Bid Information & Vendors

Bid & RFP Opportunities

Rock Valley College is committed to giving all vendors a fair opportunity to bid on products and services as required by college policies. Here you can find the College’s open Bids and Requests for Proposals as well as the status of those opportunities. Use the link below to access available Bid documents or to be added to the notification list for future opportunities.

Document Access & New Vendors

Please complete our Bid Notification Form to access available bid documents or to be added to our bid notification list.
Bid Notification Form

Latest Bid & RFP Updates

Title Description/Deadline Status

RFP #25-20 Fire Alarm Upgrade

Opening date and time for RFP submittals will be June 25, 2025 2 P.M. All submittals must be mailed per RFP instructions. 

Access the documents for RFP #25-20 Fire Alarm Upgrade by submitting the Bid Notification Form above. After submitting the form, you will be taken to a link to all bid documents. Make sure you download all of the documents pertaining to this bid. 

Documents for RFP #25-20 include:

  • RFP #25-20  Specifications 
  • RFP #25-20  Drawings
  • RFP #25-20 AIA 101
  • RFP #25-20 AIA 201 

Specific questions may be directed to: Karen Kerr, Director of Business Services, Rock Valley College, 3301 N Mulford Rd. Rockford, IL 61114.

Submittals being accepted./reviewed

Bid #25-15: Forklift

Opening date and time for Bid submittals will be June 6, 2025 2:00 P.M. All submittals must be mailed per Bid instructions.

Specific questions may be directed to: Phillip Fanara, Manager of Business Services, Rock Valley College, 3301 N Mulford Rd. Rockford, IL 61114.

Submittals being accepted.

Bid #25-22: Minivans REBID

Due Date: May 30, 2025 

Submittals being reviewed.

Bid #25-18 Boiler Replacement

Due Date: June 4, 2025 

Submittals being reviewed.

RLI for Lease of Farmland

Due Date: May 22, 2025

Letters of Interest being reviewed.

Bid #25-16 Printing & Mailing of RVC Magazine

Due Date: May 21, 2025

Submittals being reviewed.

Bid #25-10: Workstations for ACEC

Due Date: May 15, 2025

Submittals being reviewed.

Bid #25-12: Minivans

Due Date: May 9, 2025

No bid.

Bid #25-14 Exterior Stone Tuckpointing

Due Date: May 7, 2025

Submittals being reviewed.

 

Additional Information

Rock Valley College recognizes the importance of increasing the participation of businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities in public contracts in an effort to overcome the discrimination and victimization such firms have historically encountered.

It is the College’s policy to promote the economic development of businesses owned by minorities, females and persons with disabilities by setting aspirational goals to award contracts to businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities for certain services as provided by the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females and Persons with Disabilities Act, 30 ILCS 575 (the Act) and the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities.

Register with the State of Illinois as an MBE/FBE/DBE

The following table outlines previous bid opportunities from the last six months.

Title

Deadline

Status

Bid #25-03 VMWare Upgrade Project Due Date: March 26, 2025 Awarded.
Bid #25-05 Paper: Special and Copier Due Date: March 26, 2025 Awarded.
Bid #25-11: Cavitron Dental Equipment Due Date: March 13, 2025 Failed bid due to budget.
Bid #25-06: AR Welding Simulator Due Date: February 28, 2025 Awarded.
Bid #25-07: Cavitron Dental Equipment Due Date: February 14, 2025 No bid.
Bid #25-02: BST LED Lighting Upgrade Phase 1 Due Date: February 11, 2025 Awarded.
Bid #25-01-D05: Main Package for Downtown Campus

Due Date: February 25, 2025

Download the Tally Sheet

Awarded.
Bid #24-28: Task Chairs for SSC and SSB Due Date: December 19, 2024 Awarded.
Bid #24-26-D04: Sitework and Structural for Downtown Campus Due Date: December 10, 2024 Awarded.
Bid #24-20: Security Infrastructure Upgrades Due Date: December 19, 2024 Awarded.
Bid #24-05: Athletic Fields Sprinkler and Drainage Due Date:  December 16, 2024. Failed bid due to budget.
Bid #24-23: HSC Buildout & 2nd Elevator Due Date: December 20, 2024 Awarded.
Bid #24-30-D06: Downtown Campus Paint Equipment Due Date: December 20, 2024 Awarded.
Bid #24-25-D03: Elevators, HVAC Equipment, and Electrical Equipment for Downtown Campus

Due Date: November 15, 2024

Bid Package 3.1 Hydraulic Elevator – No Bid.

Bid Packages 3.2 HVAC and 3.3 Electrical – Awarded.

RFP #24-29: Ground Penetrating Radar Due Date: October 25, 2024 Awarded.

 

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