Award Document

TITLE 50 NOTICE OF AWARD

GDOT-AP604 (rev 3/28/2022) Page 1 of 1

Solicitation Title/Event

Name: Liquid Storage Tanks and Accessories

Solicitation No/Event ID: 48400-DOT0002722

Solicitation Close/Event

End Date: 02/23/2023

Notice of Award Posting

Date: 7/5/2023

Issuing Officer: Eric Glaubman

Issuing Officer Contact

Information: EGlaubman@dot.ga.gov

The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded contract(s) to the successful offeror(s) listed below. Although the Department will provide the reason(s) an offeror was not successful in accordance with Georgia law, please note that the reasons listed below beside the names of the unsuccessful offeror(s) should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list. NOTE: In the event any of the following is applicable, then all identified award amounts (if any) are estimates only: (1) this is an open agency contract and/or

(2) the Department has identified primary/secondary awardees. All protests must be submitted electronically via email to doas.protests@doas.ga.gov. Please reference the Georgia Procurement

Manual for the supplier protest process updated August 2020: http://doas.ga.gov/state-purchasing/law-administrative-rules-and-policies

SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR(S) CONTRACT TYPE CONTRACT

AMOUNT

Newton Crouch Company, Inc Open Contract Estimated Amount $840,000.00

Sprayer Specialties, Inc Open Contract Estimated Amount $840,000.00

VariTech Industries, Inc Open Contract Estimated Amount $840,000.00

UNSUCCESSFUL OFFEROR(S) REASONS

Authorized Signature: ________________________________________________________

Title: Liquid Storage Tanks

Event #: 48400-DOT0002722

Closing Date: 2/23/2023

Newton Crouch Company, Inc Sprayer Specialties, Inc Varitech Industries, Inc VENDOR NAME

Status Pass Pass Pass Pass

1 W-9 Pass Pass Pass

2 Proof of Registration with the GA SoS Pass Pass Pass

3 Tax Compliance Form Pass Pass Pass

4 Certificate of Non-Collusion Pass Pass Pass

5 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Affidavit (eVerify) Pass Pass Pass

6 Georgia Resident Small Business Verification Form N/A N/A N/A

7 Exhibit C: Cost Worksheet Pass Pass Pass

Bid Factors

Please provide the following information for your company: Company

Full Legal Name Address Authorized Contact Person's Name Contact

Person's Telephone Number Contact Person's Email address

Pass Pass Pass

Reciprocal Preference Law O.C.G.A. §50-5-60(b) In which state is your company domiciled? For the purposes of evaluation only, Suppliers resident in the State of Georgia will be granted the same preference over Suppliers resident in another state in the same manner, on the same basis, and to the same extent that preference is granted in awarding bids for the same goods or services by such other state to

Suppliers resident therein over Suppliers resident in the State of

Georgia. NOTE: For the purposes of this law, the definition of a resident

Supplier is a Supplier who is domiciled in the State of Georgia.

Pass Pass Pass

Please select the option that most accurately defines your company, based on the definitions below. ***Georgia Resident Business means any business that regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia for at least one year prior to any bid or proposal to the state or a new business that is domiciled in Georgia and which regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia; provided, however, that a place from which business is conducted shall not include a post office box, a leased private mailbox, site trailer, or temporary structure. **A Small business is defined as a business that is independently owned and operated. In addition, such a business must either have fewer than 300 employees or less than $30 million in gross receipts per year. *A Georgia Resident

Small Business would be a business that meets the requirements for both a Georgia Resident and Small Business. Also, the State encourages all companies to sub-contract portions of any state contract to small and minority business enterprises. Suppliers interested in taking advantage of the Georgia income tax incentives provided for by the

Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 48-7-38, relative to the use of minority subcontractors in the performance of contracts awarded by the State of Georgia, should contact the Vendor Relations

Administrator: Vendor Relations Administrator Department of

Administrative Services 200 Piedmont Avenue, S.E. Suite 1308, West

Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 9010 Telephone: (404) 657-6000 Fax:

(404) 657-8444

Pass Pass Pass

Are you a Women-Owned business? A business that is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more women, and primarily managed by one or more women.

Pass Pass Pass

Are you a Veteran-Owned Small business? Veteran-Owned Small

Business as used in this provision means a small business that: (i) is at least 51% unconditionally owned by one or more veterans (as defined at

38 U.S.C 101(2)); or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least

51% of the stock of which is unconditionally owned by one or more veterans; and (ii) whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more veterans.

