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Bid Title

Deputy Building Inspector

Issuing Agency

State Government of Tennessee

Location

Tennessee

Published Date

Nov 26, 2025

Closing Date

Jun 30, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

RFQ 33501-262513

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Project Description

Document ID & Hyperlink:	RFQ 33501-262513
Event Start - Response Due:	11/18/2025 06/30/2026
Event Name:	Deputy Building Inspector
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STATE OF TENNESSEE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE

SOLICITATION # 33501-262513

FOR DEPUTY BUILDING INSPECTOR

1.

INTRODUCTION

The State of Tennessee, Department of Commerce and Insurance, hereinafter referred to as "the State,"

has issued this Solicitation with the intent of awarding contracts to perform building inspections of

construction of one- and two-family homes. In state residential building program jurisdictions and local

jurisdictions that adopt and enforce their own building codes, homeowners and contractors are required to

obtain a building permit. The construction will be required to meet the minimum construction and safety

standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and pass inspections at certain points during construction.

The State Fire Marshal is required by Tenn. Code Ann.§ 68-120-101 to perform these inspections within

three (3) working days of a request for inspection, except that footer inspections are to be made within

one (1) working day of a request for inspection. The Potential Contractor is ("Potential Contractor'') a

business entity that the State has deemed eligible to become a Deputy Building Inspector ("DBI") pending

completion of the required documentation, Contract, and State approval processes.

2.

SCOPE OF SERVICE, CONTRACT PERIOD, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Pro Forma Contract attached to this Solicitation (Attachment C) represents the contract document

that the contractor selected by the State must sign. It specifically details the State's required:

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Scope of Services and Deliverables (Section A);

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Contract Period (Section B);

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Payment Terms (Sections C);

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Standard Terms and Conditions (Section D); and

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Special Terms and Conditions (Section E).

3.

PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE

The following schedule represents the State's best estimates for this procurement, however, the State

reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to adjust the schedule at any time, or to cancel or reissue a

similar solicitation.

EVENT

1. Solicitation Issued

2. Response Deadline

3. State Completion of Application Evaluation

DATE

August 5, 2025

June 30, 2026

Within 30 days receipt of the required

documentation

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4. State sends contract to Contractor for

signature

5. Contractor Signature Deadline

6. Contract Start Date

Once evaluated, approved and

awarded

Within 7 days receipt of the contract

Once approved by the Commissioner

and the Office of the Comptroller

4.

RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

4.1. An offer in response to this Solicitation must respond only as required by this solicitation

document.

The State may determine a response to be non-responsive and ineligible for contract award if it

fails to address all items, in sequence, and properly reference the Qualifications Evidence Guide.

4.2. Qualifications Evidence Guide - The Qualifications Evidence Guide (Attachment A) details

specific mandatory requirements for a response to this solicitation. The Potential Contractor must

use Attachment A, completed with relevant proposal page numbers, to cover (as a table of

contents), organize, reference, and complete the Qualifications Evidence Guide portion of the

solicitation response.

4.3. Response Prohibitions. An offer in response to this solicitation MUST NOT:

include the Potential Contractor's own contract terms and conditions;

restrict the rights of the State; or

include, for consideration in this procurement process or subsequent contract

negotiations, incorrect information that the Potential Contractor knew or should have

known was materially incorrect.

4.4 Response Delivery. No later than the Response Deadline (refer to section 3, above), a Potential

Contractor must deliver to the State ALL documentation required in the Qualifications Evidence

Guide in response to this Solicitation. It must be delivered to:

Chad Butler, Assistant General Counsel

Department of Commerce and Insurance

Davy Crockett Tower, 12th Floor, Legal Division

500 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: ci.procurement@tn.gov

5.

EVALUATION & CONTRACT AWARD

An evaluation team of at least three (3) state employees will review the Qualifications Evidence

Guide and any supporting documentation timely submitted. For a response to be acceptable and

eligible for contract award, all evaluators must determine that the Qualifications Evidence Guide

documents that the Potential Contractor submits meet the minimum requirements specified by

this Solicitation and the Potential Contractor is, at least, minimally acceptable as a contractor for

the subject services.

6.

GENERAL INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS

6.1. Nondiscrimination. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or

be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the performance of a Contract pursuant to this

Solicitation or in the employment practices of the Contractor on the grounds of handicap or

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disability, age, race, color, religion (subject to Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-21-401 and 405), sex,

national origin, or any other classification protected by federal, Tennessee state constitutional, or

statutory law. The Contractor pursuant to this solicitation shall post in conspicuous places,

available to all employees and applicants, notices of nondiscrimination.

6.2. Communications. Reference Solicitation # 33501-262513, in all communications relating to this

solicitation, and direct any such communications to the following person designated as the

Solicitation Coordinator.

