Cancellation Notice

This is a Cancellation Notice issued by the Georgia Department of Corrections regarding Request for Proposals (RFP) Number GDC0000969 for Vertical Cardboard Balers. The solicitation, initially posted on June 7, 2021, with a response due date of June 15, 2021, sought to procure four vertical cardboard balers to replace aged units at four facilities: Georgia Diagnostic Classification Prison, Macon State Prison, and Roger State Prison (listed twice). The balers were to be installed and made operational at each location in accordance with specified technical requirements. The solicitation required that all applicable installation and shipping charges be included in the bid price for delivery to each of the four facilities. Courtney Banks, Purchasing Agent II, issued the solicitation and served as the contact officer.

The Georgia Department of Corrections cancelled the solicitation on June 17, 2021, due to bid prices exceeding the department's budget allocation. No contract award was issued, and no pricing information was disclosed in the cancellation notice. The cancellation occurred shortly after the June 15, 2021 bid deadline, indicating that the department received bids but determined them to be economically unfeasible given available funding constraints.