Procurement – Garfield County

County looking for Veterans Service Officer

Garfield County is seeking qualified military veterans interested in becoming the new veterans service officer (VSO). The contract role entails assisting Garfield County veterans, their families and legal representatives in a wide variety of duties, including benefit claims. This is a contract position, and applicants will submit qualifications to Garfield County Procurement. The role requires the individual to have served in a branch of the U.S. armed forces and be honorably discharged or an officer on inactive duty, be a resident of Colorado, and a U.S. citizen. The officer assists Garfield County veterans, surviving spouses, administrators, executors, guardians, heirs of

Garfield County is bolstering its local preference policy to award more contracts to local vendors, helping the area recover economically from disruptions from COVID-19. Through the Garfield County Procurement Department, approved local vendors will temporarily see a boost from the usual 5 percent to a 7.5 percent preference on bids and proposals through Sept. 31. Preference policies typically span from 1.5 to 10 percent and are designed to benefit local economies. All solicitations through procurement for goods, services and construction are eligible for the increased preference, excluding federally funded projects, which are restricted from such programs. To qualify

Garfield County accepting bids, proposals online

GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – The Garfield County Procurement Department has begun accepting online bid and proposal submissions. This is for any solicitation the county posts to Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (RMEPS) after July 1, 2017. This move is designed to offer vendors an alternate method to submit bids and proposals. It also allows vendors to avoid potential traffic congestion related to the Aug. 14 Grand Avenue Bridge closure, and subsequent construction in Glenwood Springs. The county will accept responses in either physical or electronic formats for any solicitation posted to the RMEPS website. Physical bid and proposal submissions may still

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