2-51-1126 1-Yr Contract to Provide Bedding Linen Supplies.pdf

Bid Template- No Bond Rev 10/2022

County of Bucks Doylestown, Pennsylvania

INVITATION TO BID

ONE-YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE BEDDING & LINEN SUPPLIES

Bucks County Commissioners

Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, LCSW, Chair Robert J. Harvie, Jr., Vice-Chair

Gene DiGirolamo, Secretary

Chief Clerk Gail Humphrey

Solicitor

Daniel Grieser, Esq.

Controller Neale Dougherty

Director of Purchasing

Anjanette Antonio

Due Date: 11:30 AM November 2, 2026 Spec No.: 51-11/26

Bid Template- No Bonds 1-Yr Contract to Provide Bedding & Linen Supplies Rev 5/2022 Spec #51-11/26

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

RESPONDING TO THIS BID

1. All sections of the electronic Bid, including downloads and RFI’s shall be submitted with the bid and acknowledges the Bidder affirms, understands, and will abide by the requirements of the Bid.

Failure to do so may cause the Bid to be rejected as non-responsive.

2. The submission of a bid will be considered as conclusive evidence of complete examination of specifications and samples.

3. The County of Bucks reserves the right to accept and award an Agreement to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof. The County reserves the right to award an Agreement based on evaluation of specific criteria found in these specifications.

4. No verbal instructions or information to bidders will be binding. The specifications will be considered clear and complete unless written attention is called to any apparent discrepancies or incompleteness thereof, before the opening of bids. Should any written inquires be received by the Commissioners, these inquiries will be answered in the form of addenda and issued to all providers.

These addenda shall then be considered a part of these specifications.

5. Each bid must be submitted electronically via PennBid by 11:30 A.M. on the day of the bid opening.

6. The bids will be opened and read publicly in Conference Room 557 on the 5th floor of the

Administration Building, 55 E. Court Street, Doylestown PA by the Commissioners or their Representative at 11:30 A.M. on the day the bid is due.

7. The Commissioners of Bucks County reserve the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, as deemed to be in the best interest of the County.

8. If information is not included with your bid, and you receive a request from the County to provide it, you MUST deliver the information to the person making the request within 72 hours (excluding weekends). Any information not received within 72 hours may result in your bid being excluded from the evaluation and award process.

9. A BID DEPOSIT IS NOT REQUIRED.

QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

10. The County’s Purchasing Department and PennBid are the sole authorities to provide this bid package to interested companies or individuals. Bidders who are working from a bid package obtained from any other source may be working from an incomplete set of documents. The County assumes no responsibility for a bid’s errors, omissions, or misinterpretations resulting from a Bidder’s use of an incomplete bid package.

11. Bidders who have received the bid package from a source other than the County Purchasing Department or PennBid are not an official vendor of record for the bid. These bidders must either download the document from PennBid to become a vendor of record. This will ensure that the bidder will receive all communication such as Addenda and Clarifications regarding the bid.

12. The County of Bucks may make such investigation, as it deems necessary to determine the ability of bidder to perform the work. The County reserves the right to reject any bid if investigation of such bidder fails to satisfy the County that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement, and to complete the work contemplated therein.

13. Bidders may be required to submit the names and addresses of the officers or principals of the Corporation, firm or partnership submitting a bid. Failure to comply could result in the rejection of such bid as non-responsive.

14. Unless required to complete the Questionnaire and Financial Statement as may be indicated elsewhere in these specifications, all bidders must be prepared to present suitable evidence of their financial standing, and to furnish a list of similar work recently completed.

15. The County has the right to reject any and all bids from any bidder that is in or contemplates bankruptcy of any chapter or nature. Said bidder must notify the County in writing of any existing condition or knowledge of same.

