Family Shelter Solar Panels

Family Shelter Solar Panels Notice is hereby given that New Hope for Families in Bloomington Indiana will accept bids until 5:00PM local time on October 16th, 2025 at New Hope for Families, where they will be reviewed and selected for the following project: Family Shelter Solar Panels SCOPE OF WORK: Project Summary New Hope for Families Seeks bids for Solar Panels on our Family Shelter building. Modules should be tier 1 with minimums 21% efficiency, 25 year production warranty at 85%, and 25 year product warranty. Inverters should be minimum 97% efficient with a 20 year warranty. The system equipment should meet NEC 2020 rapid shutdown requirements. Racking should have a 25+ year warranty. Due to grant funding being available, there is a preference towards maximizing reasonable performance vs minimizing cost. BID PROCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF BID DOCUMENTS: -New Hope for Families will accept electronic bids until October 16th, 2025 at 5:00PM local time via email to operations@newhope4families.org. -New Hope will review bids and make a selection within 15 business days OR if no adequate bid is found will repost this RFP. -Bidders should have adequate staffing, equipment, and capacity to complete the work. -Project is subject to federal Davis Bacon Wage levels. -Bidders must be registered with SAM.gov -Must work with the City of Bloomington SEEL grant program OTHER REQUIREMENTS: The project(s) will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The requester has the right to reject all bids. Projects will comply with Uniform Administrative and Program Management Standards in 24 CFR Parts 84 and 85. The project is subject to Federal Labor Standards, including but not limited to the federal Davis- Bacon prevailing wage and benefits requirements and Bloomington's living wage ordinance. Bidding contractor must be registered with SAM.gov and may not appear on SAM's suspended or debarred list. Disadvantaged and minority and women-owned businesses are encouraged to apply. There will be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, applies, requiring that opportunities for training and employment for low-income and very low-income persons be given priority if the project receives over $200,000 in HUD funds. Funds will not be used for: political activities; inherently religious activities; lobbying; political patronage; and nepotism activities. The project is subject to HUD Lead-Based Paint regulations, federal environmental regulations, and applicable historic preservation and flood disaster protection requirements. HSPAXLP October 2, 9 2025 LSBN0381299