Furnish and Deliver Mueller Fire Hydrant Parts and Accessories

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, MD (the "WSSC"), is soliciting sealed responses for Furnish and Deliver Mueller Fire Hydrant Parts and Accessories. Responses are to be submitted via WSSC's eProcurement Portal via https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/wsscwater PRIOR TO 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Late responses will not be accepted.

WSSC seeks a Contractor to furnish and deliver Mueller Fire Hydrant Parts and Accessories on an as-needed basis. All fire hydrant parts and accessories must meet the American Water Works Association (AWWA) C502 standards to ensure uniformity and reliability for operation, repair, and maintenance.

Background

WSSC provides water supply and wastewater services to residents and businesses in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. WSSC service area spans nearly 1,000 square miles and has 46,211 fire hydrants in service and 7.8 hydrants per mile. The Mueller Fire Hydrant, parts and accessories are used in the maintenance, rehabilitation, and operation of WSSC Fire Hydrants within the water infrastructure to ensure adequate control of water flow, connections to water mains, and general operational functionality.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 107586
• Department: General Services Department
• Department Head: Fred Lees (General Services Director (Acting))

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-05-29T20:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Key Personnel (35 pts)
• Firm's Experience (30 pts)
• Technical Approach (20 pts)
• Price (15 pts)

Submission Requirements

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS —

  The Bidder must meet and provide proof of the following minimum qualifications in order to be considered for award.

   

• Is your firm a manufacturer or authorized distributor for Mueller Fire Hydrant Parts and Accessories? (required)
• If yes, attach a letter as proof that your company is a manufacturer, or if a distributor, attach a letter from the manufacturer that your company is an authorized distributor. (required)
• Does your firm have a minimum of three (3) years of experience providing Mueller Fire Hydrant Parts and Accessories? (required)
• If yes, provide the following for verification: (required) —

  a. Your company name and business address 
  b. Number of years your company has been in operation 
  c. Description of products and services provided by your company
  d. A list of at least three (3) contracts, of similar scope to the solicitation, performed within the past five (5) years. 
          - For each contract include, the client's name, email address, contract title, description of work performed, amount, and duration of the contract.

• Appendix A: OSDI PARTICIPATION
• Does your firm meet the Optimization of Diverse Business Development Program requirements? (required)
• Provide proof of approved MBE business certifications or SLBE registrations? (required)
• Please download and complete the attached OSDI Forms (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Appendix B: CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE
• Please upload your up to date Certificate of Insurance here (required)
• Appendix C: SUBMISSION FORMS
• Technical Proposal (WITHOUT COST) (required) —

  Please upload your technical proposal here

• CONSENT TO USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• CERTIFIED INSURANCE CONFIRMATION (required) —

  I certify that I will have on file within 10 days of Notice of Award, Certificates of Insurance acceptable to the Commission, meeting all requirements set forth in the Contract Document.

• CONTRACT CERTIFICATION AFFIDAVIT (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• CONSULTANT CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFFIDAVIT (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• IRAN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY CERTIFICATION (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• STATEMENT OF BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS FORM (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• STATEMENT OF OFFEROR’S QUALIFICATIONS FORM (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• PRICING
• Please upload your pricing here (required)
• Are you registered in WSSC Water's Supplier Portal? (required)
• Please provide your Supplier Portal identification number (ID): (required)
• Please confirm that you have registered prior to bid submittal (required) —

  Please register at: www.wsscwater.com/supplier.

• Prompt Payment Discount (required)
• Solicitation Purpose? (required)
• RFP purpose? (required)
• IFB Purpose (required)
• General Terms and Conditions? (required)
• How will you be collecting pricing? (required) —

  Select electronic pricing table if providing line items for the vendor to fill out

• Bonding Requirements? (required)
• Please select all relevant insurance types: (required)
• Will you be awarding a single or multiple vendors? (required)
• Will the Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team Intergovernmental & Cooperative Purchasing Clause apply? (required) —

  Select yes to show the Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team Intergovernmental & Cooperative Purchasing Clause in the attachments

• Identify OSDI's Participation Recommendation (required)
• MBE Bid Price Preference: (required)
• SLBE Bid Price Preference: (required)
• MBE/SLBE Goal (required)
• Select the Optimization of Diverse Business Development Program (required)