Notice to Bidders - NET & Title XX Services

The Board of Preble County Commissioners on behalf of Preble County Job & Family Services is accepting bids for vendors to provide contractual Non-Emergency Transportation (NET) services to Preble County Medicaid consumers and Title XX services for non-Medicaid consumers beginning January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027. The contract will have the option to renew for three (3) additional one (1) year terms at the same per mile rate.

The Program provides transportation to Medicaid-covered appointments for Medicaid recipients whose transportation cannot be provided or arranged through other medical transportation or community resources and to non-Medicaid recipients who have a life threatening illness/diagnosis. The program includes the scheduling, coordination, delivery, and tracking of transportation services to a diverse population including children, adults, disabled, and elderly participants. Transportation occurs both in-county and out-of-county.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Preble County Commissioners in their office located on the 1st floor of the Preble County Courthouse, 101 East Main Street, Eaton, Ohio until **11:00 A.M. (Ohio Time)** on **Monday, November 30, 2026**, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Copies of the bid packet and bid form are available at the Preble County Job & Family Services Office, 1500 Park Avenue, Eaton, Ohio. Bids must be made on the *bid form* provided by the County and delivered in a **sealed envelope** clearly marked **"BID – TRANSPORTATION SERVICES"** on the outside.

All bids shall be signed by the full name and business address of each person or company interested in the same, and shall be accompanied by a bid bond of **$500.00** by a bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio or by certified check or cashier's check from some solvent bank. The surety bond, certified check or cashier's check shall be payable to the Board of Preble County Commissioners as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a Contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured by a satisfactory bond in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars (**$100,000.00**).

The Board of Preble County Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals; to waive any informality in the bidding; and to enter into a contract(s) with the bidder or bidders who in their consideration offered the lowest and best proposal. We reserve the right to make multiple awards.