FORM OF AGREEMENT

16. Bidders shall execute the Agreement contained in the Invitation to Bid and upload it with their bid response. It is expressly understood and agreed by the bidders that the contractual obligations of the County to the bidders are effective only after the execution of an Agreement signed by all parties AND the issuance of a purchase order by the Bucks County Purchasing Department for the goods and/or services requested. It is further expressly understood and agreed that the mere issuance of an Agreement between the County and a bidder will not oblige the County in any fashion unless and until a purchase order is received by the bidder.

17. Copies of any signatures and electronic signatures shall be considered original signatures.

18. Any changes to the Agreement contained in the Invitation to Bid are strictly prohibited and shall not be accepted.

PARTIES TO AGREEMENT

19. Where the words "Commissioners", "Controller", "Representative", "Purchasing Director", and

"Contractor" are used, they shall be understood to refer respectively to the Commissioners of Bucks County, the Controller, Purchasing Director, Inspector or other persons designated in writing to represent the Commissioners of Bucks County, and the individuals, firms or corporations with whom the Agreements are entered into for the execution of the work.

DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS

20. All proposals/bids and other material submitted becomes the property of the County and may be returned only at the County’s option. Information contained in the proposals/bids will not be disclosed during the evaluation process. Under Pennsylvania’s “Right to Know” laws public records are required to be open to reasonable inspection and reproduction. All proposal/bid information, including detailed price and cost information, will be held in confidence during the evaluation process and prior to the time a Notice of Intent to Award is issued. Thereafter all proposals/bids will become public information; subject to inspection and reproduction in accordance with the PA Right to Know Law (Act 3 of 2008), unless otherwise exempt under the Act.

21. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions contained herein, Consultant/Vendor agrees to comply with all Local, State and Federal laws and regulation. Consultant/Vendor specifically agrees to produce all documents that may be subject to public disclosure pursuant to the Pennsylvania Open Records Law.

22. Trade secrets and other proprietary data contained in a proposal may be held confidential if such data meets the definitions of confidential proprietary information and/or trade secrets under Section 102 of the Right to Know Law. Material considered confidential by the offeror must be clearly identified and the offeror must include a brief statement that sets out the reasons for the confidentiality and how this information meets the criteria of Section 102 of the law.

SPECIFICATIONS

23. These specifications are intended to cover the furnishing of all materials and the performance of all work that may be required or necessary for the complete performance of the Agreement, and the bidder will be required to do all things that may be necessary to fully complete the work within the purview of these specifications.

24. Equipment and/or material to be furnished shall be new, first-class, and shall meet with the approval of the Purchasing Director or designated representative.

25. All equipment and/or material shall conform to the requirements of these specifications, and any equipment and/or material condemned by the Purchasing Director as not meeting these specifications shall at once be removed and replaced with acceptable equipment.

EQUIVALENTS

26. The use of a manufacturer's brand name and/or model number in this specification is intended only to indicate that said brand name and/or model number is the minimum standard desired by the County of Bucks. Bidders bidding on items other than those indicated, shall state brand name and/or brand model number, upon which their bid is based. It shall be the bidder's responsibility to prove to the County of Bucks that said items are equal to or better than those indicated in this bid.

Specification Documents, Literature, etc., concerning products or services offered shall accompany the Bid Proposal. Failure to comply with this requirement may be cause for rejection of bid.

INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFICATION

27. Should a bidder discover discrepancies in the specifications, the matter shall be at once brought to the attention of the Bucks County Purchasing Department, and the discrepancies corrected before proceeding further.

28. All explanations, interpretations and instructions required under these specifications will be given by the Purchasing Director or designated Representative based on written requests from bidders submitted to the solicitation on the PennBid website. All questions must be submitted by noon seven calendar days prior to the due date; the questions will be answered by 5:00 pm five calendar days prior to the due date.

ADDENDUMS

29. Addendums will be posted to the solicitation on the PennBid website. Sending them in this way is an accommodation and the County of Bucks is not liable for any errors in transmission of the documents. Obtaining all bid documents including addendums is the responsibility of the bidder.

