NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at their 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:

CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES FOR THE WHATCOM COUNTY JAIL

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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 watch the virtual opening. Late submittals will not be accepted. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities.

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, Correction Division is seeking proposals for the services of a qualified clinical laboratory to provide laboratory services for jail offenders who are incarcerated in either the downtown Jail or the Work Center, as further described in the solicitation document.

The complete solicitation document 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 pdf documents from this 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.

Publication Date(s): November 15, 2023.