ESBD_388280_1735601214689_IFB IW192927.pdf

This is an Invitation for Bids (IFB) issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Contracts and Procurement Department for the establishment of a blanket purchase order for spring fibers and cotton batting. The bid opening is scheduled for January 20, 2025 at 3 P.M., with a question deadline of January 08, 2025 at 12:00 PM (CST). The term of the BPO will run from date of award through August 31, 2025 with no options to renew. The solicitation requests two items: 8,400 units of cotton batting with spring fibers (41" x 82", 6.6 lb) and 3,200 units of cotton batting with spring fibers (26" x 76", 26 lb), both requiring Bondtex fire retardant backing material.

Bidders must submit prices FOB destination with freight prepaid and allowed, with freight charges incorporated into the unit cost rather than shown separately. The materials must be delivered to the TDCJ Wynne Unit Mattress Factory in Huntsville, TX. The batting must be stitched to non-woven 100% polypropylene backing with channel stitch rows a maximum of 4" apart and meet specific fire retardant requirements including a minimum 10% by weight boron flame retardant. Products must be baled in banded corrugated skids, with specific packaging requirements of 16 batts per bale/240 bales per truck load for the first item and 5 batts per bale/200 bales per truckload for the second item.