744856-event.pdf

Awarded To: B & N Mobility, LLC

Award to B & N Mobility

2018 Model Year or newer Minivan with ADA Upfit Utah State Hospital, Minivan, ADA Upfit

Open 4/3/2019 2:30 PM MDT Type Invitation for Bid

Close 4/16/2019 2:00 PM MDT Number JH19110 Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 4/16/2019 2:00 PM MDT

Contacts

Jeff Hammer jhammer@utah.gov

Commodity Codes

Commodity Code Description

25100 Motor vehicles including passenger vehicles and truck tractors and motorized cycles and recreational vehicles and snow machines, and buses, 42192 Patient transport products including wheelchairs and patient scooters and accessories

73160 Machinery and transport equipment manufacture including construction machinery equipment manufacturing services and agricultural machinery or equipment manufacturing services or motor vehicles manufacture services

Description

Issuing Procurement Unit State of Utah Division of Purchasing Conducting Procurement Unit State of Utah Division of Fleet

INVITATION FOR BIDS

2018 Model Year or newer Minivan with ADA Upfit

SOLICITATION #JH19110

This Invitation for Bids "IFB" is issued in accordance with State of Utah Procurement Code and the Utah Administrative Code.

If any provision of this IFB conflicts with the Utah Procurement Code or the Utah Administrative Code, then Utah Procurement Code and then Utah Administrative Code will take precedence.

Purpose of this Solicitation

The purpose of this IFB is to enter into a contract with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder to provide: a minivan with ADA Upfit.

This contract will result in one contract award to the lowest cost responsive and responsible bidder.

Closing date and time

The closing date and time for this sourcing event is April 16, 2019 at 2 p.m. Mountain Time. If your time is different from that shown, your profile may be set to a different time zone. Please see the attachment titled "Changing Your Time Zone" in the Buyer Attachments section for directions on how to update your profile. It is your responsibility to make sure you submit your response by the date and time indicated above.

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Specifications

Specifications for the van must be in accordance with the "Specifications" attachment in the Buyer Attachments section in the solicitation.

Background

The Division of Fleet Operations needs a minivan with wheelchair and ambulatory access in order to transport Utah State Hospital patients on hospital property and to off-site appointments

Issuing Procurement Unit, Conducting Procurement Unit, and Solicitation Number

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing is the issuing procurement unit and State of Utah Division of Fleet is the conducting procurement unit for this IFB (referred to as “the State”). The reference number for this IFB is Solicitation #JH19110. This solicitation number must be referred to on all bids, correspondence, and documentation submitted to the State relating to this

IFB.

Additional Information

Bidders are prohibited from communications regarding this IFB with the conducting procurement unit staff, evaluation committee members, or other associated individuals EXCEPT the State of Utah Division of Purchasing procurement officer overseeing this IFB.

Wherever in this IFB an item is defined by using a trade name, brand name, or a manufacturer and/or model number, it is intended that the words, “or equivalent” apply; and invites the submission of equivalent products by the Bidders.

Bidders may be required to submit product samples to assist the chief procurement officer or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority in evaluating whether a procurement item meets the specifications and other requirements set forth in the invitation to bid. Product samples must be furnished free of charge unless otherwise stated in the invitation for bids, and if not destroyed by testing, will upon written request within any deadline stated in the invitation for bids, be returned at the bidder's expense. Samples must be labeled or otherwise identified as specified in the invitation for bids by the procurement unit.

New Technology

Pursuant to Utah Administrative Rule R33-12-502 the awarded contract(s) may be modified to incorporate new technology or technological upgrades associated with the procurement item being solicited, including new or upgraded: (i) systems; (ii) apparatuses; (iii) modules; (iv) components; and (v) other supplementary items. Further, a maintenance or service agreement associated with the procurement item under the resulting contract(s) may be modified to include any new technology or technological upgrades. Any contract modification incorporating new technology or technological upgrades will be specific to the procurement item being solicited and substantially within the scope of the original procurement or contract.

Evaluation of Bids

Each bid received shall be evaluated for responsiveness in as outlined in the Utah Procurement Code. This IFB shall be evaluated by the objective criteria described in this IFB. Bids submitted must comply with the prerequisites and questions sections of this IFB. Any bid that does not comply with the prerequisite and questions sections will be deemed non-responsive and will be rejected.

Multiple or alternate bids will not be accepted, unless otherwise specifically required or allowed in the invitation for bids. If a bidder submits multiple or alternate bids that are not requested in this IFB, the chief procurement officer or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority will only accept the bidder's primary bid and will not accept any other bids constituting multiple or alternate bids.

Any exceptions to the content of this IFB, including the prerequisites, must be protested in writing to the Division of Purchasing prior to the closing date.

To be responsive and responsible Bidders must review and respond to the following sections of this IFB: Prerequisites, Buyer Attachments, Questions, and Items.

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• The Prerequisites Section contains the objective criteria that will be used to evaluate the bids, including the mandatory minimum requirements and general requirements that Bidders must certify that they have read, understand, and agree to in order to submit a bid.

