Amended Notice of Intent to Participate - NASPO Office Furniture S-10700-00002594 v2.docx

Amended Notice of Intent to Participate with and Award a Participating Addendum(s) for Office Furniture and Related Services OregonBuys Notice S-10700-00002594

The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services (DAS PS), pursuant to its authority under ORS 279A.200 et. seq. and OAR 125-246-0400, hereby provides Public Notice of its intent to participate with and to enter into one or more Participating Addenda/Addendum under certain Master Agreement(s) to be awarded in Request for Proposal (RFP) CT22-79 released by the State of Utah on behalf of NASPO ValuePoint and participating states.

The solicitation is for Office Furniture and Related Services. This is an interstate cooperative procurement conducted by the State of Utah acting as the lead state for this solicitation and entering into Master Agreement(s) with the successful proposers.

The purpose of the RFP is to establish Master Agreements with qualified vendors to provide office furniture and related services for all participating states.

The objective of the cooperative RFP is to obtain best value, and in some cases achieve more favorable pricing, than is obtainable by an individual state or local government entity because of the collective volume of potential purchases by numerous state and local government entities.

The resulting Master Agreement(s) will include Office Seating and Accessories; Lounge and Public Seating and Accessories; Desks and Tables and Accessories; Panel Systems and Accessories; Storage and Accessories; and Architectural Products and Accessories, as well as optional service categories.

The Master Agreement(s) resulting from this procurement may be used by state governments (including departments, agencies, institutions), institutions of higher education, political subdivisions (e.g., colleges, school districts, counties, cities, etc.), the District of Columbia, territories of the United States, and other eligible entities subject to approval of the individual state procurement director and compliance with local statutory and regulatory provisions. The term of the Master Agreement(s) will be 5 years.

All questions relating to RFP CT22-79 and the award of the Master Agreement(s) should be directed to:

State of Utah Sole Point of Contact Cat Turner, State Contract Analyst Phone: (801) 957-7125 Email: Caturner@utah.gov

All comments relating to this State of Oregon Public Notice should be directed to:

State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact:

Keri Ashford, State Procurement Analyst Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services Phone: (971) 349-2399 Email: keri.a.ashford@das.oregon.gov

DAS PS intends to establish one or more Participating Addenda to serve as price agreement(s), on behalf of the State of Oregon, its agencies and members of the Oregon Cooperative Procurement Program (ORCPP) with the awarded contractors resulting from State of Utah RFP CT22-79 for Office Furniture and Related Services. The State of Oregon’s Participating Addendum/Addenda will be coterminous with the Master Agreement(s).

In the event of a multiple award of Master Agreements under this RFP, the State of Oregon intends to enter into Participating Addenda with the 4 highest-ranked proposers in each category for the products and services solicited. Those categories are:

· Category 1: Office Seating and Accessories

· Category 2: Lounge and Public Seating and Accessories

· Category 3: Desks and Tables and Accessories

· Category 4: Panel Systems and Accessories

· Category 5: Storage and Accessories

· Category 6: Architectural Products and Accessories

This Amended Notice, along with a copy of the sample Participating Addendum and any other attachments, are posted on OregonBuys and will not be mailed to interested persons. Interested persons unfamiliar with OregonBuys may contact the OregonBuys help desk by phone at (855) 800-5046 or by email at support.oregonbuys@das.oregon.gov for assistance.

Protests:

Interested persons may submit protests to this Amended Notice of Intent to Participate and Award a Contract, in accordance with ORS 279B.400 et. seq., to the State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact identified above. Protests are due September 26, 2022.

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