Bid guide
How to Bid on Plumbing Supplies for Iowa School for the Deaf
What the school is buying
The Iowa School for the Deaf, through the Department of Administrative Services, is seeking a vendor to supply plumbing parts, materials, fixtures, tools, and related items for its in-house maintenance and repairs.
Items will be ordered as needed, with no guaranteed minimum or maximum purchase volume. The contract is scheduled to run from December 1, 2026, through November 30, 2027, with up to five years of renewals by mutual agreement.
Deadline and contract dates
The bid deadline is November 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET. Submit your response as the posting directs before that time.
The initial contract term begins December 1, 2026, and ends November 30, 2027. The contract may be renewed for up to five years if both parties agree.
Who this opportunity suits
This opportunity may suit plumbing-supply vendors able to provide a broad range of parts, materials, fixtures, tools, and related products for routine maintenance, emergency repairs, and small installations.
Vendors should be prepared to support timely pickup or delivery and price both the listed core items and product categories.
How to access and respond
Find solicitation 005-RFB-3123-2027 on the State of Iowa Bid Opportunities board, run by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services. The posting and document list are available to view publicly without an account.
Open the posting through the “View original source” option, review its bid documents, and submit your response as the posting directs before the deadline. The solicitation says there will be no site visit.
Prepare complete, competitive pricing
Fully complete and return the Cost Proposal and Market Basket Form. For Tab 1, provide a firm contract percentage discount and resulting net unit price for every listed core item. For Tab 2, state a flat percentage discount for each product category based on the manufacturers’ baseline MSRP catalog.
Pricing is scored using a weighted combination of the total extended cost for Tab 1 market-basket items and the average category discounts in Tab 2. Check that every core line is priced; missing core-item pricing may make a bid non-responsive. Since purchases are not guaranteed, consider how your proposed discounts work across both the listed items and broader product categories.
See the live bid — deadline, agency details, and how to respond
Dates and requirements can change via addenda; always verify on the bid page and at the original source before responding.
View this bid on BiddingSimpleThis guide was prepared by BiddingSimple from the solicitation’s public posting. It is not official guidance from Department of Administrative Services; the original posting controls.