6801 RFB - 2026 Annual Flowers

Location:	Michigan
Posted:	Nov 24, 2025
Due:	Dec 11, 2025
Agency:	Washtenaw Community College
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	20 - Ship and Marine Equipment
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Washtenaw Community College

Purchasing Department - Room SC 326

Bid # 6801 2026 Annual Flowers

Bid Issued On: November 24, 2025

Bid Due Date: December 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EST

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

Phone (734) 973-3448

This is an invitation to participate in Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Request for Bid (RFB) 6801 2026

Annual Flowers. The College is requesting pricing for a one-time seasonal purchase of annual flowers. If you

are interested in participating, please review all RFB 6801 documents thoroughly before responding.

Response to this RFB confirms an understanding that this is not a contract or offer of business by the College.

This Request for Bid in no manner obligates the College to the eventual purchase of any products or services

described, implied, or which may be offered, until confirmed by written agreement, and may be terminated by

the College without penalty or obligation at any time prior to the signing of an agreement, contract, or purchase

order.

WCC is a member of E & I, OMNIA Partners, NJPA, MI Deal, REMC, NIGP and NAEP. Please include any

educational discounts or rebates available. If someone in your company coordinates pricing for one of these

groups, please forward this invitation to them to complete. Prices must include all shipping, handling, and

delivery charges, shipped FOB pre-paid Washtenaw Community College (WCC). Shipping address is 4800 E.

Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800.

Questions are to be emailed to Susan Pulice, Purchasing Agent, at pur@wccnet.edu by December 3rd, 2025 at

2:00 PM EST. All emails must reference the bid number and title shown above. Answers to questions received

by the deadline will be posted to the WCC Purchasing website Bids and Requests for Proposals by end of day,

December 8th, 2025. These questions and answers, as well as any additional information, will only be posted on

the WCC Purchasing website. It is the vendor’s responsibility to check the website for all questions, answers,

addendums, and additional information.

Refer to the Instructions and Conditions for Sealed Bids for detailed information regarding how to submit a

response to this RFB. Bid responses are due via email by December 11th, 2025 at 2:00pm EST. Vendor shall

submit completed copy of Bid 6801 Attachment A – Pricing Spreadsheet and the Vendor

Acknowledgements signature page, completed and signed by an authorized representative.

Specifications

Each spring the WCC Landscape & Grounds staff plant approximately 9,000 plants in an effort to create a

professional and welcoming atmosphere for students, staff, and the surrounding community.

Vendor will be responsible for providing the flowers and plants for the 2026 planting season.

Vendors shall bid all items “as is” on the Attachment A - Pricing Spreadsheet. At this time there will be no

substitutions in the products listed. All annuals/plants should be supplied in specified container size. Vendor

may use the alternate section to provide a different container size, but the overall quantity of plants should

remain the same. If a specified variety is not available, Vendor shall notify WCC by 2:00 p.m. on December 3,

2025 at pur@wccnet.edu, to get approval for a substitute product. If substitute was approved, please list

substitute in the comment section of the spreadsheet. Substitutions post bid will be at the sole discretion of WCC

& permitted only in cases of plant infection or under-performance. Any unauthorized substitutions will not be

accepted and no compensation will be given. All plants shall be grown to meet industry standards.

Beginning the week of May 11, 2026, the annuals/plants listed on Attachment A - Pricing Spreadsheet will be

divided into 2 separate shipments one week apart. Delivery Schedule identifying plants included in each of 2

shipments will be provided by February 6th, 2026. Vendor should indicate in their response if they cannot meet

the delivery schedule. All invoices must be received by WCC prior to June 14, 2026.

Washtenaw Community College

Purchasing Department - Room SC 326

Bid # 6801 2026 Annual Flowers

Bid Issued On: November 24, 2025

Bid Due Date: December 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EST

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

Phone (734) 973-3448

See attached spreadsheet titled Attachment A – Bid 6801 – 2026 Annual Flower worksheet. Please fill out

completely. Pricing for each species/variety should be per the unit of measure indicated.

The provision of product quantity information in no way constitutes a purchase commitment on the part of the

College until a purchase order is created.

Prices must include all fees including shipping, handling, and delivery charges Pre-Paid FOB: Washtenaw

Community College (WCC).

It is the College’s expectation that there will be no minimum order requirements. All minimum order quantities

must be clearly stated in the Bid. If not stated in the Bid, it will be assumed there are no minimum order

quantities. Prices must include all shipping, handling, and delivery charges, Pre-Paid FOB: Washtenaw

Community College. For driving directions access the Washtenaw Community College website and click on

“About WCC” then choose “Maps and Directions” under Helpful links.

INSTRUCTIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR SEALED BIDS

Bids will be received via email by the Purchasing Department of Washtenaw Community College until 2:00

p.m. EST, December 11th, 2025. The public opening for Bid 6801 will be held electronically at 2:30pm

December 11th, 2025 p.m. EST via the link below, attendance is optional.

Public Bid 6801 Opening – 2026 Annual Flowers:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84813321576?pwd=mE0fAwPe77t2BBOcw4CcbinBVo62YM.1

Meeting ID: 848 1332 1576

Passcode: 4spHKN

Submission: Vendor shall submit completed copy of Bid 6801 Attachment A – Pricing Spreadsheet and the

Vendor Acknowledgements signature page, completed and signed by an authorized representative.

