COBID Notice S-10700-00011920.docx

This is a COBID (Certification Office Business Inclusion and Diversity) Informational Posting issued by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Asset Management. The Department intends to award a contract to Rickreall Farm Supply, Inc. for STIHL landscape maintenance equipment. The equipment list includes various items such as battery belts, battery carriers, connecting cables, a mower with 21-inch deck, lithium-ion batteries, backpack blowers, chargers, curved shaft edgers, loop handle trimmers, and hedgers. Specific quantities range from one to thirty-five units depending on the item type. Oregon COBID-certified businesses interested in providing these services must contact Procurement Specialist Vickie Tipton no later than 2:00 p.m. (PT) on October 31, 2024, at (971) 349-2399 or Vickie.L.Tipton@DAS.oregon.gov.

The posting does not specify pricing terms, contract amounts, funding sources, or contract duration. This notification serves primarily to alert certified minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and emerging small businesses of the intended award, allowing them an opportunity to express interest or present relevant qualifications before the contract is finalized. The document does not disclose whether Rickreall Farm Supply, Inc. is the incumbent vendor or details regarding the current operational environment for landscape maintenance equipment at state facilities.