Newport News Opengov #27-0502-3017

Newport News solicitation for as-needed abandoned vehicle, trailer, and vessel towing, storage, auction, and disposal

The City of Newport News is seeking an as-needed contractor to handle abandoned vehicles, trailers, and vessels. - Buyer: City of Newport News Police Department, through the City’s Office of Purchasing; the attachment identifies Mike White, Senior Buyer. The separate IT standards attachment names the City’s Information Technology department. - Requested services: Collection and towing, secure storage, and auction and/or disposal of abandoned vehicles, trailers, and vessels. There are no specified quantities or product part numbers. - Key operating requirements: Respond and arrive within one hour of notification; use a secure, non-shared storage lot within Newport News; ordinarily limit storage to 60 days; maintain pickup and disposition records; remove and submit vehicle tags to Virginia DMV; complete required DMV requests and provide receipts to the Police Department’s Towing Unit within one business day; and document each item’s disposition. - Revenue and payment: Propose the City’s revenue share separately for vehicles, trailers, and vessels. The City will not pay towing or storage charges; any charges to owners or secured-interest holders are subject to City ordinance. - Term: One year, with four optional one-year renewals and a possible mutually agreed extension of up to six months. Services are provided as needed. - OEMs and vendors: No towing-service vendor, towing-equipment manufacturer, or towing part number is specified. The separate IT standards attachment names technology brands and products—including Dell, Microsoft, Surface, Adobe, Google, Mozilla, CrowdStrike, Ivanti, Intel, Motorola, ESRI, Tyler, Mitel, Oracle, VMware, Laserfiche, and SimpliVity—as standards or platform references, not as items requested for this towing procurement. - Evaluation focus: Best value, including revenue share, relevant experience and capability, and storage-facility location. - Attachment scope: The IT standards attachment lists hardware, software, and platforms; these are included below for completeness but are not towing-contract deliverables.

Description

The City of Newport News seeks proposals from qualified firms to collect, store, auction, and/or dispose of abandoned vehicles, trailers, and vessels on an as-needed basis. The contractor must respond to a towing request within one hour and store items at a secure, non-shared lot located in Newport News. The contractor is responsible for required logging, DMV processes, tag removal, and reporting dispositions to the City. The City will not pay towing or storage charges under the contract; proposals must state the revenue share offered to the City.

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