Prices and Notations: Prices must be returned on the bid forms supplied. Failure to do so will void your bid.

All prices and notations must be typed or written in ink. Prices shall be for new, fully assembled items only.

Used, reconditioned, or refurbished items will not be accepted. Mistakes may be crossed out, corrections entered

and initialed in ink by the person signing the bid. Exclude all Federal, State and Municipal Sales and Excise

taxes. Exemption certificates will be furnished upon request. Bids must be signed by an authorized official or

employee of the firm. Obligations assumed by such signature are binding upon the firm.

Delivery: Bids shall be quoted F.O.B. Destination with all transportation charges prepaid. F.O.B. Destination

means delivered to the College Receiving Department and will include all charges for packing, draying, etc. If

there is any conflict between the delivery terms specified herein, and the delivery terms included in a bid response,

the delivery terms specified herein shall govern.

Bonds: Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Labor and Material Bonds will be required only if specified on the

attached specification sheets. Bid Bonds shall be in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid. Performance and

Labor and Material Bonds shall each be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid.

Compliance: Bidders must comply with all state and federal laws and regulations applicable to any goods and

services provided to the College.

Washtenaw Community College

Purchasing Department - Room SC 326

Bid # 6801 2026 Annual Flowers

Bid Issued On: November 24, 2025

Bid Due Date: December 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EST

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

Phone (734) 973-3448

Award: The WCC Purchasing Department reserves the right to award by item, group of items or total bid to one

or more vendors; to reject any and all bids in whole or in part; and to waive any informality or technical defects

if, in the judgment of the Purchasing Agent, the best interest of the College will be so served. In determination

of award, the qualifications of the bidder, the conformity with the specifications of articles or services to be

supplied, and the delivery time will be considered. Care will be exercised in making split awards so as not to

penalize vendors by awarding less than minimum shipping weights.

Procurement of goods and services for Washtenaw Community College shall be accomplished in such a manner

as to provide fair opportunity for all businesses, to participate in the procurement process. This shall be

accomplished without sacrifice of quality, in the best interest of the College, and within the authority vested in the

Purchasing Agent to make the final decision on award of the contracts or purchase orders.

Inspection: All articles are subject to inspection and testing. In the event any articles are found defective in

material, workmanship or otherwise fail to meet the requirements of the bid within a period of thirty (30) days,

the College shall have the right to reject such articles and request immediate replacement regardless of the return

policies of the vendor. Rejected articles will be held for pick-up by the bidder or will be returned at bidders'

expense for handling, packing, and transportation.

Default: Default is defined as the failure of the bidder to fulfill the obligations of the bid, including but not limited

to failure to deliver as specified or the unauthorized substitution of articles bid and specified on the purchase order.

In the event of default, the College may cancel the contract or purchase order and procure the articles or services

from other sources, and place the bidder defaulting on the disapproved list for a period of not less than six months.

Non-Discrimination Clause: Washtenaw Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex,

color, religion, national origin, age, handicap, height, weight, marital status, or veteran status in provision of its

educational opportunities or employment opportunities and benefits. WCC does not discriminate on the basis of

sex or handicap in the educational programs and activities which it operates, pursuant to the requirements of

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Public Act 453, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,

and Public Act 220 respectively. This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the College and

the procurement policies of the College. Inquiries concerning Title IX and Section 504 should be directed to the

Office of the Dean of Enrollment and Student Services; Room 221B, Student Center Building, Washtenaw

Community College, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (734) 973-3536. Charges of violation of the above policy also

should be directed to the College Affirmative Action Officer in Human Resource Management, Room 120,

Business Education Building.

Terms and Conditions of Purchase: The awarded vendor’s Bid submissions shall be subject to and governed

by the College’s Terms and Conditions for Product Purchase and Installation by WCC as a condition of award,

and are hereby incorporated herein as a substantive part of the solicitation documents. In the event there is any

conflict or inconsistency between the Terms & Conditions referenced in the RFB documents and those included

in a Supplier’s Bid response, Supplier’s bid, or listed on the Supplier’s website, the Terms & Conditions of this

RFB document shall govern.

Washtenaw Community College

Purchasing Department - Room SC 326

Bid # 6801 2026 Annual Flowers

Bid Issued On: November 24, 2025

Bid Due Date: December 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EST

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

Phone (734) 973-3448

VENDOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

By virtue of submittal of a bid, the Vendor acknowledges:

• That all of the requirements of this Bid including the INSTRUCTIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR

SEALED BIDS have been read and understood.

• That compliance with the Specifications/Qualifications and Instructions and Conditions will be assumed by

the College if not otherwise noted in submittal.

• That Vendor is not delinquent on the repayment of any Federal debt.

• That Vendor is presently not debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, not

voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency.

• Any responses, materials, correspondence, or documents provided to the College are subject to the State of

Michigan Freedom of Information Act and may be released to third parties in compliance with that Act.

• The individual signing below has authority to enter into this on behalf of Vendor.

• Vendor, through the signature below of its agent, hereby offers to provide the requested products/services at

the prices identified under the terms and conditions stated and incorporated into this RFB.

Printed Name

Title

Company Name

Signature

Address

City, State, Zip

Phone

By signing above, the vendor agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state, local and College laws, rules

and regulations in providing goods and services under this agreement.

Submission includes pricing with all discounts applied: YES NO

All items requested were quoted: YES NO

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