Award Information

This is an Award Information document from Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia for solicitation B-2323AMS, a custodial equipment batteries procurement awarded through a competitive bid process. The project was managed by buyer Ann-Marie Serafin from the Environmental, Print and Supply Services department. The contract term runs from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, with submissions received from three suppliers: D&H Batteries, LLC (DBA Batteries Plus) on October 22, 2022; Karcher North America on October 31, 2022; and Irish Plus, LLC (DBA Batteries Plus), a veteran-owned supplier, on November 2, 2022. The award was made to Irish Plus, OBA Batteries Plus, and Karcher North America, though D&H Batteries, OBA Batteries Plus subsequently withdrew their bid.

The previous award amount was $150,000.00, with the current amount to be spent increased to $186,090.00. The solicitation was distributed to a diverse supplier notification list totaling 666 recipients, comprising 231 African American-owned businesses, 401 non-minority firms, 18 Asian American-owned businesses, 12 Hispanic/Latino-owned businesses, 4 Native American-owned businesses, and no Pacific Island/American-owned businesses. No exceptions were noted in the procurement process.