Project Information

Bid Title

Campus Directional Signage Update (IFB)

Issuing Agency

Howard Community College

Location

Maryland

Published Date

Dec 8, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 9, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26P-003

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Solicitation Number	Solicitation Title	Addendum	Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference	Closing Date & Time
26P-003	Campus Directional Signage Update (IFB)		12/18/2025 at 9:00 am EST (in person only w/ walk-thru)	01/09/2026 at 11:00 am EST OPEN

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HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

10901 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY

COLUMBIA, MD 21044

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

Campus Directional Signage Update

IFB NUMBER 26P-003

All sealed bids MUST BE RECEIVED via Equity Hub’s Bid Locker at

https://bidlocker.us/details/5514 by 11:00 a.m. local time on Friday, January 9th , 2026.

IMPORTANT: Your response may be considered Not Responsible or Non-Responsive if any portion of

this inquiry is not complete. No bid will be accepted after the date and time stated above.

Drewry L. Brown Jr., Ph.D.

Director of Procurement

NOTICE: Prospective Bidders who have received this document from a source other than the Issuing Office should immediately

go to the Howard Community College procurement website to ensure that they have received all addendums to the Invitation for

Bids or other communications issued in relation to this IFB. A Prospective Bidder who fails to monitor the Howard Community

College website assumes complete responsibility in the event that they do not receive communications from the Issuing Office

prior to the closing date.

December 8, 2025

Howard Community College

IFB Number: 26P-003

IFB Title: Campus Directional Signage Update

Opening Date: December 8, 2025

Closing Date: January 9, 2026

To All Prospective Bidders:

The Board of Trustees of Howard Community College invites bids from a qualified, licensed signage

fabrication and installation firm to implement a comprehensive, campus-wide exterior signage and

wayfinding update.

Bids will be accepted via Bid Locker until 11:00 a.m. on January 9, 2026, at which time and place the

names of the firms submitting bids will be recorded. Late submittals will not be considered. It is the

responsibility of each firm to ensure that their submittal is delivered to the proper place prior to the

scheduled date and time.

Copies of the Invitation for Bids (IFB) may be obtained from the Howard Community College solicitation

website at: www.howardcc.edu/procurement on the current solicitation page. Firms are encouraged to

review that website frequently to learn of any changes that may be made in the IFB.

The Board of Trustees of Howard Community College reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to

waive any formalities, informalities, or technicalities as it deems necessary, appropriate and in the

College’s best interest. Final award of the contract is subject to the availability of funding for this project.

Sincerely,

Drewry L. Brown Jr. Ph.D.

Director of Procurement

Howard Community College

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Howard Community College

IFB Number: 26P-003

IFB Title: Campus Directional Signage Update

Opening Date: December 8, 2025

Closing Date: January 9, 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

KEY INFORMATION SUMMARY HEET............................................................................................. 4

SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK.................................................................................................. 5

SUBMITTAL FORMAT............................................................................................................................ 7

GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. 10

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Howard Community College

IFB Number: 26P-003

IFB Title: Campus Directional Signage Update

Opening Date: December 8, 2025

Closing Date: January 9, 2026

KEY INFORMATION SUMMARY HEET

Issuing Office:

Invitation for Bids Title:

Invitation for Bids No:

Procurement Officer:

Title:

Phone:

Email:

Opening Date:

Closing Date:

Pre-Bid Conference

MBE Subcontracting Goal:

Contract Type:

Contract Duration:

Budget Limitation:

Howard Community College

Campus Directional Signage Update

26P-003

Dr. Drewry L. Brown

Director of Procurement

443-518-4448

dbrown6@howardcc.edu

Monday November 24, 2025

Monday, January 9, 2026, at 11 am EST

(In person – Only) December 18, 2025, at 9:00 am.

Twenty-nine percent not mandatory but strongly

encouraged.

Firm Fixed Price

One (1) Base Year plus Two (2) Optional Years.

shall not exceed $1,100,000

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Howard Community College

IFB Number: 26P-003

IFB Title: Campus Directional Signage Update

Opening Date: December 8, 2025

Closing Date: January 9, 2026

SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 OBJECTIVE

Howard Community College (HCC) seeks a qualified, licensed signage fabrication and

installation firm to implement a comprehensive, campus-wide exterior signage and

wayfinding update.

The selected Contractor shall work in close coordination with HCC’s Public Relations &

Marketing Department (PRM) to provide fabrication, installation, and limited design

verification of new signage in accordance with the College’s approved rebranding standards

and the prior exterior signage survey conducted for HCC. The objective is to replace

approximately 86 signs across the main campus—including vehicle, pedestrian, and building

identification signage to include ensuring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

compliance. [ADA compliance refers to meeting the requirements of the Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA)—a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against

individuals with disabilities and ensures equal access to public spaces, services, programs,

and communications].

Budget Limitation: In accordance with COMAR 21.06.03.02, the total amount available for

this project shall not exceed $1,100,000, inclusive of all labor, materials, permits, disposal,

overhead, and profit. Bids exceeding this limit will be deemed non-responsive.

1.2 SPECIFICATIONS

The successful Bidder shall provide the following:

1. Exterior building mounted identification signs. Develop a unified and branded approach

to be used when updating current signage, adding additional signs to existing buildings and

garages and planning for additional buildings.

2. Provide services to complete the Howard County sign permitting process with a completed

sign permit. This may require a variance for the sign.

(Would this exclude sign companies from competing for the installation of the sign)

3. Review existing exterior ground mounted pedestrian wayfinding graphics on existing

building and directional signage. Include ground plans and individual sign designs in updated

plan.

4. Review messaging and graphics on existing and future roadside wayfinding signage.

Include ground plans and individual sign designs in updated plan.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 339950Sign Manufacturing

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