ADDITIONS OR DEDUCTIONS

30. The County of Bucks shall have the right, without invalidating the Agreement, to make additions to or deductions from the work covered by these specifications, and in case such deductions or additions are made, an equitable adjustment of the addition to or deduction in cost shall be made between the County of Bucks and the bidder, as shown in a written amendment to the Agreement.

EXTRA WORK

31. No extras or additional work will be allowed or paid for unless such extras or additional work are ordered in writing by the Purchasing Director, and the price fixed and agreed upon before such work is performed.

PROTECTION BY BIDDER

32. The bidder agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Commissioners and their representatives from all suits or actions of every nature and description brought against them or any of them, on account of the use of patented or copyrighted appliances, materials, products or processes, and from all legal expenses and costs of suits regarding the same.

33. The bidder shall obey all Federal, State, County, Borough or Township laws or ordinances in any way pertaining to the work, and shall obtain all permits that may be necessary for its performance if required.

34. That in the hiring of employees for the performance of such Agreement, no bidder, sub-contractor, nor any person acting on behalf of such bidder or sub-contractor shall by reason of race, creed or color discriminate against any citizen of the United States who is qualified and able to perform the work to which the employment relates.

35. Nor shall they in any manner discriminate against or intimidate any employees hired for the performance of the work on account of race, creed or color.

36. The bidder shall not assign, transfer, convey, sublet or otherwise dispose of the Agreement or any part thereof to anyone without the consent of the County of Bucks.

GENERAL CLAUSES

LITERATURE AND SAMPLES

37. The bidder shall be required to furnish their literature and/or samples where feasible and specifications of the items bid to be supplied along with the bid form.

DIRECT PURCHASE BY MUNICIPALITIES, PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL, PRIVATE

COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES AND NON-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES

38. Pursuant to PS 62 §1901, et seq. the County of Bucks permits authorized public procurement units as defined in the act, to purchase directly from Agreements the County awards for its own purposes. Although their requirements are not included in the quantities shown in this bid, it is the intent of the County in awarding this bid that any municipalities, private or parochial schools, private colleges or universities and non-profit human service agencies making such a request, be afforded the same prices, terms and conditions as the County on any purchase Agreement awarded by it as a result of the bid. Each authorized municipality, private or parochial school, private college or university and non-profit human service agency is responsible for issuing its own orders to the successful vendor referencing the County Agreement, and is responsible for paying the successful vendor for the goods, materials, or equipment received.

RESERVATIONS

39. The County of Bucks reserves the right to reject any or all bids and also reserves the right to waive any irregularities, informalities, deficiencies and/or defects in the bids received.

40. Any bidder who has demonstrated poor performance during either a current or previous agreement with the County of Bucks may be considered as an unqualified source and their bid may be rejected. The County of Bucks reserves the right to exercise this option as is deemed proper and/or necessary.

EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL EXCISE AND PENNSYLVANIA SALES TAXES

41. The County of Bucks is exempt from Federal Excise Taxes and the Pennsylvania Sales Tax. Net prices as shown in the proposal shall exclude said Federal and State tax amounts.

ACCESS TO ACCOUNTING RECORDS

42. The Contractor shall check all materials, equipment and labor entering into the Work and shall keep such full and detailed accounts as may be necessary for proper financial management under this Agreement and the system shall be satisfactory to the County. The County or its representative shall be afforded access to all the Contractor’s records, books, correspondence, instructions, drawings, receipts vouchers, memoranda, and similar data relating to this Agreement, and the Contractor shall preserve all such records for a period of three years, or for such longer period as may be required by law, after the final payment.

ASSIGNMENT OF REFUND RIGHTS

43. The Contractor agrees to assign and transfer to the County all its rights to sales and use tax which may be refunded as a result of a claim for refund for materials purchased in connections with this Agreement. The Contractor further agrees that it will not file a claim for refund for any sales or use tax, which is the subject of this assignment.

