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  A STUB. This is test data for a demonstration site.

  The State of Columbia is not a real state, every opportunity below is
  fabricated, and nothing here should be bid on. The feed is a fixed file: it
  is never regenerated, and it ignores the filter parameters that index.html
  puts in its address, so it always serves these same four sample items.
-->
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  <channel>
    <title>Columbia Bid Opportunities</title>
    <link>https://bids.example.gov/</link>
    <atom:link href="https://bids.example.gov/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
    <description>New opportunities to sell goods and services to State of Columbia agencies. This is a demonstration feed with fabricated data. Do not submit a bid.</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0500</lastBuildDate>
    <ttl>1440</ttl>
    <item>
      <title>Protective vests for state patrol troopers</title>
      <link>https://bids.example.gov/detail.html?id=COL-2026-0185</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">COL-2026-0185</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <category>Office supplies and furniture</category>
      <description>The Department of Public Safety needs 700 protective vests fitted to individual troopers. Each trooper will need to be measured and provided with a vest.

Agency: Department of Public Safety
Type of work: Office supplies and furniture
Bids due: November 18, 2026, 2:00 PM Central time</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Survey of dam safety at 30 state-owned lakes</title>
      <link>https://bids.example.gov/detail.html?id=COL-2026-0179</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">COL-2026-0179</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <category>Professional services</category>
      <description>The Department of Natural Resources needs engineers to inspect 30 small dams and report on their condition. The work involves visiting each site and writing up the findings.

Agency: Department of Natural Resources
Type of work: Professional services
Bids due: October 21, 2026, 5:00 PM Central time</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Remodel of the Fairview public health clinic</title>
      <link>https://bids.example.gov/detail.html?id=COL-2026-0194</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">COL-2026-0194</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <category>Construction and building</category>
      <description>The Department of Health needs a contractor to remodel a clinic so it can serve more patients. The clinic stays open during the work.

Agency: Department of Health
Type of work: Construction and building
Bids due: October 12, 2026, 2:00 PM Central time</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Spanish and Hmong interpreters for child welfare meetings</title>
      <link>https://bids.example.gov/detail.html?id=COL-2026-0155</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">COL-2026-0155</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <category>Professional services</category>
      <description>The Department of Human Services needs interpreters for meetings with families who do not speak English. Interpreters are called as needed, usually with a few days' notice.

Agency: Department of Human Services
Type of work: Professional services
Bids due: September 23, 2026, 5:00 PM Central time</description>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
