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August 3, 2026
INVITATION TO BID
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The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified suppliers for the
Purchase of Rifle Plates for the Police Department.
Bids should be typed or submitted in ink and returned in a sealed container marked on the outside with the BL# and
Supplier name. Sealed bids will be received until 2:50 P.M. local time on August 20, 2026 at the Gwinnett County
Purchasing Office, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. Purchasing is located on the second floor of the
Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. Any bid received after this date and time will not be accepted. Bids will be
publicly opened and read at 3:00 P.M. The bid opening will be virtual ONLY. To access the bid opening virtually, visit
this Teams Meeting Link. Or, dial 323-676-6170, and enter Conference ID 215 650 978#. Apparent bid results will be
available the following business day on our website www.GwinnettCounty.com. Bids are legal and binding upon the
bidder when submitted.
Questions regarding bids should be directed to Chelsey Ward, Purchasing Associate III at
Chelsey.Ward@GwinnettCounty.com or by calling 770-822-7788, no later than 3:00 P.M. on August 13, 2026. Bids are
legal and binding upon the bidder when submitted.
Gwinnett County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its programs or
activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open meeting,
program or activity of Gwinnett County Government should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Gwinnett County
Justice and Administration Center, 770-822-8165.
The written bid documents supersede any verbal or written prior communications between the parties.
Award will be made to the supplier(s) submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Gwinnett County reserves
the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to make an award deemed in its best interest. Bids may be
split or awarded in entirety. Gwinnett County reserves the option to negotiate terms, conditions and pricing with the
lowest responsive, responsible bidder(s) at its discretion.
Award notification will be posted after award on the County website, www.gwinnettcounty.com and suppliers
submitting a bid will be notified via email.
We look forward to your bid and appreciate your interest in Gwinnett County.
Chelsey Ward, CPPB
Purchasing Associate III
The following pages should be returned as part of your bid document:
Bid Schedule, Pages 3-4
References, Page 5
Code of Ethics Affidavit, Page 6
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Specifications and Requirements:
I. Scope of Work
Supplier(s) to provide specified rifle rated armor plates to the Department of Police Services.
II. Samples
Samples should be provided upon request within five (5) business days. Each sample is to be labeled with
supplier’s name, item number as indicated on the Bid Schedule, and bid number (BL#). Failure to provide samples
by the required deadline may result in bid being deemed non-responsive. It will be the responsibility of the supplier
to incur all costs associated with providing the samples. After testing, samples may be returned to supplier at
supplier’s request and expense.
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FAILURE TO RETURN THIS PAGE AS PART OF YOUR BID DOCUMENT MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF THE BID.
BID SCHEDULE
ITEM
#
QTY.
DESCRIPTION
MANUF. &
NO.
DELIVERY
A.R.O.
UNIT PRICE
TOTAL PRICE
1
2
Hardwire FBI Stand Alone Type III+ 8.75x11.75 SAPI,
Item #PTA-1363420 or approved equivalent
2
66
Hardwire FBI Stand Alone Type III+ 9.5x12.5 SAPI,
Item #PTA-1363421 or approved equivalent
3
58
Hardwire FBI Stand Alone Type III+ 10.25X13.25
SAPI, Item #PTA-1363422 or approved equivalent
4
18
Hardwire FBI Stand Alone Type III+ 11X14 SAPI, Item
#PTA-1363423 or approved equivalent
5
144
Hardwire FBI Stand Alone Type III+ 6X6 Single Curve,
Item #PTA-1363425 or approved equivalent
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total $
NOTE: Pricing MUST include all costs associated with this request, including but not limited to delivery and shipping charges.
Supplier Name
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FAILURE TO RETURN THIS PAGE AS PART OF YOUR BID DOCUMENT MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF
THE BID.
BID SCHEDULE
Certification Of Non-Collusion in Bid Preparation
Signature
Date
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following addenda, listed by number and date appearing on
each:
Addendum No.
Date
Addendum No.
Date
In compliance with the attached specifications, the undersigned offers and agrees, if this quote is accepted by the Board of
Commissioners within ninety (90) days of the date of bid opening, to furnish any or all of the items upon which prices are
quoted, at the price set opposite each item, delivered to the designated point(s) within the time specified in the quote
schedule. By submission of this proposal, I understand that Gwinnett County uses Electronic Payments for remittance of
goods and services. Service providers should select their preferred method of electronic payment upon notice of award. For
more information on electronic payments, please refer to the Electronic Payment information in the instructions to vendors.
Legal Business Name
Address
Does your company currently have a location within Gwinnett County? Yes No
Representative Signature
Printed Name
Telephone Number
E-mail address
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FAILURE TO RETURN THIS PAGE AS PART OF BID DOCUMENT MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF BID
REFERENCES
Gwinnett County requests a minimum of three (3) references where work of a similar size and scope has been
completed.
Note: References should be customized for each project, rather than submitting the same set of references for
every project bid. The references listed should be of similar size and scope of the project being bid on. Do not
submit a project list in lieu of this form.
1. Company Name
Brief Description of Project
Completion Date
Contract Amount $
Start Dates
Contact Person
Telephone
E-Mail Address
2. Company Name
Brief Description of Project
Completion Date
Contract Amount $
Contact Person
E-Mail Address
Start Date
Telephone
3. Company Name
Brief Description of Project
Completion Date
Contract Amount $
Contact Person
E-Mail Address
Start Date
Telephone
Supplier Name