Active SLED Opportunity · TENNESSEE · BLOUNT COUNTY
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Blount County, TN seeks vendors to supply and deliver bulk rock salt for winter road maintenance and ice control. Bids due August 7, 2026, with submission options online or manual. Public bid opening via MS Teams.
Blount County, TN, located in Maryville, TN, is seeking qualified vendors to supply and deliver bulk rock salt (sodium chloride) for use in winter road maintenance and ice control operations. Blount County, TN, requires a reliable source of deicing rock salt to maintain safe roadway conditions during winter weather events throughout the contract period. This solicitation establishes the terms under which the selected vendor will furnish product on an as-needed basis. Bid documents may be obtained at https://blounttn.ionwave.net/login.aspx and Bidders are encouraged to register with Blount County and submit their response through the online bidding system at this same link. Bidders must allow ample time to submit their response. No information may be submitted or modified beyond the Response Deadline Date / Time. However, bidders can begin uploading response attachments as soon as the bid is released. Bids may be submitted electronically in this bidding system or manually by completing the full bid package contained here. Manual (hard copy) bids are an optional method of response and must be submitted no later than the response deadline. Manual bids are to be delivered to the Blount County Courthouse, Purchasing Department, Room 319, 385 Court St., Maryville, TN 37804-5906. The hard copy bid documentation is located on the login page of the system, just after the heading "bid information" under "CURRENT BIDS", the header "BID DOCUMENTS" labeled "BID INVITATION." These hard copy submissions must also include ALL documentation requested in the online system including, but not limited to, all online bid document attachments, response attachments, amendments, attributes, line items, and must have the Bid Cover and Contractor Form (completed with applicable license information) attached to the OUTSIDE of the sealed envelope containing all information to be submitted. Questions are due to Blount County Purchasing via the "Questions" tab of the system by 4:00 PM EST, Friday, August 7, 2026. Bidders must submit their questions via the Questions Tab within this system. Prior to bid submission, it is the bidder's responsibility to access the online bidding system and ascertain they have received any addenda and bid accordingly. The public bid opening will be held at the response submittal deadline and may be accessed via a MS Teams Meeting as detailed in the "Activities" tab of this system. Again, all bidders submitting a bid in this system are encouraged to begin uploading documentation as soon as the system is available. This will assit in ensuring everything is entered prior to the submittal date and time deadline. The system will automatically lock at the submitted time and date. The submittal deadline is Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM in the Purchasing Department of the Blount County, TN Courthouse. See the Activites tab of this system for details for submitting questions and for virtually accessing the bid opening if you choose.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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