Bid Information & Vendors

Bid & RFP Opportunities

Rock Valley College is committed to giving all vendors a fair opportunity to bid on products and services as required by college policies. Here you can find the College’s open Bids and Requests for Proposals as well as the status of those opportunities. Use the link below to access available Bid documents or to be added to the notification list for future opportunities.

Document Access & New Vendors

Please complete our Bid Notification Form to access available bid documents or to be added to our bid notification list.

Latest Bid & RFP Updates

Title Description/Deadline Status

Bid #26-06 Charter Bus Services for Athletics 

Opening date and time for Bid submittals will be April 14, 2026 2:00 P.M. All submittals must be mailed per Bid instructions.

Access the documents for Bid #26-06 Charter Bus Services for Athletics by submitting the. After submitting the form, you will be taken to a link to all bid documents. Make sure you download all of the documents pertaining to this bid. 

Documents for Bid #26-06 include:

  • Bid #26-06 (Specs) Charter Bus Services for Athletics  

Specific questions may be directed to: 
Karen Kerr, Director of Business Services, Rock Valley College, 3301 N Mulford Rd. Rockford, IL 61114. 

Submittals being accepted.

RFP #26-05 RFP for Roofing Services

Opening date and time for RFP proposals will be March 24, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. All proposals must be mailed per RFP instructions. 

Access the documents for RFP #26-05 Roofing Services by submitting the . After submitting the form, you will be taken to a link to all bid documents. Make sure you download all of the documents pertaining to this bid. 

Documents for RFP #26-05 include:

  • RFP #26-05 Roofing Services 

Specific questions may be directed to: Karen Kerr, Director of Business Services, Rock Valley College, 3301 N Mulford Rd. Rockford, IL 61114.

Proposals being accepted.

RFP #26-01-D11 Computer Equipment for DTW

Due Date: February 27, 2026

Submittals being reviewed.

Bid #26-02-D007 Landscaping for DTW

Due Date: February 25, 2026

Submittals being reviewed.

Bid #25-32 BST Handrails

Due Date: January 13, 2026

Awarded.

RFP #25-33 Wireless Access Point Equipment

Due Date: December 18, 2025

Awarded.

Bid #25-31 Commencement Regalia

Due Date: December 12, 2025

Awarded.

Bid #25-29-D10 Workbenches for Downtown Campus

Due Date: December 3, 2025

Awarded.

Bid #25-28 Scissor Lift

Due Date: November 5, 2025

Awarded.

 

Additional Information

Rock Valley College recognizes the importance of increasing the participation of businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities in public contracts in an effort to overcome the discrimination and victimization such firms have historically encountered.

It is the College’s policy to promote the economic development of businesses owned by minorities, females and persons with disabilities by setting aspirational goals to award contracts to businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities for certain services as provided by the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females and Persons with Disabilities Act, 30 ILCS 575 (the Act) and the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities.

The following list outlines previous bid opportunities from the last six months.

  • Bid#25-34 THT Equipment for Captioning
    • Due Date: December 22, 2025
    • No bid.
  • Bid#25-24 BST Handrails
    • Due Date: November 19, 2025
    • No bid.
  • Bid #25-19-D07 Landscaping for Downtown Campus
    • Due Date: November 12, 2025
    • No bid.
  • RFP #25-30 RFP Captioning Solution for RVC Starlight Theatre
    • Due Date: October 27, 2025
    • No bid.
  • RFP #25-27 Fire Alarm Upgrade Phase 2
    • Due Date: October 27, 2025
    • Awarded.
  • Bid #25-23 Tuckpointing Phase 2 - Turret
    • Due Date: October 3, 2025
    • Awarded.
  • Bid #25-26 Forklift REBID
    • Due Date: September 26, 2025
    • Awarded.
  • Bid #25-08 Arctic Sno-Pushers
    • Due Date: September 26, 2025
    • Awarded.
  • RFP #25-13 Mechanical Services
    • Due Date: September 10, 2025
    • Submittals being reviewed.

 

Interested in future bid opportunities?

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