ESBD_534928_1783453393479_HHS0017675_Question and Answer.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- HHS0017675
- Issued by
- Henderson County, Texas
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This document is a Question and Answer response from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) regarding solicitation HHS0017675 for Plumbing Parts, Equipment, and Supplies for Lubbock State Supported Living Center. The solicitation seeks plumbing materials and supplies to support operations at the facility located at 3401 N. University Ave, Lubbock, TX 79415. The contract is scheduled to commence on September 1, 2026, and expire on August 31, 2027. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and best-value bidder on a total bid basis rather than by individual line item or multiple awards.
Key requirements clarified in the Q&A include that bidders must own and operate their own warehouse or store location within 30 miles of the agency address to meet the two-hour pickup requirement; subcontractors, fulfillment partners, or distributor branches do not satisfy this requirement. For items specified as "or equal," bidders may submit substituted or equal products, and product literature should be provided for any substituted items. Pricing, specific line item quantities, and detailed specifications are referenced in the solicitation exhibits but are not detailed in this Q&A document.
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PCS 134 HHS Responses to Questions
Effective Date 06/26/2015 Page 1 of 2 Reviewed Date 09/18/2025
Solicitation Title: Plumbing Parts, Equipment, and Supplies for Lubbock State Supported Living Center
Solicitation Number: HHS0017675
# Reference Question Response
1. Location
1. Section 7.1.3 states that the bidder's warehouse or store must be located within 30 miles of the agency's address because agency personnel may need to pick up items within two hours. Can this requirement be satisfied through a local fulfillment partner, distributor branch, subcontractor, or supplier location within 30 miles of the agency, or must the bidder itself own/operate the warehouse or store?
No Subcontractor- Must be the bidder itself own/operate the warehouse or store
2. Contract Start Date
Please confirm the applicable agency address for the 30-mile warehouse/store requirement. The solicitation references Lubbock State Supported
Living Center, but Exhibit C lists a ship-to address of 1111 W. North Loop, Austin, TX
78756.
3401 N. University Ave.
Lubbock, TX. 79415
3. Contract Start Date
Please confirm the correct contract start date.
The cover page lists an anticipated contract start date of Sept. 1, 2027, while Section 11.2 states the contract begins Sept. 1, 2026 and expires
Aug. 31, 2027.
September 1, 2026
PCS 134 HHS Responses to Questions
Effective Date 06/26/2015 Page 2 of 2 Reviewed Date 09/18/2025
4. Award
Will award be made by total lowest responsive/best-value bid, by individual line item, or may HHSC make multiple awards by line item?
by total lowest responsive/best-value bid
5. Specification
For items marked “or equal,” should product literature be submitted only for substituted/equal items, or should literature be submitted for all line items regardless of whether the specified part number is bid?
Can be substituted/equal items regardless of whether the specified part number is bid.
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