Chad Butler, Assistant General Counsel

Department of Commerce and Insurance

Davy Crockett Tower, 12th Floor, Legal Division

500 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: ci.procurement@tn.gov

Unauthorized contact about this solicitation with other employees or officials of the State

of Tennessee may result in disqualification from consideration as a contractor.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, potential responders may also contact the following as

appropriate:

staff of the Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise for assistance available to

minority owned, women-owned, and small businesses as well as general, public

information relating to this solicitation; and

the following individual designated by the State to coordinate compliance with the

nondiscrimination requirements of the State of Tennessee, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and associated federal regulations:

Maliaka Bass, Deputy General Counsel, General Civil Division

Department of Commerce and Insurance

500 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: maliaka.bass@tn.gov

Telephone: (615) 741-9594

6.3. Conflict of Interest. The State shall not consider an offer from, and this solicitation shall not

result in a contract with:

an individual who is, or within the past six (6) months has been, an employee of the State

of Tennessee or who is a volunteer member of a State board or commission that votes

for, lets out, overlooks, or in any manner superintends the services being procured in this

Solicitation;

a company, corporation, or any other contracting entity in which an ownership of two

percent (2%) or more is held by an individual who is, or within the past six (6) months has

been, an employee of the State of Tennessee (this will not apply either to financial

interests that have been placed into a "blind trust" arrangement pursuant to which the

employee does not have knowledge of the retention or disposition of such interests or to

the ownership of publicly traded stocks or bonds where such ownership constitutes less

than two percent (2%) of the total outstanding amount of the stocks or bonds of the

issuing entity);

a company, corporation, or any other contracting entity which employs an individual who

is, or within the past six (6) months has been, an employee of the State of Tennessee in

a position that would allow the direct or indirect use or disclosure of information, which

was obtained through or in connection with his or her employment and not made

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available to the general public, for the purpose of furthering the private interest or

personal profit of any person; or,

any individual, company, or other entity involved in assisting the State in the

development, formulation, or drafting of this solicitation or its scope of services (such

person or entity being deemed by the State as having information that would afford an

unfair advantage).

For these purposes, the state will deem an individual to be an employee of the State of

Tennessee until such time as all compensation for salary, termination pay, and annual leave has

been paid.

6.4. Disclosure of Response Contents. All materials submitted to the State in response to this

Solicitation become the property of the State of Tennessee. Selection for award does not affect

this right. Upon completion of evaluations, indicated by the award notification (refer to section 3,

above), the full contents and associated documents submitted in response to this Solicitation will

be open for review by the public. By submitting an offer, a Potential Contractor acknowledges and

accepts that the full contents and associated documents submitted in response to this Solicitation

will become open to public inspection.

6.5. Before the Contract resulting from this Solicitation is signed, the apparent successful Potential

Contractor must be registered with the Department of Revenue for the collection of Tennessee

sales and use tax or exempt from such registration. The State shall not approve a contract

unless the Potential Contractor provides proof of such registration or proof of exemption.

The foregoing is a mandatory requirement of an award of a contract pursuant to this Solicitation.

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Deputy Building Inspector

Solicitation 33501-262513

QUALIFICATIONS EVIDENCE GUIDE

Solicitation Attachment A

The response to this Solicitation must address all items detailed below and provide, in sequence, the

information and documentation as required (referenced with the associated item references).

In addition to the items below, the State will review each response for compliance with all solicitation

requirements, including but not limited to:

The response must be delivered to the State no later than the Response Deadline.

The Qualifications Evidence must be submitted as required.

The response must NOT contain any qualification, limitation, or other restrictions.

POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR

LEGAL ENTITY NAME

Reference

Item

Signature – By signing in this column, the

Potential Contractor is indicating affirmatively to the

respective Item or acknowledging that required

information has been attached

Name:

_______________________

Company Name: _______________________

E-mail Address: _______________________

A.1.

Mailing Address: _______________________ Signature: ___________________________

_______________________

_______________________

Telephone Number: _______________________

The Potential Contractor has included

Solicitation Attachment B, Statement of

Certifications and Assurances completed and

A.2.

signed by an individual empowered to bind the

Potential Contractor to the provisions of this

Signature: ___________________________

Solicitation and any resulting contract. The

document must be signed without exception or

qualification.

Neither the Potential Contractor nor any

individual who shall perform work under the

contract has a possible conflict of interest

(e.g., employment by the State of Tennessee).

If there is a possible conflict of interest, an

A.3.

explanation has been included below.

Signature: ___________________________

Any questions of conflict of interest shall be

solely within the discretion of the State, and

the State reserves the right to reject any offer

or cancel any award.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541350Building Inspection Services

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