Project Information

Bid Title

Inmate Transport Buses

Issuing Agency

State Government of Tennessee

Location

Tennessee

Published Date

May 6, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 3, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

Event 32101-13890

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Project Description

Event 32101-13890 Terms and Conditions Specifications

05/01/2026 06/03/2026

Inmate Transport Buses

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Event Details

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing

Event ID

Format

Type

32101-0000013890

Sell

RFx

Event Round

Version

1

1

Event Name

Inmate Transport Buses

Start Time

Finish Time

05/01/2026 10:00:00 CDT

06/03/2026 14:00:00 CDT

Page

1

Event Currency:

US Dollar

Bids allowed in other currency: No

Bidder:

PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Submit To:

Contact:

Phone:

Email:

General Services

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Regan Baltasar

615/532-6357

Erik.Busby@tn.gov

Event Description

The purpose of this Invitation to Bid Event is to establish a one-time purchase for four (4)

Inmate Security Transportation Vehicles (ISTV) deemed critical for the Tennessee Department of

Correction and statewide transport of inmates.

All questions and comments are due in accordance with Terms & Conditions 1.3.

Specifications and terms & conditions are attached.

Please read all Specifications and Terms & Conditions that are attached.

Procurement Contact:

Regan Baltasar

Regan.Baltasar@tn.gov

615-532-6357

READ THE ENTIRE BID, including the Event Details, Specifications, and Terms and Conditions and

any other attachments.

If the Review and bid on this event link included in the e-mail notification does not work,

please go to http://www.edison.tn.gov/ and click the link to the Supplier Portal Home Page. Log

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phone numbers, address or contacts) and to continue to keep it current by logging into the

Supplier Portal and making changes as needed.

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Central Procurement Office Website: https://www.tn.gov/generalservices/procurement

The website is constantly being updated with information to assist the agencies and vendors; you

are encouraged to visit the website frequently.

General Questions

Question

UOM

Best

Please enter the number of days, from the bid opening

date, after which your bid offer will expire:

0

Worst

Response

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Event Details (cont.)

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing

Event ID

Format

Type

32101-0000013890

Sell

RFx

Event Round

Version

1

1

Event Name

Inmate Transport Buses

Start Time

Finish Time

05/01/2026 10:00:00 CDT

06/03/2026 14:00:00 CDT

Page

2

Event Currency:

US Dollar

Bids allowed in other currency: No

Bidder:

PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Submit To:

Contact:

Phone:

Email:

General Services

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Regan Baltasar

615/532-6357

Erik.Busby@tn.gov

Question

UOM

Best

Please list the following information:

List the Contract Administrator's Name

List the Contract Administrator's Address

List the Contract Administrator's Phone Number

List the Respondent's Toll Free Phone Number

List the Contract Administrator's Pager or Cell Number

List the Contract Administrator's Email Address

List the Respondent's Website

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Please attach documentation that reflects you are

registered with the Department of Revenue for sales and

use tax, as stated in the Terms and Conditions. If you

are exempt, please provide a copy of the communication

from the Department of Revenue supporting this

exemption.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

The Respondent affirms the following statement, as

required by the Iran Divestment Act Tenn. Code Ann. §

12-12-111: "By submission of this response, each

Respondent and each person signing on behalf of any

Respondent certifies, and in the case of a joint

response each party thereto certifies as to its own

organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the

best of its knowledge and belief that each Respondent

is not on the list created pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann.

§ 12-12-106." For reference purposes, the list is

currently available online at:

https://www.tn.gov/generalservices/procurement/central-

procurement-office--cpo-/library-/public-information-li

brary.html

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Worst

Response

Event Details (cont.)

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing

Event ID

Format

Type

32101-0000013890

Sell

RFx

Event Round

Version

1

1

Event Name

Inmate Transport Buses

Start Time

Finish Time

05/01/2026 10:00:00 CDT

06/03/2026 14:00:00 CDT

Page

3

Event Currency:

US Dollar

Bids allowed in other currency: No

Bidder:

PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Submit To:

Contact:

Phone:

Email:

General Services

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Regan Baltasar

615/532-6357

Erik.Busby@tn.gov

Response Comments

Question

UOM

Best

Please answer yes or no to the following. If YES,

describe using additional pages and attach to the

Response including any relevant details:

(a) is the Respondent presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded from

covered transactions by any federal or state department

or agency;

(b) has the Respondent within the past three (3) years,

been convicted of, or had a civil judgment rendered

against the contracting party from commission of fraud,

or a criminal offence in connection with obtaining,

attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal,

state, or local) transaction or grant under a public

transaction; violation of federal or state antitrust

statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,

bribery, falsification or destruction of records,

making false statements, or receiving stolen property;

(c) is the Respondent presently indicted or otherwise

criminally or civilly charged by a government entity

(federal, state, or local) with commission of any of

the offenses detailed above; and

(d) has the Respondent within a three (3) year period

preceding the contract had one or more public

transactions (federal, state, or local) terminated for

cause or default.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

I (we) agree to strictly abide by all the statutes and

terms contained in the rules of the Department of

General Services, Central Procurement Office, which are

by reference made a part hereof, in addition to the

special terms, conditions and specifications embodied

in the invitation to bid.

IMPORTANT: By Selecting YES, the bidder certifies

compliance with the above and further certifies that

this bid is made without collusion or fraud.

Yes

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:Yes

Worst

Response

Event Details (cont.)

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing

Event ID

Format

Type

32101-0000013890

Sell

RFx

Event Round

Version

1

1

Event Name

Inmate Transport Buses

Start Time

Finish Time

05/01/2026 10:00:00 CDT

06/03/2026 14:00:00 CDT

Page

4

Event Currency:

US Dollar

Bids allowed in other currency: No

Bidder:

PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Submit To:

Contact:

Phone:

Email:

General Services

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Regan Baltasar

615/532-6357

Erik.Busby@tn.gov

Response Comments

Question

UOM

Best

Respondents must include a list of all authorized

service centers in their responses.

Required: No Mandatory Response:No

A file attachment is required to satisfy this question.

Your bid will need to be edited online to include attachment responses.

Response Comments

Please provide the brand and model names of the goods

included in this bid:

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Please provide documentation that the Respondent is an

authorized vendor of vehicles with a Cummins engine and

Allison transmissions.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

A file attachment is required to satisfy this question.

Your bid will need to be edited online to include attachment responses.

Response Comments

We ask that you take a few short minutes to complete

this survey. The purpose of this survey is to capture

Respondents' assessments of CPO procurement processes.

Your responses will remain anonymous, and will have no

bearing or consideration on contract award.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/stateoftncpocustomer

Required: No Mandatory Response:No

Worst

Response

Event Details (cont.)

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing

Event ID

Format

Type

32101-0000013890

Sell

RFx

Event Round

Version

1

1

Event Name

Inmate Transport Buses

Start Time

Finish Time

05/01/2026 10:00:00 CDT

06/03/2026 14:00:00 CDT

Page

5

Event Currency:

US Dollar

Bids allowed in other currency: No

Bidder:

PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Submit To:

Contact:

Phone:

Email:

General Services

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Regan Baltasar

615/532-6357

Erik.Busby@tn.gov

Response Comments

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