STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian State University
Facilities Operations
265 Dale Street, Boone NC 28608
Invitation for Bid #: 55-010626
Stone and Aggregate
Issued: January 6, 2026
Bid Opening Date: January 20, 2026
At 2:00 pm ET
Direct all inquiries concerning this IFB to:
Jeff Talbot
Email:talbotjd@appstate.edu
Phone: (828)262-8773
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian State University
Invitation for Bids # 55-010626
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For internal State agency processing, including tabulation of bids in the Interactive Purchasing System (IPS),
please provide your company’s Federal Employer Identification Number or alternate identification number
(e.g. Social Security Number). Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 132-1.10(b) this identification
number shall not be released to the public. This page will be removed and shredded, or otherwise kept
confidential, before the procurement file is made available for public inspection.
This page is to be filled out and returned with your bid.
Failure to do so may subject your bid to rejection.
ID Number:
______________________________________________________
Federal ID Number or Social Security Number
______________________________________________________
Vendor Name
Bid Number: 55-010626
Vendor: ______________________________________________
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian State University
Refer ALL Inquiries regarding this IFB
to:
Invitation for Bids # 55-010626
Bids will be publicly opened: January 20, 2026
Jeff Talbot
Email: talbotjd@appstate.edu
Ph: (828)262-8773
Contract Type: Open Market
Commodity Description: Stone and Aggregate
Using Agency: Appalachian State University
EXECUTION
In compliance with this Invitation for Bid, and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned Vendor offers and agrees to furnish
and deliver any or all items upon which prices are bid, at the prices set opposite each item within the time specified herein. By
executing this bid, the undersigned Vendor certifies that this bid is submitted competitively and without collusion (G.S. 143-54), that
none of its officers, directors, or owners of an unincorporated business entity has been convicted of any violations of Chapter 78A of
the General Statutes, the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (G.S. 143-59.2), and that it is not an ineligible
Vendor as set forth in G.S. 143-59.1. False certification is a Class I felony. Furthermore by executing this bid, the undersigned certifies
to the best of Vendor’s knowledge and belief, that it and its principals are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal or State department or agency. As required by
G.S. §143-48.5, the undersigned Vendor certifies that it, and each of its sub-Contractors for any Contract awarded as a result of this
IFB, complies with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the NC General Statutes, including the requirement for each employer
with more than 25 employees in North Carolina to verify the work authorization of its employees through the federal E-Verify system.
G.S. 133-32 and Executive Order 24 (2009) prohibit the offer to, or acceptance by, any State Employee associated with the preparing
plans, specifications, estimates for public Contract; or awarding or administering public Contracts; or inspecting or supervising delivery
of the public Contract of any gift from anyone with a Contract with the State, or from any person seeking to do business with the State.
By execution of any response in this procurement, you attest, for your entire organization and its employees or agents, that you are
not aware that any such gift has been offered, accepted, or promised by any employees of your organization.
Failure to execute/sign bid prior to submittal shall render bid invalid and it WILL BE REJECTED. Late bids cannot
be accepted.
VENDOR:
STREET ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX:
ZIP:
CITY & STATE & ZIP:
TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL. NO:
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS ITEM #11):
PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING ON BEHALF OF VENDOR: FAX NUMBER:
VENDOR’S AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:
DATE:
E-MAIL:
Offer valid for at least 60 days from date of bid opening, unless otherwise stated here: ______ days. After this time, any
withdrawal of offer shall be made in writing, effective upon receipt by the agency issuing this IFB.
ACCEPTANCE OF BID
If any or all parts of this bid are accepted by Appalachian State University, an authorized representative shall affix his/her signature
hereto and this document and all provisions of this Invitation for Bid along with the Vendor bid response and the written results of
any negotiations shall then constitute the written agreement between the parties. A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the
successful Vendor(s).
FOR STATE USE ONLY: Offer accepted and Contract awarded this ____ day of _______________, 20____, as
indicated on the attached certification, by ______________________________________________________
(Authorized Representative of Appalachian State University).
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Bid Number: 55-010626
Vendor: _____________________________________________
PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND
Provide Appalachian State University with various stone and aggregate materials available for customer pick
up from quarry on an as needed basis.
Please provide Appalachian State University a pricing proposal on all available stone and aggregate.
Quotes shall be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this IFB and any addenda issued hereto.
GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1 INVITATION FOR BIDS DOCUMENT
The IFB is comprised of the base IFB document, any attachments, and any addenda released before Contract award.
All attachments and addenda released for this IFB in advance of any Contract award are incorporated herein by
reference.
2.2 E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION
ATTENTION: This is NOT an e-procurement solicitation. E-Procurement fees do NOT apply to this solicitation.
2.3 IFB SCHEDULE
The table below shows the intended schedule for this IFB. The Contract Lead will make every effort to adhere to this
schedule.
Action
Responsibility
Date and Time
Issue IFB
Submit Bids (No later than)
Award Contract
ASU
Vendors
ASU
January 6, 2026
January 20, 2026 2:00 PM
January 27, 2026
2.4 BID QUESTIONS
• Purpose: Upon review of the IFB documents, Vendors may have questions to clarify or interpret the IFB in order to
submit the best bid possible. To accommodate the Bid Questions process, Vendors shall submit any such questions
by the above due date.
• Instructions: Written questions shall be e-mailed to talbotjd@appstate.edu by the date and time specified above.
Vendors should enter “IFB # 55-021422B – Questions” as the subject for the email. Questions submittals should
include a reference to the applicable IFB section and be submitted in a format shown below:
Reference
Vendor Question
IFB Section, Page Number
Vendor question…?
Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, the State’s response, and any additional terms deemed
necessary by the State will be posted in the form of an addendum to the Interactive Purchasing System (IPS),
http://www.ips.state.nc.us, and shall become an Addendum to this IFB. No information, instruction or advice provided
orally or informally by any State personnel, whether made in response to a question or otherwise in connection with this
IFB, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Vendors shall be entitled to rely only on written material contained in
an Addendum to this IFB.
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Bid Number: 55-010626
Vendor: _____________________________________________
2.5 BID SUBMITTAL
• Instructions: Sealed Bids subject to the conditions made a part hereof and the receipt requirements described
below, shall be received at the address indicated in the table below, for furnishing and delivering those items as
described herein. Refer to Section 2.6 BID CONTENTS for details on required content of submitted bids.
MAILING ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY OF BID VIA U.S.
POSTAL SERVICE
BID NUMBER: 55-010626
Attn: Jeff Talbot
Address: ASU Box 32105
Boone, NC 28608
OFFICE ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY BY ANY OTHER
MEANS, SPECIAL DELIVERY, OVERNIGHT DELIVERY,
OR BY ANY OTHER CARRIER
BID NUMBER: 55-010626
Attn: Jeff Talbot
Address: 265 Dale Street
Boone, NC 28608
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the Vendor to have the signed bid in this Office by the specified time
and date of opening, regardless of the method of delivery. This is an absolute requirement. The time of delivery will
be marked on each bid when received, and any bid received after the bid submission deadline will not be accepted or
evaluated. Bids, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received at the address indicated in the table in
this Section, for furnishing and delivering the commodity as described herein.
All risk of late arrival due to unanticipated delay—whether delivered by hand, U.S. Postal Service, courier or other
delivery service or method—is entirely on the Vendor. All Vendors are urged to take the possibility of delay into account
when submitting a bid.
Attempts to submit a Bid via facsimile (FAX) machine, telephone or electronic means, including but not limited to e-mail,
in response to this Invitation for Bids WILL NOT be accepted.
Critical updated information may be included in Addenda to this IFB. It is important that all Vendors proposing on this
IFB periodically check the State’s IPS website for any Addenda that may be issued prior to the bid opening date. All
Vendors shall be deemed to have read and understood all information in this IFB and all Addenda thereto.
Contact with anyone working for or with the State regarding this IFB other than the State Contract Lead named on the
face page of this IFB in the manner specified by this IFB shall constitute grounds for rejection of said Vendor’s offer, at
the State’s election.
2.6 BID CONTENTS
For each of Vendor’s bid, Vendors shall populate all attachments of this IFB that require the Vendor to provide information
and include an authorized signature where requested, as outlined below. Vendor IFB responses shall include the
following items and they should be arranged in the following order:
a) Completed and signed version of EXECUTION PAGE, and signed receipt pages of any addenda released in
conjunction with this IFB
b) Completed version of ATTACHMENT A: PRICING FORM
c) Attachment C: NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
d) Completed version of ATTACHMENT H: E050 PRICE MATCHING ( optional )
2.7 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS
a) BUYER: The employee of the State or Other Eligible Entity that places an order with the Vendor.
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.