever possible to conduct your business with the County through this site. If you

have any questions, please contact the Procurement Division Representative listed in Section 1.1 of this

document.

1.13 INCURRED COSTS: Knox County will not be responsible for any costs incurred by the bidder in the preparation

of their bid.

1.14 NON-COLLUSION: Vendors, by submitting a signed bid or proposal, certify that the accompanying bid or

proposal is not the result of, or affected by, any unlawful act of collusion with any other person or company

engaged in the same line of business or commerce, or any other fraudulent act punishable under Tennessee or

United States law.

1.15 PAYMENT METHOD: Knox County utilizes only one (1) method of payment for services under this contract:

the use of Purchase Orders. These Purchase Orders will be issued from the Knox County Procurement Division

via the method selected by the Vendor during registration. The Purchase Order will detail the quantity, specific

item(s) and the contracted price for each item.

1.16 POSSESSION OF WEAPONS: All vendors and their employees and their agents are prohibited from possessing

any weapons on Knox County property without prior written consent from the County. In the case of a vendor

whose contract requires possession of firearms or other weapons to successfully complete their contract, vendor

must provide personnel who are bonded to bear said weaponry.

1.17 PROCESSING TIME FOR PAYMENT: Vendors are advised that a minimum of thirty (30) days is required to

process invoices for payment when the invoicing instructions herein are followed. However, Knox County will

expedite payment as possible.

1.18 PROOF OF FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS CAPABILITY: Vendors must, upon request, furnish satisfactory

evidence of their ability to furnish products or services in accordance with the terms and conditions of these

specifications. Knox County will make the final determination as to the bidders’ ability.

1.19 RECYCLING: Knox County, in its continuing efforts to lessen the amount of landfill waste and to further recycling

efforts, request that bids are sent electronically. Bids being submitted on paper shall:

• Be submitted on recycled paper

• Not include pages of unnecessary advertising

• Be made on both sides of each sheet of paper

1.20 RESTRICTIVE OR AMBIGUOUS SPECIFICATIONS: It is the responsibility of the prospective bidder to review

the entire Invitation for Bids (IFB) packet and to notify the Procurement Division if the specifications are

formulated in a manner that would unnecessarily restrict competition. Any such protest or question regarding

the specifications or bidding procedures must be received in the Procurement Division no later than 4:30 p.m.

local time on April 29, 2026. These requirements also apply to specifications that are ambiguous.

1.21 SIGNING OF BIDS: In order to be considered all bids must be signed. Please sign the original in blue

ink. By signing the bid document, the vendor acknowledges and accepts the term and conditions stated in the

bid document. The submission of your electronic bid will be the acknowledgement of signature.

1.22 TAXES: Knox County purchases are not subject to taxation. Tax exemption certificates will be provided upon

request.

1.23 TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT: “Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs”—“No person

in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be

denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial

assistance.” 42 U.S.C. Section 2000 et seq.

It is the policy of Knox County Government that all its services and activities be administered in conformance

with the requirements of Title VI.

1.24 UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES: During periods of closure due to unforeseen circumstances in Knox

County or closures at the direction of the Knox County Mayor, the Procurement Division will enact the following

procedures in regard to solicitations and closures:

• If the Mayor closes the Administrative offices prior to the time set for solicitation opening of any business

day, all solicitations due that same day will be moved to the next operational business day.

• Other unforeseen circumstances shall be at the sole discretion of the Procurement Director.

• Knox County shall not be liable for any commercial carrier’s decision regarding deliveries during any

unforeseen circumstances.

1.25 USE OF BID FORMS: Vendors must complete the bid forms contained in the bid package. Failure to complete

the bid forms may result in bid rejection.

1.26 VENDOR DEFAULT: Knox County reserves the right, in case of vendor default, to procure the articles or

services from other sources and hold the defaulting vendor responsible for any excess costs occasioned thereby.

Should vendor default be due to a failure to perform or because of a request for a price increase, Knox County

reserves the right to remove the vendor from the County's bidders list for twenty-four (24) months.

1.27 VENDOR REGISTRATION: Prior to the opening of this bid, ALL BIDDERS MUST be registered with the

Procurement Division. A vendor application may be submitted online at www.knoxcounty.org/procurement.

