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

Bid #25-18 Boiler Replacement

Opening date and time for Bid submittals will be June 4, 2025 2 PM. All submittals must be mailed per Bid instructions.

Access the documents for Bid #25-18 Boiler Replacement 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 Bid #25-18 include:

  • Bid #25-18 Specifications
  • Bid #25-18 Drawings
  • Bid #25-18 AIA 101
  • Bid #25-18 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.

RLI for Lease of Farmland

Request for Letters of Interest (RLI) regarding the lease of farmland located at the Advanced Technology Center in Belvidere, IL. Responses are due by May 22, 2025 at 2 PM.

All Letters of Interest must be submitted per RLI instructions.

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

Letters of Interest being accepted.

Bid #25-16 Printing & Mailing of RVC Magazine

Opening date and time for Bid submittals will be Wednesday May 21,
2025 2:00 P.M. All submittals must be mailed per Bid instructions.

Access the documents for Bid #25-16 Printing & Mailing of RVC
Magazine 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.

Specific questions may be directed to: Rhonda Yaun, Purchasing Coordinator of Business Services, Rock Valley College, 3301 N Mulford Rd. Rockford, IL 61114.

Submittals being accepted.

Bid #25-10: Workstations for ACEC

Opening date and time for Bid submittals will be May 15, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. All submittals must be mailed per Bid instructions.

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.

Bid #25-12: Minivans

Opening date and time for Bid submittals will be May 9, 2025 at 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 #25-14 Exterior Stone Tuckpointing

Due Date: May 7, 2025

Submittals being reviewed.

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

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.

 

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 #24-22-D06 Downtown Campus Paint Equipment

Due Date: September 25, 2024

No bid.

Bid #24-21: Snow & Ice Removal Services

Due Date: September 13, 2024

No bid.

Bid #24-19 New Downtown Campus Bid Release 2 – Demolition

Due Date: July 31, 2024

Awarded.

Bid #24-18 SSC LED Lighting Upgrade

Due Date: July 30, 2024

Awarded.

CDB Project 810-080-022-01 – Renovate and Expand Classroom Building II

Due Date to CDB: June 26, 2024

Please refer to CDB.

Bid #24-17 Abatement of Downtown West Campus

Due Date: June 25, 2024

Awarded.

Bid #24-16 Printing & Mailing of RVC Magazine

Due Date: June 7, 2024

Awarded.

Bid #24-04 Athletic Field Sprinkler and Drainage

Due Date: June 5, 2024

No bid. Not re-bidding at this time.

 

Interested in future bid opportunities?

If you would like to be added to our bid list to receive notifications of specific bid releases, please complete our bid notification sign-up form.

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