Laboratory Relocation Services for College of Public Health

Location:	Iowa
Posted:	Feb 14, 2026
Due:	Mar 5, 2026
Agency:	Iowa State University
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services V - Transportation, Travel and Relocation Services
Solicitation No:	18551
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18551

Issue Date: 2/13/2026

Questions Deadline: 2/26/2026 03:00 PM (CT)

Response Deadline: 3/5/2026 03:00 PM (CT)

Contact Information

Contact: Joshua Hannan

Address: Purchasing

PCO

202

202 PCO

Iowa City, IA 52242-2500

Phone: 319 (384) 3342

Fax: 319 (335) 2443

Email: joshua-hannan@uiowa.edu

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Event Information

Number:

18551

Title:

Laboratory Relocation Services for College of Public Health

Type:

Request for Proposal - Sealed

Issue Date:

2/13/2026

Question Deadline: 2/26/2026 03:00 PM (CT)

Response Deadline: 3/5/2026 03:00 PM (CT)

Notes:

Please be aware that this is an extensive bid. All Suppliers are cautioned to

allow ample time for the submittal of RFP responses well before the due date

time requirement. Bids must be submitted via the eBid system.

Billing Information

Contact: University of Iowa

Address: Accounts Payable

PCO

202

202 PCO

Iowa City, IA 52242-2500

Phone: (319) 335-0115

Fax: (319) 335-2443

Email: acntpay@uiowa.edu

Bid Activities

Site Visits

2/19/2026 9:00:00 AM (CT)

The University will be providing site visits for the Laboratory Relocation Services on 2/19/26 at 9am. Site visits may

take 3-4 hours given the complexity of this move and number of locations. Because of that Supplier participation is

required. Please email Joshua Hannan at joshua-hannan@uiowa.edu to RSVP. He will then provide further information

and details about the visits. Please let me know no later than 2/18/26 at 3 pm to reserve a spot.

Bid Attachments

Standard Terms and Conditions 2025.09.11 FINAL.pdf

University of Iowa Standard Terms and Conditions 2025 September 11

Copy of 1019103 Chemical List I0.xlsx

Chemical List

Download

Requested Attachments

Financial documents

(Attachment required)

Supplier must provide audited financial statement as stated in the bid attributes.

Detailed Quote and Specs

(Attachment required)

Detailed Quote and Specs

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Bid Attributes

1 SUPPLIER INSTRUCTIONS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) may contain multiple pages. You can move from page to page by clicking on the

right side of the gray bar that appears at the top of the Attributes and Line Item sections. Bids MUST be submitted

electronically through the eBid system. Bids submitted by any other means will not be accepted.

(Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)

3 Definitions

THE UNIVERSITY/UNIVERSITY: Indicates The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (all terms synonymous). MAY:

Indicates something that is not mandatory but permissible/desirable.

POINT OF CONTACT: The Supplier's representative available for all questions pertaining to the response for this

Request for Proposal.

RFP: Request for Proposal.

SHALL/MUST: Indicates mandatory requirement. Failure to meet these mandatory requirements may result in

rejection of your proposal as non-responsive.

SHOULD: Indicates something that is recommended but not mandatory. If the Supplier fails to provide recommended

information The University may, at its sole option, ask the Supplier to provide the information or evaluate the

proposal without the information.

Supplier/Successful Respondent: Proposer submitting a response to the Request for Proposal.

INDEPENDENT PURCHASING AUTHORITY(IPA): means the State of Iowa entities or agencies, such as the Iowa

Board of Regents, Regent institutions, Department of Administrative Services, the Department of the Blind, the Iowa

Lottery Authority, the Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission, and the Department of Transportation,

that have separate and distinct purchasing authority, including the authority to contract autonomously under the

Iowa Code or another provision of law.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: is any county, city, school district, or any combination thereof.

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4 Background Information

The University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a broad-based public university of international stature. As of fall 2025, its enrollment

totaled 31,563 students. It is recognized for its academic achievement; leadership in research; and its academic

health system, University of Iowa Health Care. As of Fiscal Year 2026, the University has an overall budget of $6.3

billion and employs approximately 20,150 full-time faculty and staff. More information can be found at the Office of

the Registrar.

The University of Iowa Health Care

University of Iowa Heath Care is Iowa’s comprehensive academic health system, which includes the Roy J. and

Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, the UI Health Care clinical enterprise, and UI Physicians, the multispecialty

medical and surgical group practice. The clinical enterprise includes medical centers on the university campus,

downtown Iowa City campus, and North Liberty campus in the neighboring community of North Liberty, Iowa. UI

Health Care also has outpatient clinic locations in the Iowa City area and communities throughout the state. The

downtown campus, formerly Mercy Iowa City Hospital, joined UI Health Care in January 2024. The North Liberty

campus, the first construction of a new hospital away from the university campus, opened in April 2025. At its

medical centers and clinics, UI Health Care provides adult and pediatric primary and specialty care to patients and

families from across Iowa, throughout the nation, and around the world. Its clinical enterprise is comprised of more

than 1,200 staff physicians and dentists, nearly 875 resident and fellow physicians, and over 6,000 nursing team

members. Collectively, the three medical center campus locations include more than 1,000 inpatient beds. For fiscal

year 2024, UI Health Care reported more than 34,000 inpatient admissions and over 1.3 million clinic visits at its

medical centers and clinics. UI Health Care is ranked annually by U.S. News & World Report as the state’s top

medical center and one of the nation’s best hospitals, with several of its specialties ranked among the top 50 in the

country. UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital is Iowa’s only children’s hospital nationally ranked by U.S.

