24-50 Homeless Outreach Services to Rural Communities

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at their office in the Administrative Services Department on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Ave Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for purchase of the following:

Homeless Outreach Services to Rural Communities

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, May 14, 2024

At which time and place proposals will be publicly opened (live/virtual via Zoom), and the names of the submitters read aloud. All interested people are invited to be attend the virtual proposal opening via Zoom. Late proposals will not be considered.

The Whatcom County Health and Community Services Department is seeking proposals from qualified agencies to provide homeless outreach services to rural communities throughout Whatcom County.

Further information is contained in the solicitation document, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx , see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the solicitation posting page. If you are unable to download the documents from the website, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond.

Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive any irregularities.

Publication Date(s): April 17, 2024.

jthomson@co.whatcom.wa.us

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation. Note that larger files may take longer to download, depending on your computer's download speed.

3. If your completed form is not accepted, and the system shows an ERROR page, please email FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us with the following specific information, and Purchasing will work directly with you on access to the documents:
*Company Name
*Primary Contact Name
*Email Address
*Phone Number
*Mailing Address
*Statement that the Bidder agrees and acknowledges that they are responsible for checking for addenda, and completing and attaching each addenda acknowledgement, if applicable, to the bid response
*If possible, include a screenshot of the error - we are actively working with our webhost on random issues, and the error screenshot is helping that process.

To request a current plan holders/distribution list, email FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us. Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.