Award Information

This Award Information document presents the results of a bid solicitation issued by the Consortium of Purchasing Agents (CPA) in Georgia for first aid and personal protective equipment supplies intended for office and classroom use under cooperative purchasing vehicle CPA Bid #2024-002. The scope encompasses seven categories of supplies including Band-Aids, various types of gloves (vinyl, hybrid stretch vinyl, and medical nitrile), hand sanitizer in multiple sizes (7.5-8 fl oz and 32 oz), hand sanitizer dispensers without stands, liquid hand soap pumps (7.5 oz), and anti-microbial hand soap (1 gallon). The bid solicitation closed on September 19, 2023, and received responses from 31 vendors. Bids were required to be submitted via email to cpa@cpa4schools.com or by mail to PO Box 217, Cleveland, Georgia 30528 (USPS only), with an alternative UPS/FedEx address available at 1041 South Main Street, Cleveland, Georgia 30528.

Award winners included Henry Schein Medical with prices ranging from $1.71 to $22.50 and 2-3 day delivery, Sidra Medical Supply offering prices between $1.92 and $24.00 with free shipping on orders exceeding $500, and Southeastern Paper Group providing pricing as low as $0.88 with 5-7 business day delivery. Delivery timeframes across all responding vendors ranged from next-day service to 1-3 weeks. Several vendors imposed specific conditions including minimum order requirements (Pollock Investments at $250 minimums; Winventions at $1,500 or eight shipments per order), sample requirements, freight charges to customers, or pricing subject to change based on contingencies related to custodial procurement decisions. All pricing was required to be quoted F.O.B. destination and include all delivery charges unless otherwise specified.