UAV Drone and Accessories

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Deliveries shall be F.O.B Destination.

The Iowa DOT is seeking bids for: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Drone and Accessories

Pre-Bid Substitution
Please note the required DOT form for this is located under the attachment tab.

Submissions must be on the DOT required form & attach supporting manufacturer specs sheet.

The form and attachments are to be emailed to tanner.thomsen@iowadot.us on or before the cut off date & time indicated below.

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Estimated Quantities
The exact quantities purchased per year is dependent on funding and Iowa DOT final approval. At this time, it should be understood there are no guaranteed minimum purchases and actual purchases may vary considerably based on actual needs throughout the contract period.

Contract Award
It is the intent of the Iowa DOT to award the contract to the responsible bidder whose submitted quotation is the most advantageous to the Iowa DOT, cost and other factors considered. Other factors include, but are not limited to: meeting or exceeding mandatory requirements, proposed staffing, and meeting required time schedule.

Award will be made for any one group or combination of groups. All items within a group must be bid to be considered for a group award.

Contract
The Contractor will be awarded a one (1) year contract with an option to renew for five (5) additional years in twelve (12) month increments.

Communications:
Until a contract is awarded the sole point of contact for the solicitation is the Purchasing Agent identified in the solicitation.
All questions must be directed solely to the purchasing agent listed in the bid opportunity. We encourage vendor to upload all questions on or before the question cut off due date and time in ION wave. Responses to questions will be communicated out to vendors via DOT’s ION wave bid system.
Responses shall be submitted within DOT’s IONwave Bid System or signed and prepared in ink or typewritten in the solicitation documents provided.

Telephone, email or facsimile responses shall not be considered.

Please post questions to ION Wave before the question cutoff deadline of 02/24/2025 at 1:00PM CT.

One contract will be awarded for all items. All items are tied.