This notice has been modified Published Thursday January 20, 2011 The bid opening date has been changed to January 27, 2011. First published Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Responses will be accepted at the address below until 2:00 PM, Thursday January 27, 2011: Purchasing Division 616 E. Green Street, Suite 212, MC-364 Champaign, IL 61820 University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana UIUC) is interested in gathering information about services whereby a skilled, professional farrier would offer services on an as requested basis to Hospital clients. The successful respondents will be required to: 1) meet insurance requirements as described in Section E, 2) perform farrier services on-site at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, 3) provide shoes and other tools as necessary, 4) have a minimum of five years experience performing corrective shoeing and 6) complete a Facilities Use Agreement. It is desirable that farriers submit a certificate of completion from a training program or farrier school, but is not required. For further clarification, refer to Section C - Scope of Work. UIUC invites all interested professional farriers who wish to participate in the RFI process to submit sealed, typewritten responses in accordance with the outlined guidelines. For additional information, contact: Susan Calhoun Phone: (217) 333-0776 Purchasing Website Submit 3 copies of the response as defined in the specifications. The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof. Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals.

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