AGREEMENTS WITH SUBCONTRACTORS

44. The Contractor agrees to include the “Access to Accounting Records” and “Assignments of Refund

Rights” paragraphs, in full, in any Agreements with subcontractors.

DELIVERY

45. In general, deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination and at such times as may be fixed by the

Purchasing Director and shall not be made except upon definite instructions by the Purchasing Director. The Contractor agrees to bear the risk of loss, injury, or destruction of the item(s) ordered prior to receipt of the items by the County. Unless otherwise stated in this Contract or modified by the Purchasing Director, delivery must be made within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date.

PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

46. During the terms of this Agreement, the Contractor agrees as follows:

Pursuant to federal regulations promulgated under the authority of The Americans with Disabilities Act, 28 C.F.R. Section 35.101 et seq., the Contractor understands and agrees that no individual with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in this Agreement or from activities provided for under this Agreement. As a condition of accepting and executing this Agreement, the Contractor agrees to comply with the "General Prohibitions Against Discrimination," 28 C.F.R. Section 35.130, and all other regulations promulgated under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act which are applicable to the benefits, services, programs, and activities provided by the County of Bucks through Agreements with outside contractors.

47. The Contractor shall be responsible for and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County of Bucks from all losses, damages, expenses, claims, demands, suits and actions brought by any party against the County of Bucks as a result of the Contractor's failure to comply with the provisions of the above paragraph.

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING

48. In accordance with 62 Pa.C.S.A §1902, the County is able to piggyback purchase from contracts that have been bid by other public entities. These piggyback contracts contain cooperative purchasing language or have been bid by other public entities in conjunction with a cooperative purchasing program. As such, contractors are encouraged to offer piggyback contract pricing based on the County’s scope of work and technical specifications and must follow the piggyback contract guidelines and discounts if applicable and favorable to the County.

49. If a contractor wishes to submit a piggyback contract proposal, the contractor must include in their response, any and all documentation and the website location, so that the County may determine whether or not it is able to use the contract being offered.

50. Failure to provide both a contract number and website to verify the contract may result in disqualification of the bid.

ASSIGNMENT OF ANTITRUST CLAIMS

51. Vendor assigns to the County any and all claims that Vendor may have now or in the future against any party that arise under the state and/or federal antitrust laws for overcharges associated with products and services purchased by Vendor and sold to County pursuant to this contract, provided that Customer agrees to comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations regarding reporting of discounts and other reductions in price. Vendor hereby certifies that the foregoing causes of action are lawfully owned and that no previous assignment of the same has been made, nor has the same heretofore been attached or pledged in any manner whatsoever.

SPECIAL CLAUSES

PERFORMANCE BOND IS NOT REQUIRED

SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS FOR WORK IN THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Not Used.

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICIES

EXCLUDED/DEBARRED PARTY CLAUSE FOR AGREEMENTS FOR THE NESHAMINY MANOR

NURSING FACILITY

Bucks County will not award publicly offered Agreements to any firm whose name appears on either the Federal Government Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General’s Exclusion List and/or the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement, and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration, or The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Medicheck List.

The Vendor/Contractor represents and warrants that neither it, nor its employees or contractors, are excluded from participation, and it is not otherwise ineligible to participate, in a “federal health care program” as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f) or in any other government payment program.

In the event Vendor/Contractor, or one of its employees or contractors, is excluded from participation, or becomes otherwise ineligible to participate in any such program during the Term of the Agreement, Vendor/Contractor will notify County in writing within three days after such event. Upon the occurrence of such event, whether or not such notice is given to the Vendor/Contractor, County reserves the right to immediately terminate the Agreement with the Vendor/Contractor.

