25-41 Correctional Healthcare Services

Notice is hereby given that proposals will be received by Purchasing located in the Whatcom County Administrative Services Finance Office on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham, WA 98225.

Correctional Healthcare Services

UNTIL: 2:30 PM PDT, Tuesday, June 24 July 1, 2025 (Extended in Addendum 1)

At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened (live/virtual via Zoom), and the names of the submitters read aloud. All interested people are invited to attend the live proposal opening via Zoom. Late submittals will not be considered.

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, Corrections Division is requesting proposals correctional healthcare services for jail inmates, as further described in the RFP document.

Further information is contained in the solicitation document, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx , see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the solicitation posting page. If you are unable to download the documents from this website, contact Purchasing at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

A pre-proposal conference and site walk will be held at 10:00 AM PDT, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the Whatcom County Main Jail, located at 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225. Interested parties must pre-register for the site walk; see page 5 of the RFP for more details.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including gender identity), marital status, color, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women owned consultant firms to respond. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by contacting Purchasing at (360) 778-5330.

As required by law, the E-Verify System may be required.

Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities.

Publication Date(s): May 21 and 28, 2025.

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders/distribution list. The Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders/distribution list, email [email protected] . Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.