REQUEST FOR BIDDERS   Seat Shrouds   The Northern Indiana Com-muter Transportation District (NICTD) is seeking sealed bids from qualified suppliers for the purchase of seat shrouds. All bids must meet NICTD’s specifications as further de-scribed in the Technical Specifications in the Bid Packet. The Bid Packet, including the specifications, is available on-line at  www.nictdplanroom.com. Bidders are encouraged to access this site to retrieve the bid packet, updated bid information and addendums. Information regarding these Bids, including the results, can be found at https://mysouthshoreline.com /nictd/purchasing-contractors / Bids shall be submitted electronically using the NICTD Plan Room submission link, located at the top left of the Project Information page. Bids shall be submitted in PDF format and on forms con-tained in each bid package. Bids will be received not later than 2:30 P.M., Central time, Thursday, October 23, 2025. The “Submit Bid” link will be disabled after the above sta-ted time and date, so be sure to allow enough time to up-load the entire bid file prior to this time. NICTD is not responsible for bids that failed to upload prior to the submission deadline. Bids must set forth full, accurate and complete in-formation as required by the instructions in the bid package. Failure to do so may re-sult in rejection of a bid. The bid opening will be held in person and virtually. Information about participating in this meeting can be found within the bid packet. NICTD’s overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) par-ticipation goal is three and a half percent (3.5%) of the bid price. Bidders are required to make good faith efforts to meet or exceed the District’s goal. NICTD will award the Contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. NICTD re-serves the right to reject any and all bids and waive technical defects if, in its judgment, the interests of NICTD so re-quire. NICTD reserves the right to accept any bid within 90 days after the time of the opening of the bids, during which time no bid shall be withdrawn.   Michael Noland President HSPAXLP