News. UI Health Care was the first in Iowa to be designated a Magnet Hospital (2004) by the American Nurses

Credentialing Center and the first in Iowa to be re-designated four times (2008, 2013, 2018, and 2023). Through

innovation, collaboration, and expertise, UI Health Care is committed to providing safe, high-quality care with

excellent service and exceptional outcomes. In addition to serving as a center for highly specialized care, UI Health

Care conducts research to better understand, prevent, and treat injuries and illnesses, and it also educates

students and trainees in medicine and allied health professions.

5 Purchasing Department Exclusivity for Formal Bid Requests

No individual, department, school, college or office at the University of Iowa has the authority to solicit or receive

official proposals from suppliers, other than the Purchasing Department. All solicitation is performed under the

direct supervision of the Director of Purchasing and in accordance with University, Regent, State and Federal laws,

policies, procedures and guidelines.

6 University Rights/Obligations: Acceptance or Rejection of Proposal

The University of Iowa reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, waive irregularities, accept any

part of a proposal, to withhold the award, and to make no award as is deemed to be in the best interests of the

University.

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

7 University Rights/Obligations: Payment for Information

The University will not pay for any information requested herein, nor is it liable for any costs incurred by the Supplier

in responding to this request. All proposals submitted become the property of The University and will not be

returned to the Supplier.

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

8 Supplier/Proposal Obligations: Requested Information Compliance

Failure to supply requested information may be cause for rejection of the proposal as non-compliant.

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

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9 Supplier/Proposal Obligations: Determination of Compliance

Determination of compliance and responsiveness to the requirements of the RFP will be made after a thorough and

careful review of the proposals. Public review of the submitted proposals will not be possible until an award has

been made.

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

1 Supplier/Proposal Obligations: Contractual Obligations of Final Agreement

0 The contents and any clarification thereto of the successful Supplier's submitted proposal shall become a part of

the contractual obligation incorporated by reference into the ensuing agreement (unless modified by mutual

agreement).

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

1 Supplier/Proposal Obligations: State of Iowa Business Licensing

1 The successful Supplier must be licensed to do business in the State of Iowa and comply with provisions of Chapter

490 of the Iowa Code.

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

1 Termination - Non-appropriation of Funds

2 Notwithstanding any other provisions, if funds anticipated for the continued fulfillment of the resulting agreement are

at any time not forthcoming or insufficient, either through the failure of the Iowa Legislature or the Federal

government to provide funds or alteration of the program under which funds were provided, then the University shall

have the right to terminate the agreement without penalty by giving written notice documenting lack of funding.

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

1 Determination of Bidding Supplier Qualifications

The University of Iowa may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the

Supplier to provide and perform the specified service stated herein.

The Supplier shall keep informed of and provide all permits and comply with all applicable laws, ordinances,

rules, regulations and orders of the state and federal government, or public bodies having jurisdiction

affecting this proposal and the service referenced herein.

1 Energy Star Purchases

4 Whenever possible, the University of Iowa will purchase equipment that is rated energy efficient by this joint

program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.

1 Responses

5 Your proposal must contain information relative to each of the items listed below to be considered responsive.

Answers should be detailed and complete. It is the responsibility of the Supplier to clearly mark and identify any and

all trade secret, proprietary, or confidential information.

1 Evaluation of Proposal: Method of Award

6 Evaluation of proposals will be based on, but not limited to, the following criteria: response to specifications,

demonstrated expertise and service record, system technical maintainability and usability, financial

responsibility/stability of the Supplier, references of the Supplier, new functionalities, pricing schedule, supplier

experience, commitment, and demonstrated understanding. The University reserves the right to further subdivide

these categories.

Supplier Understands and Agrees

(Required: Check if applicable)

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Type	Request for Proposal - Sealed
Status	Issued
Number	18551 (Laboratory Relocation Services for College of Public Health)
Issue Date & Time	2/13/2026 12:00:01 AM (CT)
Close Date & Time	3/5/2026 03:00:00 PM (CT)
Question Cut Off Date	2/26/2026 03:00:00 PM (CT)
Notes	Please be aware that this is an extensive bid. All Suppliers are cautioned to allow ample time for the submittal of RFP responses well before the due date time requirement. Bids must be submitted via the eBid system.

Name	Joshua Hannan
Address	202 PCO Iowa City, IA 52242-2500
Phone	319 (384) 3342
Fax	319 (335) 2443
Email	joshua-hannan@uiowa.edu