• The Buyer Attachments Section contains the required State of Utah Terms and Conditions of the IFB, which are non-negotiable, and other documents required for this IFB.

• The Questions Section contains the questions that Bidders are required to answer in order to submit a bid.

• The Items Section contains the detailed description of the procurement items being sought and allows the Bidders to provide their bids.

Bidders must review each section of this IFB carefully.

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Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid

1. Bidders are encouraged to review this IFB prior to the deadline to submit a bid, even if a bid has been submitted, in case an addendum has been issued by the issuing procurement unit.

2. All questions must be submitted through SciQuest during the Question and Answer period.

3. A Bidder must guarantee its pricing for the period described in this IFB.

4. Bidders must accept the Rangeland Standard Terms and Conditions that have been attached to this IFB.

See Buyer Attachments Section.

5. The proposed Scope of Work has been attached to this IFB - Attachment B. See Buyer Attachments section.

6. Any Bidder requesting that part of its bid be protected shall include with the bid a Claim of Business Confidentiality. See Questions Section for uploading a Claim of Business Confidentiality form.

7. The mandatory minimum requirements are the objective criteria in which the conducting procurement unit will evaluate bids. Bidders must complete the questions in Group 4: Minimum Mandatory Requirements

8. The issuing procurement unit may not accept a bid after the time for submission of a bid has expired.

9. Bids must be submitted electronically, through SciQuest.

10. The cost for this IFB will be evaluated as described in this prerequisite.

11. Bids will be opened publicly in accordance with Utah Code 63G-6a-604.

Buyer Attachments

1. Claim of Business Confidentiality Form

2. Changing your Time Zone

3. Terms and Conditions for Goods (Purchase Orders)

4. Specifications

Questions Required Questions

Group 1: Acceptance of Prerequisites

1.1

Does your firm assert a claim of business confidentiality for any of the following information submitted in response to this solicitation? If yes please attach the following business confidentiality claim as part of your bid. In addition, please attach a redacted copy of any document that contains confidential information.

1.2

Bidder acknowledges it has read the Specifications listed under Buyer Attachments and understands its obligations and responsibilities contained therein, which must be met if awarded a contract. By submitting a bid, Bidder certifies that it can meet or exceed all of the requirements in the Specifications. Failure to meet the required obligations and responsibilities, if awarded a contract, may result in bidder being non-responsible and the contract may be canceled.

1.3

Is Bidder presently or has Bidder ever been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible by any governmental department or agency, whether international, national, state, or local? If yes, Bidder must provide a statement regarding its debarment or suspension.

1.4 Is Bidder an employee of the State of Utah? If yes, then Bidder must submit an external employment form signed by Bidder's manager at the State of Utah.

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1.5

Bidder acknowledges that it must acquire and maintain all applicable federal, state, and local licenses before the contract is entered into. Licenses must be maintained throughout the entire contract period. Persons doing business as an Individual, Association, Partnership, Corporation, or otherwise shall be registered with the Utah State Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. NOTE: Forms and information on registration may be obtained by calling (801) 530-4849 or toll free at 877-526-3994, or by accessing:

www.commerce.utah.gov.

1.6 Does Bidder have an outstanding tax lien in the State of Utah? If yes, then Bidder must submit an external employment form signed by Bidder's manager at the State of Utah.

Group 2: Vendor Information

2.1 Please provide your firm's legal company name.

2.2 Please provide your federal tax identification number? (If the vendor is sole proprietor please do not provide your social security number.)

2.3 Please provide your firm's contact information for this contract, including the name, phone number, and email address of your firm's authorized representative.

2.4 Please provide your ordering address and the remit to address. Please clearly identify each address.

2.5 Please provide your firm's State of Utah Sales Tax ID Number.

2.6 Identify your firm's type of business.

Group 3: Vendor's Submission

3.1

Vendor understands and acknowledges that its response, including all uploaded documents, will not be considered received by the State of Utah unless the Vendor clicks submit. Even if Vendor uploads all required documents and responds to all required questions its response will not be considered if it does not click submit. Offeror acknowledges that after completing the solicitation it must click on the link in the left hand menu bar labeled “Review & Submit”, then check the box under the “Certification” heading to certify their bid. Then click the blue box labeled “Submit Response” in order to submit their bid. Once the response has been submitted, Vendor will receive a confirmation that the response was successfully submitted.

Vendors who fail to submit their response will not have their response reviewed and will be ineligible for further consideration under this solicitation.

Group 4: Minimum Mandatory Requirements

4.1 Bidder's furnished equipment must be a 2018 model year or newer. No discontinued or used models will be accepted.

4.2 Bidder must upload the latest detailed specifications for the equipment being bid.

4.3 Bidder must list the name, address, and phone number where the warranty work will be performed in Salt Lake City, UT.

Product Line Items Product Line Items

# Item Name, Commodity Code, Description Allow Alternates Qty. UOM Requested Delivery

P1 Project Total for New Minivan with ADA upfit 1 EA - Each

Input the total cost for the van with the upfit according to the specifications in the Buyer Attachments Section. Cost is to include shipping.

Service Line Items Service Line Items

There are no Items added to this event.