Select the On-Line Vendor Registration link and complete the forms. Vendors must be registered with the

Procurement Division prior to submitting their bid. Knox County shall not be responsible for technical difficulties

experienced by vendors trying to register less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the bid opening time.

1.28 WAIVING OF INFORMALITIES: Knox County reserves the right to waive minor informalities or technicalities

when it is in the best interest of Knox County.

SECTION II OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

These terms and conditions shall be part of the Contract. Knox County reserves the right to negotiate other

terms and conditions it deems appropriate and necessary under the circumstances to protect the public’s trust.

2.1 ALTERATIONS OR AMENDMENTS: No alterations, amendments, changes, modifications or additions to this

Contract shall be binding on Knox County without the prior written approval of the County.

2.2 ASSIGNMENT: Contractor shall not assign or sub-contract this agreement, its obligations or rights hereunder

to any party, company, partnership, incorporation or person without the prior written specific consent of Knox

County.

2.3 APPROPRIATION: In the event no funds are appropriated by Knox County for the goods or services in any

fiscal year or insufficient funds exist to purchase the goods or services, then the Contract shall expire upon the

expenditure of previously appropriated funds or the end of the current fiscal year, whichever occurs first, with no

further obligations owed to or by either party.

2.4 BOOKS AND RECORDS: Contractor shall maintain all books, documents, accounting records and other

evidence pertaining to the goods and services provided under this Contract and make such materials available

at its offices at all reasonable times during the contract period and for five (5) years from the date of the final

payment under this agreement for inspection by County or by any other governmental entity or agency

participating in the funding of this agreement, or any authorized agents thereof; copies of said records to be

furnished if requested. Such records shall not include those books, documents and accounting records that

represent the Contractor's costs of manufacturing, acquiring or delivering the products and services governed

by this agreement.

2.5 CHILD LABOR: Contractor agrees that no products or services will be provided or performed under this Contract

that have been manufactured or assembled by child labor.

2.6 COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS: Contractor is assumed to be familiar with and agrees to observe and comply

with all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations in any manner affecting the provision

of goods and/or services, and all instructions and prohibitive orders issued regarding this work and shall obtain

all necessary permits.

2.7 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK: Any and all successful vendors, vendor employees, and any vendor

sub-contractors and its employees that perform any services at Knox County Schools must submit to a criminal

history records check at vendor’s expense. This is conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and

the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior to permitting the employee to have contact with students or enter school

grounds when students are present. Reference Tennessee Code Annotated Section 49-5-413.

2.8 DEFAULT: If Contractor fails to perform or comply with any provision of this Contract or the terms or conditions

of any documents referenced and made a part hereof, Knox County may terminate this Contract, in whole or in

part, and may consider such failure or noncompliance a breach of contract. Knox County expressly retains all

its rights and remedies provided by law in case of such breach, and no action by Knox County shall constitute a

waiver of any such rights or remedies. In the event of termination for default, Knox County reserves the right to

purchase its requirements elsewhere, with or without competitive bidding.

2.9 GOVERNING LAW; VENUE: This agreement shall be exclusively construed, governed, and controlled by the

Laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to principles of law, including conflicts of law, of any other

jurisdiction, territory, country, and/or province. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this agreement shall

exclusively be brought in the Chancery Court or the Circuit Court of Knox County, Tennessee. Each party

consents to personal jurisdiction thereto and waives any defenses based on personal jurisdiction, venue and

inconvenient forum.

2.10 INCORPORATION: All specifications, drawings, technical information, Invitation for Bid, Bid, Award and similar

items referred to or attached or which are the basis for this Contract are deemed incorporated by reference as

if set out fully herein.

2.11 INDEMNIFICATION/HOLD HARMLESS: Contractor shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless Knox

County, its officers, agents and employees from all suits, claims, actions or damages of any nature brought

because of, arising out of, or due to breach of the agreement by Contractor, its subcontractors, suppliers, agents,

or employees or due to any negligent act or occurrence or any omission or commission of Contractor, its

subcontractors, suppliers, agents or employees.

2.12 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: Contractor shall acknowledge that it and its employees serve as independent

contractors and that Knox County shall not be responsible for any payment, insurance or incurred liability.