Pass Pass Pass

Can your company be classified as a Minority Owned Business? Select the option(s) below that correctly identifies your company based on the below definition of a minority business. A Minority Business enterprise means a small business concern which is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more minorities and is authorized to do and is doing business under the laws of the State of Georgia, paying all taxes duly accessed and domiciled within this state (Official Code of Georgia

Annotated §50-5-131).

N/A Pass Pass

Are you a Small Business? Small business means a business which is independently owned and operated and must have either 300 or fewer employees or $30 million or less in gross receipts per year. Tier 1 - (10 or fewer employees OR $1 million or less in gross receipts per year) Tier 2 -

(100 or fewer employees OR $10 million or less in gross receipts per year) Tier 3 - (300 or fewer employees OR $30 million or less in gross receipts per year)

Pass Pass Pass

SUDAN: A scrutinized company is a company conducting business operations in Sudan that is involved in power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, but excludes a company which can demonstrate any of the following exceptions noted in O.C.G.A. Section 50-5-84. False certification hereunder may result in civil penalties, contract termination, ineligibility to bid on state contracts for three or more years, and/or any other available remedy. If the Supplier is a scrutinized company, the Supplier shall not be eligible to bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with the State Entity unless DOAS makes a determination in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 50-5-84 that it is in the best interests of the State to permit the scrutinized company to submit a bid or proposal. Any scrutinized company desiring DOAS to make such a determination should contact both DOAS and the Issuing

Officer immediately.

Pass Pass Pass

CHINA: A scrutinized company is any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit owned or operated by the Government of China. The Government of

China means the People¿s Republic of China led by the Chinese

Communist Party. A scrutinized company is ineligible to submit a bid or proposal in response to this solicitation. False certification hereunder may result in a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the greater of

$250,000 or twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or proposal was submitted, contract termination, and any other penalties available under law, rule, regulation or policy.

Pass Pass Pass

RUSSIA/BELARUS: A scrutinized company is any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit owned or operated by the Government of

Belarus or the Government of Russia. The Government of Belarus means the Republic of Belarus, and the Government of Russia means the Russian Federation. A scrutinized company is ineligible to submit a response to this solicitation. False certification hereunder may result in a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the greater of $250,000 or twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or proposal was submitted, contract termination, and any other penalties available under law, rule or policy.

Pass Pass Pass

Have you submitted a completed Tax Compliance form? To be eligible for contract award, the supplier must not owe taxes to the State of

Georgia. Also, in accordance with Official Code of Georgia Annotated

§50-5-82, the State Entity is prohibited from awarding any contract valued at more than $100,000.00 to a nongovernmental vendor if that vendor or an affiliate of the vendor is a "dealer" failing or refusing to collect sales or use taxes on its sales delivered to Georgia. Each Supplier must submit a completed Tax Compliance Form (SPD-SP045), which has been provided as a downloadable document by accessing the link below. In the event the Supplier is being considered for contract award

(and the contract is valued at more than $100,000.00), the information provided in the Tax Compliance Form will be submitted by the State

Entity to the Georgia Department of Revenue ("DOR") for a determination as to whether the Supplier is a "prohibited source" or has other tax deficiencies. The State Entity reserves the right to submit the

Supplier's completed form to DOR for review even if the contract is valued at less than $100,000.00. Download the Tax Compliance form using the link below and upload the completed form as part of your response:

http://doas.ga.gov/assets/State%20Purchasing/Stage%203%20Docume nts/SPD-SP045TaxComplianceForm.doc Any Offeror identified as a prohibited source will be ineligible for award. Accordingly, the Offeror is strongly encouraged to check its tax status now and resolve any outstanding tax liabilities prior to submitting this response. Department of Revenue has identified the following source to allow Offerors to check current tax status: http://www.etax.dor.ga.gov/

Pass Pass Pass

Secretary of State Active/Compliant Active/Compliant Active/Compliant

DOR Clearance Cleared Cleared Cleared

State Debarment and Suspension Check Pass Pass Pass

Federal Debarment and Suspension Check Pass Pass Pass

COMMENTS:

Prepared By: Eric Glaubman

Reviewed By: ____________________________

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW:

Mandatory Requirements Provided:

Responsibility Check