PPlain Operator Bid Brief sample Week of 9/18

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This week's Texas Facilities & Maintenance briefs.

Pulled from the Texas ESBD and read solicitation by solicitation. Each brief carries a go/no-bid verdict and a "verify against the solicitation" line — this is a draft aid, not a substitute for reading the actual bid.

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SourceESBD + Jaggaer
802-27-77632 · TX Parks & Wildlife · Due Mon 9/28, 2:00 PM CT

Fence Repair Services, Kerr Wildlife Management Area

~3,900 ft of new 4-strand barbed-wire fence, Kerr County. State supplies materials. Blanket contract through 8/31/2028.

No-bid

No-bid unless you already attended. The mandatory pre-bid site visit was Sept 15-17, by appointment only, and that window has closed. Addendum #1 (Q&A) did not change it.

3+ years in business, equipment list, 3 verifiable references, signed HUB subcontracting plan with the bid.

Workers' comp, employer's liability $500K, general liability $1M aggregate, auto $500K CSL — due within 10 days of award, not with the bid.

Effort if qualified: ~half a day of paperwork. Verify every line against the solicitation before you bid.
TMD26-FMO-0044558 · Texas Military Dept. · Due Sat 9/26, 1:00 PM CT

Lightning Protection Installation, Camp Swift

Install lightning protection on 4 range towers and covered range seating, Bastrop County. Contractor supplies all labor and materials.

Probable no-bid

Probable no-bid unless you attended the 9/16 site visit (RSVP with IDs was due 9/15 for base access). Language is softer than the fence bid — "may result in disqualification" — worth a call to the buyer if you're otherwise strong.

2-5 years in commercial lightning protection. Licenses and insurance certificates due with the bid, not after. Signed response required.

1-year workmanship, 90 days on materials — warranty terms count toward the award.

Effort if qualified: 1-2 days including pricing and gathering certificates. Verify every line against the solicitation before you bid.
HHS0017988 · TX HHS Commission · Due Mon 9/21, 10:30 AM CT

Pest Control Services, Terrell State Hospital

Pest elimination services, Terrell State Hospital. Initial term 9/1/2026-8/31/2027 with extension options.

Bid — act fast

Bid, if you're an established, insured pest control operator and can submit by Monday. Site visit was optional (9/9) and its absence does not disqualify.

5 years' experience, staff with 1+ year relevant experience, 3 verifiable references for similar contracts in the last 3 years.

Solicitation doesn't name the specific license; Texas structural pest control normally requires a TDA license — confirm before bidding.

Effort if qualified: ~1 day if references, insurance, and license are already in hand. Verify every line against the solicitation before you bid.
FAC-01720-RFP · UT MD Anderson (via Jaggaer) · Due Tue 10/13, 4:00 PM CT

Plumbing Services (as-needed), MD Anderson Cancer Center

Non-exclusive, indefinite-quantity contract for small plumbing jobs across Texas Medical Center campuses: water lines, sewer, backflow, gas lines including medical gas. Time-and-materials, hourly rates.

Bid — time to prepare

Bid if you're a licensed Houston-area plumbing company that can staff a 2-hour emergency response, 24/7. Closes in about 3 weeks, so there's time to prepare. No site visit required.

Licensed plumbers; medical-gas work needs a medical-gas-certified plumber (confirm with the buyer if partial scope is acceptable). Travel and truck costs are not separately billable.

Insurance minimums, bonding, references, and evaluation criteria live in the full RFP inside Jaggaer, not the public summary — this brief is incomplete until that's read.

First portal beyond ESBD: Jaggaer listings and documents are public, no login required. Verify every line against the full RFP before you bid.
AG-RSCH-ITB-6612 · Texas A&M AgriLife Research (via AggieBid) · Due Mon 10/5, 2:00 PM CT

Fence Replacement, Overton, TX

~80,000 ft of 6-strand high-tensile barbed wire fence with 75 cattle gates and 17 water gaps, plus ~1,735 ft of 8' wire mesh game fence. Includes removal of existing fence and brush clearing.

Bid — if you can bond it

Bid if you can carry the bond. No site-visit requirement found. The real disqualifier here is scale, not a deadline: performance bond required over $100K, payment bond over $25K — near-certain to apply given the size of this job.

Subcontracting Plan required with the bid. Certificate of insurance per the Insurance Requirements attachment. Agree to buyer's terms or submit a redline.

AggieBid — the shared Jaggaer instance covering 16 Texas A&M System institutions in one public, no-login portal.

Effort if qualified: a day or two of paperwork; longer if bonding needs arranging fresh. Verify every line against the solicitation before you bid.

Not a substitute for reading the bid

Every brief carries a verify line for a reason.

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Public data. Sourced from the Texas ESBD and the posted solicitation PDFs — nothing scraped behind a login.

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Human-checked before send. Every brief is reviewed against the solicitation before it reaches you.

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Timed to matter. Briefs go out within 1-2 days of posting, so you still have time to make the site visit.