2.13 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE: Warranty periods shall not commence until Knox County inspects and

formally accepts the goods and/or services. The terms, conditions and timing of acceptance shall be determined

by Knox County. Knox County reserves the right to reject any or all items or services not in conformance with

applicable specifications, and Contractor assumes the costs associated with such nonconformance.

Acceptance of goods or services does not constitute a waiver of latent or hidden defects or defects not readily

detectable by a reasonable person under the circumstances.

2.14 IRAN DIVESTMENT ACT: By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on behalf of any

bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty

of perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each bidder is not on the list created pursuant to

Tennessee Code Annotated § 12-12-106.

2.15 LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: In no event shall Knox County be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential,

special or exemplary damages or lost profits, even if Knox County has been advised of the possibility of such

damages.

2.16 NO BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL: Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1, by submission

of a response to this solicitation, each bidder and each person signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in

the case of a joint response each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that

to the best of its knowledge and belief that each bidder is not currently engaged in, and will not for the duration

of the contract engage in, a boycott of Israel.

2.17 NON-DISCRIMINATION AND NON-CONFLICT STATEMENT: Contractor agrees that no person on the

grounds of handicap, age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any individual trait or characteristic found

to be an illegal consideration shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, or be otherwise

subjected to discrimination in the performance of this agreement, or in the employment practices of vendor.

Contractor shall upon request show proof of such non-discrimination, and shall post in conspicuous places

available to all employees and applicants notices of non-discrimination. Contractor covenants that it complies

with the Fair Wage and Hour Laws, the National Labor Relations Act, and other federal and state employment

laws as applicable. Contractor covenants that it does not engage in any illegal employment practices.

Contractor covenants that it has no public or private interest, and shall not acquire directly or indirectly any

interest, which would conflict in any manner with the provision of its goods or performance of its services.

Contractor warrants that no part of the total contract amount provided herein shall be paid directly or indirectly

to any officer or employee of Knox County as wages, compensation, or gifts in exchange for acting as officer,

agent, employee, subcontractor or consultant to Contractor in connection with any goods provided or work

contemplated or performed relative to the agreement.

2.18 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE: In the event of inconsistent or conflicting provision of this Contract and referenced

documents, the following descending order of precedence shall prevail: (1) Contract, (2) Invitation for Bid, (3)

Bid, (4) Award, (5) Special Terms and Conditions, (6) General Terms and Conditions, (7) Specifications, (8)

Drawings.

2.19 REMEDIES: Knox County shall have all rights and remedies afforded under the U.C.C. and Tennessee law in

contract and in tort, including but not limited to rejection of goods, rescission, right of offset, refund, incidental,

consequential and compensatory damages and reasonable attorney’s fees.

2.20 RIGHT TO INSPECT: Knox County reserves the right to make periodic inspections of the manner and means

the service is performed or the goods are supplied.

2.21 SEVERABILITY: If any provision of this Contract is declared illegal, void or unenforceable, the remaining

provisions shall not be affected but shall remain in force and in effect.

2.22 TAX COMPLIANCE: Pursuant to Resolution R-07-1-903 passed by the Commission of Knox County,

Tennessee, Contractor hereby acknowledges by submission of its bid or proposal and signature that it is current

in its respective Federal, State, County and City taxes of whatever kind or nature and is not delinquent in any

way. Delinquent status must be disclosed or risk debarment by the Knox County Procurement Division.

2.23 TERMINATION: County may terminate this agreement with or without cause at anytime. In the event of

termination by either party, fees due for services satisfactorily performed or goods accepted prior to the

termination date shall be paid.

2.24 WARRANTY: Contractor warrants to County that the construction, including all furnished materials and

equipment furnished as part of construction, shall be new, in good quality, free of defects in material and

workmanship, and will be fit for the particular purpose purchased. Nothing in this warranty is intended to limit

any manufacturer’s warranty which provides County with greater warranty rights than set forth in this contract.

Contractor will provide County with all manufacturer warranties and guarantees associated with all work upon

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

Name of Solicitation	Number	Deadline Due Date	Buyer	Attachments
Home Rehab Services for Knox County Home Rehab Program	3730	05-12-26	Taylor Childress (865) 215-5774	Click Here for the Solicitation

Home Rehab Services for Knox County Home Rehab Program

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