INVITATION TO BID
ITB Number:
B211354233SL
ITB Title:
LINC Classroom AV Upgrades
Submittal Email: bids@oregonstate.edu
INTRODUCTION
Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management is seeking responsive responsible
bidders to submit bids for Audio/Visual (AV) Equipment and Related Accessories.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Issue Date:
Jan 29, 2026 (2:00 pm, PT)
Question Deadline: Feb 5, 2026 (2:00 pm, PT)
Closing:
Feb 12, 2026 (2:00 pm, PT)
OSU ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
Name: Scott Lommers
Title:
Purchasing Analyst
E-Mail: Scott.Lommers@oregonstate.edu
Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management (PCMM) at Oregon State
University (OSU) is the issuing office and is the sole point of contact for this Invitation to
Bid (ITB). Address all concerns or questions regarding this ITB to the OSU Administrative
Contact identified above.
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I. GENERAL
1. BACKGROUND:
The LINC (Learning Innovation Center) Classroom AV Upgrade ITB is to procure AV
components for multiple buildings on OSUs Corvallis campus: LINC, Moreland Hall, Nash
Hall, and Dearborn Hall.
2. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY:
Founded in 1868 as Oregon’s land grant institution, OSU serves the state, the nation, and
the world as a premier 21st-century research university. OSU is committed to exceptional
research, discovery, innovation, and engagement – and to integrating its research and
engagement mission with the delivery of a high-quality, globally relevant, and
affordable education for the people of Oregon and beyond. OSU is one of only three
land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S. and is the only university in Oregon
to have earned both Carnegie Classifications for Very High Research Activity and
Community Engagement.
Through its centers, institutes, Extension offices and Experiment Stations, OSU has a
presence in all of Oregon’s 36 counties, including its main campus in Corvallis, the
Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades Campus in Bend. OSU
offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees through 11 academic colleges
enrolling more than 35,000 students from every county in Oregon, every state in the
country and more than 105 nations.
OSU’s 570-acre main campus is in the city of Corvallis, a vibrant college town of nearly
58,000 in the heart of Western Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The campus is located within
the traditional homelands of the Mary’s River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following
the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were
forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these
people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.
3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Contracts resulting from this ITB are subject to the applicable OSU standard terms and
conditions, unless otherwise specified.
4. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS / JURISDICTION AND VENUE:
This ITB is subject to the applicable provisions and requirements of the Oregon Revised
Statutes, Oregon Administrative Rules, and OSU Standards and Policies. OSU Standards
03-010 and 03-015 govern OSU’s procurement activities. In case of confusion or dispute
of a word or term used in this ITB, the definitions included in OSU Standards 03-010 and
03-015 control.
This ITB, and any dispute arising out of this ITB, shall be construed in accordance with,
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and governed by, the laws of the State of Oregon. Any other action to enforce any
provision of this ITB or to obtain any relief from or remedy in connection with this ITB may
be brought only in the Circuit Court of Oregon for Benton County.
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II. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. COMMUNICATIONS DURING BID PROCESS:
Bidders are prohibited from communicating about this ITB or award of a new contract
with OSU employees, other than the OSU Administrative Contact, or any party in a
position to create an advantage for the bidder or disadvantage for other bidders. This
restricted period of communication begins on the date the ITB is issued and ends with
the conclusion of the appeal period following notice of intent to award. This restriction
does not apply to communications during a pre-bid conference or other situations
where the OSU Administrative Contact is present. A bidder who intentionally violates this
requirement or otherwise benefits from such a violation by another party may have its
bid rejected due to failing to comply with all prescribed solicitation procedures.
2. QUESTIONS:
Questions about this ITB must be sent via email and received by the OSU Administrative
Contact no later than the question deadline indicated in the Schedule of Events on the
first page of this ITB. OSU will consider all timely submitted questions and if appropriate
either amend the ITB or answer questions through an addendum. Questions should be
clearly marked with the ITB Number and Title.
3. ADDENDA:
Only documents issued as written addenda by PCMM serve to change the ITB in any
way. No other direction, written or verbal, serves to change the ITB. Addenda will be
publicized on the OSU bid opportunities website. Bidders are advised to consult the OSU
bid opportunities website prior to submitting a bid to ensure that all relevant addenda
have been incorporated into their bid. Bidders are not required to submit addenda with
their bid however, bidders are responsible for obtaining and incorporating any changes
made by addenda into their bid. Failure to do so may make the bid non-responsive,
which in turn may cause the bid to be rejected.
4. SIGNATURE:
Any submittals that require signature must be signed, in ink or electronically, by an
authorized representative with authority to bind the bidder. Bidder’s signature certifies
that the bidder has read, fully understands, and agrees to be bound by the ITB and all
exhibits and addenda to the ITB.
5. PUBLIC RECORD:
Upon completion of the ITB process, information in all bids will become subject records
that can be disclosed under Oregon Public Records Law. Oregon Revised Statute
192.345 contains exemptions from disclosure including “trade secrets”, which may
include, but are not limited to: any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism,
compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information which is not
patented, which is known only to certain individuals within an organization and which is
used in a business it conducts, having actual or potential commercial value, and which
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gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do
not know or use it. NOTE: Price is NOT a trade secret.
If a bid contains “trade secrets” the bidder must only mark those sections of the bid with
the words “TRADE SECRET” prior to, and at the end of, the trade secret information;
provided, that such mark shall not be sufficient to make any information a “trade
secret.”. Only bona fide “trade secrets” may be exempt and only if public interest does
not require disclosure. Marks or claims that the entirety of a bid is “trade secret” or
“confidential” WILL RESULT IN NONE OF THE BID BEING TREATED AS SUCH.
6. SUBMISSION:
Bidders must submit their bid as attachment(s) in an e-mail sent to the
bids@oregonstate.edu email address. Electronic versions must be sized appropriately for
transfer (under 150 mb per email.) Multiple emails may be sent to submit bid
attachments as necessary. Bids must be received, in their entirety, by PCMM no later
than the closing date and time indicated in the Schedule of Events on the first page of
this ITB. The e-mail subject line must contain the ITB number and ITB title. It is the bidder’s
responsibility to ensure that the bid is received prior to the closing date and time. Only
those bids received at the bids@oregonstate.edu email address by the closing date
and time will be considered responsive. Do not e-mail a copy of the bid to any other
OSU e-mail addresses.
It is highly recommended that the bidder confirms receipt of the email with the OSU
Administrative Contact noted in this ITB. The OSU Administrative Contact may verify
receipt but will NOT verify the integrity of the attachment(s), answer questions related
to the content of the bid or address the overall responsiveness of the bid.
7. MODIFICATION:
Modification of a bid after submittal but prior to closing may be completed by
submitting a written notice indicating the modifications and a statement that the
modification amends and supersedes the prior bid. After closing, bidders may not
modify their bid.
8. WITHDRAWALS:
A bidder may withdraw their bid by submitting a written notice to the OSU Administrative
Contact prior to the closing date and time. The written notice must be on the bidder’s
letterhead and signed by an authorized representative of the bidder.
9. LATE SUBMITTALS:
Bids and written notices of modification or withdrawal must be received no later than
the closing date and time. For purposes of this ITB, the official date and time is the date
and time that the email is received at the bids@oregonstate.edu email address. OSU
may not accept or consider late bids, modifications, or withdrawals except as permitted
in OSU Standard 03-015, Sec 5.9. Sole responsibility rests with the bidder to ensure OSU’s
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.