If Vendor/Contractor is an Employment Agency, the Vendor/Contractor represents and warrants that its employees and contractors are not excluded from participation in a “federal health care program” as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f) or debarred from participation in any federal or other program. The Vendor/Contractor further represents and warrants it will, at a minimum, check monthly all of its employees and subcontractors against:

1. The General Services Administration’s Federal Excluded Party List System (or any successor system),

2. The United States Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of the Inspector General’s Lists of Excluded Individuals and Entities) or any successor list),

3. The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Medicheck List (or any successor list) that identifies providers, individuals, and other entities that are precluded from participation in the Medical assistance (MA) Program.

In the event an excluded party is discovered on the list, the Vendor/Contractor will notify the County in writing within three days after such event.

Upon the occurrence of such event, whether or not such notice is given to the Vendor/Contractor, the County reserves the right to immediately terminate the Agreement with the Vendor/Contractor.

BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED

PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT

CDC and PA DEPARTMENT OF HEATLH GUIDELINES Bidders are given notice that the employees of the company awarded this contract are required to follow all CDC guidelines and all PA Department of Health guidelines regarding social distancing and the wearing of face masks while on County property.

FALSE CLAIMS ORDINANCE

Vendor is aware that knowingly presenting or causing to be presented a false claim for payment or approval to the County may subject Vendor to damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs pursuant to County of Bucks Ordinance No. 163 and other applicable laws. Upon the County’s request, Vendor shall complete and submit a County of Bucks certified claim form or else forfeit the claim. The False Claims Ordinance can be found at https://www.buckscounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1711/Ordinance- Number-163-PDF .

https://www.buckscounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1711/Ordinance-Number-163-PDF https://www.buckscounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1711/Ordinance-Number-163-PDF

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

All bidders are hereby informed that failure to provide the Insurance Certificate with the required limits and coverage within ten days of receiving a notice of the award may result in the bid being awarded to the next lowest bidder.

The vendor awarded this Agreement is required to provide a Certificate of Insurance that contains a minimum of the following coverage and limits:

1. Commercial General Liability - (policy to include premises and operations, products / completed operations and blanket contractual liability- the contractual section of the coverage must cover this agreement)

Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000.

General Aggregate Limit $2,000,000.

Products and Completed Operations Aggregate Limit $2,000,000.

2. Automobile Liability - to include owned, non-owned and hired vehicles:

Combined Single Limit $1,000,000.

3. Excess (Umbrella) Liability coverage is to be in an umbrella form. Any restrictions or limitations in coverage should be specified on the certificate of insurance- Each Occurrence $1,000,000.

Aggregate Limit $1,000,000.

4. Workers Compensation Statutory and Employer's Liability:

Bodily Injury by each Accident $ 100,000.

Bodily Injury by Disease- each Employee $ 100,000.

Bodily Injury by Disease- Policy Limit $ 500,000.

5. A Waiver of Subrogation is granted in favor of the County of Bucks, its Board of Commissioners, employees, directors, officers, departments and divisions in accordance with the policy provisions of the General Liability, Automobile Liability, Excess (Umbrella) Liability, and Workers Compensation policies where allowed by law.

6. When it applies, Additional Insured shall read exactly as follows- The County of Bucks, its Board of Commissioners, employees, directors, officers, departments and divisions shall be included as additional insured on all liability policies on a primary and non-contributory basis with respect to the work performed for this Agreement: One-Year Contract to Provide Bedding & Linen Supplies; Spec #51-11/26.

7. Cancellation Clause- must read:

Should any of the above-described policies be cancelled before the expiration date thereof, notice will be delivered in accordance with the policy provisions.

8. Certificate Holder- County of Bucks Board of Commissioners, Attn: Office of the Controller, 55 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.

