INVITATION TO BID
(Quick Quote)
Cooling iPad Cases & Mounts
2026-24563AB
The City of North Myrtle Beach requests bids to provide
Cooling iPad Cases & Mounts for use in Fire Apparatus as
specified for City as per enclosed specifications, conditions and
provisions as applicable to this bid invitation.
Bids are due Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
The City of North Myrtle Beach reserves the right to waive
informalities and to accept or reject any or all Bids, and to award
the contract in its best interests. Visit www.BidNetDirect.com
for further information
For bid documents or information, register FREE at:
https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/user-registration
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Procurement Office
1120 Second Avenue South
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
843-280-5696
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION
Quotation Number:
Questions Due:
Bid Packages Due:
Procurement:
Submission:
2026-24563AB
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
The City of North Myrtle Beach requests bids to provide Cooling
iPad Cases & Mounts for use in Fire Apparatus.
Responses to this request for quotation will be received virtually only.
For bid documents or further information, register FREE at
www.BidNetDirect.com
NOTE TO VENDOR
Quotes may only be submitted electronically through the
www.BidNetDirect.com portal. The City of North Myrtle
Beach will NOT accept bids any other way except through
the BidNet Direct portal.
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CITY OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH
2026-24563AB
BIDDER REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Interested parties are required to register with a virtual solicitations
management platform known as BidNet Direct. Visit
www.BidNetDirect.com for more information. Vendor Registration
ensures receipt of proper bid documentation and any further
communications and/or amendments to the solicitation referenced
above.
The form below is optional. If you would like to receive a Vendor
Registration email invitation from BidNet Direct, please complete the
Bidder Registration form fields (below) and email the completed form to
acbell@nmb.us
FIRM NAME:
CONTACT PERSON:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NO.:
EMAIL:
DATE:
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INSTRUCTIONS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This quotation does not commit the City of North Myrtle Beach to award a contract, to pay
any cost incurred in the preparation of the bid, or to procure or contract for goods or services
listed herein.
2. The City of North Myrtle Beach reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to cancel a
quotation, and to waive any technicality if deemed to be in the best interest of the City.
3. Unit prices will govern over extended prices unless otherwise stated in this request for
quotation.
4. AWARD CRITERIA: The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and
responsive bidder(s) whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the Request for
Quotation.
5. DEFAULT: In case of default by the vendor, the City of North Myrtle Beach reserves the
right to purchase any or all items in default in the open market, charging the vendor with any
excessive costs. Should such charge be assessed, no subsequent bids will be considered, or
purchase orders issued to the defaulting vendor until the assessed charge has been satisfied.
6. INDEMNIFICATION: The vendor agrees to indemnify and save harmless the City of
North Myrtle Beach from all suits or claims of any character brought by reason of infringement
on any patent, trademark or copyright.
7. DELIVERIES: All deliveries shall be FOB Destination-freight prepaid, the seller pays and
bears all freight charges.
8. BIDDING CONDITION OF PRICE: All bid prices submitted shall remain effective for a
minimum period of thirty (30) days.
9. S.C. SALES TAX: 8% sales tax will be added to all orders, however lump sum bids shall
include sales tax in bid price unless otherwise noted. By submission of a signed bid, you are
certifying, under penalties of perjury, that you comply with section 12-54-1020(B) of the SC
Code of Laws 1976, as amended, relating to payment of any applicable taxes. This will certify to
the City of North Myrtle Beach your compliance.
10. AMENDMENTS: All amendments to and interpretations of this quotation shall be in
writing and issued by the Purchasing Agent, or designee, of the City of North Myrtle Beach. The
City of North Myrtle Beach shall not be legally bound by any amendment or interpretation that is
not in writing.
11. PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNT TERMS: Prompt payment discount terms will be
calculated from the point of complete order acceptance for services and/or commodities ordered.
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12. "OR APPROVED EQUAL": Certain processes, types of equipment or kinds of material
are described in the specifications and/or on the drawings by means of trade/brand names and
catalog numbers. In each instance where this occurs, it is understood and inferred that such
description is followed by the words "or approved equal". Such method of description is
intended merely as a means of establishing a standard of comparability. However, the Owner
reserves the right to select the items which, in the judgment of the Owner, are best suited to the
needs of the Owner based on price, quality, service, availability and other relative factors.
Bidders should indicate brand name, model, model number, size, type, weight, color, etc., of the
item bid, if not exactly the same as the item specified. Vendor's stock number or catalog number
is not sufficient to meet this requirement. If any bidder desires to furnish an item different from
the specifications, vendor shall submit along with the bid, the information, data, pictures,
designs, cuts, etc., of the material they plan to furnish so as to enable the Owner to compare the
material specified; and, such material shall be given due consideration. The Owner reserves the
right to insist upon, and receive items as specified if the submitted items do not meet the Owner's
standards for acceptance.
BID INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
1. Bids, amendments thereto or withdrawal requests must be received by the bid opening time
and date. It is the vendor’s sole responsibility to ensure that the Procurement Office receives
these documents at the time indicated in the bid document.
2. Competition. This bid is intended to promote competition, but the City reserves the right to
waive informalities and to accept or reject any or all bids and to award the contract in its best
interest. If any language, specifications, terms and conditions, or any combination thereof
restricts or limits the requirements in this bid to a single source, it shall be the responsibility
of the interested contracted supplier to notify the Procurement Office in writing within five
(5) days prior to the opening date. The bid may or may not be changed, but a review of such
notification will be made prior to the award.
3. Bid Forms. Bid must be submitted on forms herein and submitted through e-bid platform
BidNetDirect.com to be considered.
a. All bids shall be submitted through the BidNet Direct website
(www.BidNetDirect.com) not later than the date and time specified on the cover sheet.
Faxed, delivered, or emailed bids are not acceptable.
b. Bids will be opened digitally at The City of North Myrtle Beach, Fleet-Facilities-
Purchasing Offices, Room 107, 1120A Second Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC
29582 at the date and time on the cover sheet.
c. All prices and notations shall be printed in ink or typewritten. Errors should be
crossed out, corrections entered and initialed by the person signing the bid. Erasure or
use of correction fluid may be cause for rejection. No bid shall be altered or amended
after specified time for opening.
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.