Procurement #163721


Title
SEALED BID FOR MOBILE RADIOS
Status
Archive
OpenDate
07/16/2025
CloseDate
08/08/2025
Description
The Cherokee Nation is accepting sealed bids from interested parties for forty (40) mobile radios for the Cherokee Nation Emergency Management. Interested parties are to provide a sealed bid to furnish product equal to or better than specifications provided.
Detail
SEALED BID MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. ON AUGUST 8, 2025. ANY SEALED BIDS RECEIVED AFTER THE DESIGNATED DATE & TIME WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. A PUBLIC BID OPENING WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 8, 2025 @ 3:00 P.M. IN THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE ROOM LOCATED IN THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES BUILDING (DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MAIN COMPLEX) 17665 S. MUSKOGEE AVENUE, TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA. Indian Preference applies to all Cherokee Nation requests for bids or proposals. To receive preference, bidder must be TERO certified through the Cherokee Nation Tribal Employment Rights Office; proof of certification must accompany submittals. Successful bidder will be obligated to comply with Tribal rules and regulations and TERO.
Name:pam jumper
Email:pam-jumper@cherokee.org
Phone:918-453-5000
Cherokee Nation
Awards
Muskogee Communications -- $462,480.80
Comments
pam jumper -- Muskogee Communications(2871) -- DEPARTMENT PROVIDED JUSTIFICATION OF WHY MUSKOGEE COMMUNICATIONS WAS SELECTED THE OTHER VENDOR OFFERED COMPETITIVE FEATURES, SWITCHING MANUFACTURERS WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ACCESSORIES, CHARGERS, PROGRAMMING CABLES, AND POTENTIALLY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS, RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSES. MUSKOGEE OFFERS LONG-TERM FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR THEIR DEVICES, ENSURING EQUIPMENT LONGEVITY AND MAXIMIZING THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT.