bid-2469-22-award.pdf

This is a bid award document for Bid #2469-22 issued by the State of New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Division of Procurement Support Services, for laundry chemicals to supply New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff Home for the Elderly. The procurement consists of two sections: Section 1 covers bulk laundry chemicals (detergent, alkali, bleach, sour, softener, and enzyme products) priced per 100 pounds, while Section 2 addresses non-bulk Ecolab products including solid caps, liquid neutralizers, destainers, and detergents. The bid closing occurred on July 8, 2021, at 11:00 AM EST, with questions due by June 28, 2021. The contract term is three years commencing August 1, 2021, with options for two additional one-year extensions, allowing for a maximum five-year contract period. Delivery of ordered items is required within five business days to both facilities. Glencliff Home processes approximately 400,000 pounds of laundry annually and operates seven industrial-style washers, while New Hampshire Hospital processes 251,767 pounds annually with six commercial Milnor washers.

Five vendors submitted bids for the contract: WB Mason at $25,902.26, Imperial Bag and Paper at $28,653.78, Lancaster Packaging at $42,571.17, Maine Paper & Janitorial Products, and New Pig, with Vertive Operating Co. marked as non-compliant. Bidders were required to provide comprehensive pricing including delivery with no additional surcharges, and for Section 1, vendors must supply and maintain equipment at no cost to the State, provide monthly service and titration readings, and maintain trained technical personnel. Successful bidders must provide certificates of insurance with minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, proof of workers' compensation insurance, and maintain registration as New Hampshire state vendors. The State reserved the right to reject any or all bids and to modify contract items and locations. Three bids were incomplete and no bids were received for Section 2 (non-bulk products).