SPEC# 51-11/26

SPECIFICATIONS FOR

BEDDING & LINEN SUPPLIES

The intent of this bid is to contract for the purchase and delivery of bedding and linen supplies. This unit cost contract shall start on or about December 15, 2026, will run for one year, and includes the option to extend the contract for three additional one-year periods. The County reserves the right to extend the term of the Agreement period for up to three months to prevent a lapse of coverage and only for the time necessary to issue and award a new Invitation to Bid. The Quantities specified within are the County's best estimate of the quantity of each product that the County expects to order during the Contract Term.

However, at the County's sole option, such quantities may be increased or decreased, or the County may order no products at all, depending upon the County's requirements (as determined solely by the County) during the Contract Term. Purchase Orders will be issued on an “as needed” basis and items will be delivered FOB to the ordering department. The three delivery locations listed will be the primary ordering departments, although orders can be placed by any of the County’s departments. Bidders can go to the County website at www.buckscounty.org to view possible delivery locations. Any award from this bid will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder by individual item, or total bid.

By responding to this bid, bidders agree that they will hold the bid price for the entire length of the contract including any available extension.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING YOUR ELECTRONIC BID on PennBid On the “Prepare Your Submission” within the opportunity on the PennBid website:

• Bidders are required to provide all Requested Information identified, including applicable Questionnaires and Bidtables.

• Bidders are required to fill out, sign and upload the completed Agreement document to the Agreement button of the solicitation.

• Bidders are required to upload the following documents to the labeled button of the solicitation:

o Units to Case Conversion file.

o If bidding on alternate or equal products, descriptive product literature of the items being bid.

• Bidders shall provide a unit cost per EACH per Line in the Bidtable of the solicitation on the

PennBid website.

o We are asking for a unit cost per each to break the pricing down to the lowest common denominator to determine lowest cost for the for the products bid. The Units to Case Conversion file is to be filled out to show how the unit cost you entered in the Bidtable of the solicitation on the PennBid website calculates to a case price. All products will be ordered at the case price shown on the Units to Case Conversion file. If there is a discrepancy between the unit cost per each in the Bidtable on the PennBid website and the unit cost per each on the Units to Case Conversion file, the unit cost per each in the Bidtable shall prevail and will be used to calculate the case price.

o Lines 1, 2, 3, etc. are for bid responses for the item number specified.

o Lines 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, etc. are for bid responses for Alternate or Equal Items.

o When no manufacturer, brand or model are specified bidder shall identify the manufacturer, brand and/or model that is being bid in the “Comment” area of the PennBid Pricing Form associated with the line item.

• No additional fees, surcharges, costs or expenses will be billed to or paid by the County.

The last BID TABULATION for this service is available at www.buckscounty.gov/; Purchasing Department;

Bid Award Tabulation; 2025, 25-09/25 1-Yr Contract for Bedding and Linen Supplies.

SPECIFICATIONS

These specifications are intended to describe bedding & linen supplies as described herein with no standard benefits deleted. Any items omitted from the specification that would adversely affect the operation, quality, comfort, durability and longevity of the bedding & linen supplies, is to be considered as part of the specifications. Any reference to a manufacturer’s name, brand or model is made solely to establish the minimum standard for the bedding & linen supplies listed.

Delivery Requirements: Neshaminy Manor’s loading dock height is 48”. There is a dock leveler on one bay that allows approximately 12” adjustment up or down. Neshaminy Manor can accommodate trailers from 36” to 60” in height in that bay only.

The County encourages bids for equal products. When “equal” manufacturers, brands or models are bid, the bidder must identify which items are “equal” and provide cut sheets, samples or complete documentation so proper evaluations can be made. The County will not pre-approve alternate manufacturers or products. The specifications state, “or equivalent” and submissions will be evaluated after the bid opening. The County is the sole, exclusive and final arbiter of equivalency.

Delivery Requirements: Neshaminy Manor’s loading dock height is 48”. There is a dock leveler on one bay that allows approximately 12” adjustment up or down. Neshaminy Manor can accommodate trailers from 36” to 60” in height in that bay only.

