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

CORRECTIONS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

UNTIL: 2:30 PM on Tuesday, September 1, 2020

At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened (live/virtual via GoToMeeting), and the names of the submitters identified. All interested people are invited to be present. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County is requesting qualifications and proposals from qualified individuals or firms interested in providing a corrections communication system and associated computer equipment for all Whatcom County Corrections and Juvenile Detention facilities, as further described in the RFP document.

The complete RFP document can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx, see Related Documents at the bottom of the RFP posting page. If you are unable to download the documents from the website, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, 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.

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

Publication Dates: August 5 and 12, 2020.