SANGAMON MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT Request for Proposal #2027-01 Vending Machine Services

Description: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: VENDING MACHINE SERVICES The Springfield Mass Transit District d.b.a. Sangamon Mass Transit District (the "District") is seeking proposals from qualified firms to supply, maintain, and stock vending machines selling food and beverage items at the Transfer Center and Administrative Building. Request for Proposal (RFP) documents may be obtained in-person, from the District website, or from purchasing@smtd.org on or after November 5, 2026. Proposals and all required attachments will be received in the District office at 928 South Ninth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703-2497 in SEALED envelopes or electronically to bids@smtd.org NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM CST DECEMBER 17, 2026. Any contract resulting from this RFP is subject to financial assistance contracts between and/or among the District, the United States Department of Transportation, and the Illinois Department of Transportation. This project is funded, in full or in part, by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) with participation by the Illinois Department of Transportation and Division of Public and Intermodal Transportation. The District reserves the right to accept any bid or any part or parts of any and all bids. Acceptance of any bid may be subject to concurrence by the Illinois Department of Transportation and the United States Department of Transportation. Furthermore, the District, the United States Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Transportation reserve the right to reject any or all Respondents and to waive irregularities therein, and all submitting Respondents must agree that such rejection shall be without liability on the part of the District for any penalty brought by a Respondents because of such rejections, nor shall the submitting Respondents seek any recourse of any kind against the District because of such rejections, and the filing of any bid in response to this solicitation shall constitute an agreement of the submitting Respondents to these conditions.