Sample and Delivery Requirements:

1. Two full size samples for each item bid must be received by each location indicated and must identify the manufacturer’s name and bid item number listed in the table below. The items in the table below have a letter(s) listed (A-C) which indicate the location where samples are to be sent. The corresponding addresses are as follows:

• Location A: Neshaminy Manor (Attn: Joanna Moyer), 1660 Easton Road Warrington, PA 18976.

• Location B: Youth Center (Attn: S. Richards), 1750 Easton Rd, Doylestown PA 18901

• Location C: Department of Corrections (Attn: Matt Gehan), 1730 S. Easton Rd, Doylestown

PA 18901

2. The samples provided will be laundered as part of the bid evaluation process.

3. Samples are provided free of charge, without shipping, handling, packaging or other fees.

4. Bidders that do not submit samples will be disqualified.

Contracted Items:

Quantities are shown on the Bidtable of the solicitation on the PennBid website.

ITEM DESCRIPTION SAMPLE

LOCATION

1 Wash Cloth, 12” x 12”, 86% cotton / 14% poly blend, 1 lb/dz, heavyweight, 1st quality, color: white, Tabb Textiles # MDTWC4G16HR or equal

A

2 Wash Cloth, 12" x 12", 100% cotton, 1 lb/dz, 12/cs, color: white A, B 3 Terry Towel, 24” x 50”, 85% cotton / 15% poly, 10 lb/dz, heavyweight, 1st quality, 12/cs, color: white, Medline #MDTBT4B10R or equal A, 4 Terry Towel, 25” x 50”, 100% cotton, 1st quality; 13 lb/dz, 12/cs, color: white A 5 Bath Towel, 27” x 54”, 100% cotton, 17 lb/dz, 12/cs, color: white B http://www.buckscounty.gov/

6 Bath Blanket, multi-purpose, 66” x 90”, 80% cotton / 20% poly blend, loom-woven, 12/cs, 1.6 lb/dz, color: white with color borders

A

7 Pillow, 21” x 27”, non-flammable, poly filled, Staph check A 8 Pillowcase, 20½” x 31 ¾”, T180, standard size, 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend, 12/cs, color: bleached white A, B

9 Flat Sheet, 66” x 104”, T-180, regular flat, 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend, 12/cs, Color: white

A, B

10 Fitted Sheet, T180, Twin, 55% cotton / 45% polyester blend, 12/cs, color: white, 36” x 75” x 6”

B

11 Soft Sheet, 36” x 84” x 16”, fitted, 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend, cotton/knitted soft, 12/cs, color: solid colors

A

12 Percale Contour Sheet, 54” x 80” x 9”, T-180, fitted 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend, 12/cs, color: blue

A

13 Thermal Blanket, 66” x 90”, snag free, 100% cotton heavyweight thermal weave, 12/cs, color: white

C

14 Thermal Blanket, 74” x 108”, snag free, 100% cotton heavyweight thermal weave, 12/cs color: blue

A

15 Cozy Blanket, 66" x 90", color: gray w/ blue striping, 15/cs, Bob Barker #CZ6690GY or equal

B

16 Wheelchair under pads, 18” x 24”, reusable, quilted with square corners and vinyl knit barrier, 55% cotton / 45% polyester face fabric, face color: white, 12/cs, Medline #MDTIU3TABPNK or equal

A

17 Anti-Suicide blanket, 54” x 80” tear resistant material, flame retardant, 650-denier polyester fabric & Velcro, color: Sherwood Green, Bob Barker Life Line Blanket #SB5480, or Equal

B

18 Polyester Core Mattress, 36" x 75" x 6", 6" finished height, color: dark green, Bob Barker Flame Check #63675, or Equal

B

19 Pillow 20" x 26", Lightweight Poly Core / Vinyl, Flame-resistant core of 100% poly fiber. PVC coated taffeta knit cover, Wipe clean (soap & water), 4/cs, Bob Barker #PS2026, or Equal

B

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS