STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
Information Technology Division
Refer ALL inquiries regarding this IFB to:
Angela Childress
Angela.Childress@dhhs.nc.gov
See page 4 for offer submittal instructions.
INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. 30-26288-ITD
Offers will be publicly opened:
May 1, 2026, promptly at 02:00 PM ET
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Issue Date: April 21, 2026
Commodity Number: 811122
Description: ORDR Internet of Medical Things
Monitoring Tools
Using Agency: Privacy and Security Office (PSO)
Requisition No.: RQ271171
OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
The State seeks offers for the software and software support described in this solicitation. The State’s
acceptance of any offer must be demonstrated by execution of the acceptance found below and any subsequent
Request for Best and Final Offer, if issued. Acceptance shall create a contract having an order of precedence
as follows: In cases of conflict between documents comprising the contract, the order of precedence shall be (1)
Best and Final Offers, if any, (2) special terms and conditions specific to this solicitation, (3) specifications, (4)
Department of Information Technology Terms and Conditions of this solicitation, and (5) the agreed portions of
the awarded Vendor’s offer. No contract shall be binding on the State until an encumbrance of funds has
been made for payment of the sums due under the contract.
IFB Number: 30-26288-ITD
EXECUTION
In compliance with this solicitation and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned offers and agrees to
furnish any or all Services or goods upon which prices are offered, at the price(s) offered herein, within the time
specified herein. By executing this offer, I certify that this offer is submitted competitively and without collusion.
Failure to execute/sign offer prior to submittal shall render offer invalid. Late offers are not acceptable.
OFFEROR:
STREET ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX:
ZIP:
CITY, STATE & ZIP:
PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING:
TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL.
NO
FAX NUMBER:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:
DATE:
E-MAIL:
Offer valid for ninety (90) days from date of offer opening unless otherwise stated here: ____ days
ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
If any or all parts of this solicitation are accepted, an authorized representative of DHHS shall affix their signature
hereto. A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the successful vendor(s).
FOR STATE USE ONLY
Offer accepted and contract awarded _____________________________________, as indicated on attached certification,
by _____________________________________________ (Authorized representative of DHHS).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTENT, USE, DURATION AND SCOPE .............................................................................................. 4
2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 4
2.1. OFFER SUBMITTAL ............................................................................................................................... 4
2.2. BASIS FOR REJECTION........................................................................................................................ 5
2.3. LATE OFFERS ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4. NON-RESPONSIVE OFFERS ................................................................................................................ 5
2.5. NOTICE TO VENDOR(S)........................................................................................................................ 5
2.6. E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION ....................................................................................................... 5
2.7. DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS ....................................................................................................... 6
2.8. POSSESSION AND REVIEW ................................................................................................................ 6
2.9. BEST AND FINAL OFFERS (BAFO)...................................................................................................... 6
2.10. AWARD ................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.11. POINTS OF CONTACT......................................................................................................................... 7
3.0 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 7
3.1. VENDOR STANDARD AGREEMENT(S) ................................................................................................ 7
3.2. VENDOR UTILIZATION OF WORKERS OUTSIDE U.S. – DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ....................... 7
3.3. E-VERIFY ............................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 BRAND SPECIFIC PRODUCT................................................................................................................. 9
3.5. SECURITY SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................... 9
3.6 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 11
3.7 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 12
3.8. DELIVERY ............................................................................................................................................ 12
3.9. CONTRACT TERM ............................................................................................................................... 13
4.0 FURNISH AND DELIVER .................................................................................................................... 13
5.0 HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES .............................................................................. 14
6.0 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS ....................... 15
7.0 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) ....... 16
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IFB Number: 30-26288-ITD
1.0 INTENT, USE, DURATION AND SCOPE
The purpose of this Solicitation is to obtain pricing for and procure the ORDR Internet of Medical Things
(IoMT) monitoring solution for the NC DHHS Privacy and Security Office. Goods and Services will be
provided in accordance to the terms and conditions of this Solicitation.
2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1. OFFER SUBMITTAL
Due Date:
Time:
Friday, May 1, 2026
Prior to bid opening at 02:00 PM ET
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the Vendor’s sole responsibility to upload their offer to the Ariba
Sourcing Module by the specified time and date of opening. Vendor shall bear the risk for late
electronic submission due to unintended or unanticipated delay, including but not limited to internet
issues, network issues, local power outages, or application issues. Vendor must include all the
pages of this solicitation in their response. Vendor must include the Execution page signed and
dated by an official authorized to bind the Vendor’s firm. Failure to return a signed offer shall result
in disqualification.
Attempts to submit a proposal via facsimile (FAX) machine, telephone, email, email
attachments, or in any hardcopy format in response to this Bid SHALL NOT be accepted
and will automatically be deemed Non-Responsive.
a) All File names should start with the Vendor name first, in order to easily determine all the files
to be included as part of the vendor’s response. For example, files should be named as follows:
Vendor Name-your file name.
b) File contents SHALL NOT be password protected, the file formats must be in .PDF, .JPEG,
.DOC or .XLS format, and shall be capable of being copied to other sources. Inability by the
State to open the Vendor’s files may result in the Vendor’s offer(s) being rejected as Non-
Responsive.
c) If the vendor’s proposal contains any confidential information (as defined in Attachment B,
Section 2, Paragraph #17), then the vendor must provide one (1) signed, original electronic
offer and one (1) redacted electronic copy.
Questions or issues related to using the Ariba Sourcing Tool itself can be directed to the North
Carolina eProcurement Help Desk at 888-211-7440, Option 2. Help Desk representatives are
available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST.
Tips for Using the Sourcing Tool
1. Vendors should review available training and confirm that they are able to access the Sourcing
Event, enter responses, and upload files well in advance of the date and time response are due to
allow sufficient time to seek assistance from the North Carolina eProcurement Help Desk.
2. Vendors may submit their responses early to make sure there are no issues and then submit a
revised response any time prior to the response due date and time. The State will only review the
most recent response.
3. Vendors should respond to all relevant sections of the Sourcing Event. Certain questions or
items are required in order to submit a response and are denoted with an asterisk. The Sourcing
Tool will not allow a response to be submitted unless all required items are completed. The
Sourcing Tool will provide error messages to help identify any required information that is missing
when response is submitted.
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4. Simply saving your response in the Sourcing Tool is not the same as submitting your response
to the State. Vendors should make sure they complete the submission process and receive a
message that their response was successfully submitted.
5. Only Bids submitted through the Content Section of the Ariba Sourcing Event will be
considered. Bids submitted through the Message Board will not be accepted or considered for
award.
2.2. BASIS FOR REJECTION
Pursuant to 9 NCAC 06B.0401, the State reserves the right to reject any and all offers, in whole or
in part; by deeming the offer unsatisfactory as to quality or quantity, delivery, price or service offered;
non-compliance with the specifications or intent of this solicitation; lack of competitiveness; error(s)
in specifications or indications that revision would be advantageous to the State; cancellation or
other changes in the intended project, or other determination that the proposed requirement is no
longer needed; limitation or lack of available funds; circumstances that prevent determination of the
best offer; or any other determination that rejection would be in the best interest of the State. Vendor
contact regarding this IFB with anyone other than Angela Childress may be grounds for rejection
of said Vendor’s offer.
2.3. LATE OFFERS
Regardless of cause, late offers will not be accepted and will automatically be disqualified from
further consideration. It shall be the Vendor’s sole risk to ensure submission of offer by the
designated time.
2.4. NON-RESPONSIVE OFFERS
Vendor offers will be deemed non-responsive by the State and will be rejected without further
consideration or evaluation if statements such as the following are included:
• “This offer does not constitute a binding offer”,
• “This offer will be valid only if this offer is selected as a finalist or in the competitive range”,
• “Vendor does not commit or bind itself to any terms and conditions by this submission”,
• “This document and all associated documents are non-binding and shall be used for discussion
purposes only”,
• “This offer will not be binding on either party until incorporated in a definitive agreement signed
by authorized representatives of both parties”, or
• A statement of similar intent.
2.5. NOTICE TO VENDOR(S)
The State objects to and will not be required to evaluate or consider any additional terms and
conditions not previously agreed to by the State and submitted with an Offeror’s response.
This applies to any language appearing in or attached to the document as part of the Offeror’s
response. By execution and delivery of this IFB and response(s), the Offeror agrees that any
additional terms and conditions, whether submitted purposely or inadvertently, shall have no
force or effect.
2.6. E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION
This is an E-Procurement solicitation. See Paragraph #31 of the attached Department of
Information Technology Terms and Conditions.
a) General information on the E-Procurement service can be found at http://eprocurement.nc.gov/
b) Within two days after notification of award of a contract, vendor must register in NC E-
Procurement @ Your Service at the following web site: https://vendor.ncgov.com/vendor/login
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.