Flyer Meet Greet November 2021.pdf

This is a promotional flyer for a Meet & Greet event hosted by Metro (Oregon Metropolitan Area) to facilitate networking between the organization's project managers and potential contractors interested in future direct award contracting opportunities. The event is scheduled for November 9, 10, 12, and 15, 2021, and will be conducted virtually. Metro will match participating firms with appropriate departments based on their industry type and area of interest to explore upcoming contracting opportunities. The flyer indicates that prospective participants should be COBID certified or certification eligible, have not held an active contract with Metro, and have been operating for more than one year. Interested firms must apply by emailing riko.tannenbaum@oregonmetro.gov with their firm name and address, COBID certification number, a brief capability statement, and identification of their department of interest.

The related State of Oregon Request for Proposal #S-10700-00001042 is for the procurement of various paper products including cut sheet white copier paper for color copiers, cut sheet colored copier paper, cut sheet white copier paper, and roll stock paper. The RFP requires that all paper products be elemental chlorine-free and contain a minimum of 30% post-consumer recovered fiber materials. The contract term is anticipated to be two years with renewal options available. Questions and clarification requests were due by June 10, 2022, with answers provided by June 17, 2022, and proposals were due by July 5, 2022. Evaluation was based primarily on pricing, and the State of Oregon selected three apparent successful proposers: KDM Enterprises, LLC, Kelly Spicers, Inc., and WCP Solutions. The RFP encourages certified disadvantaged business participation and requires proposers to demonstrate financial stability, material resources, equipment capabilities, and past contract performance.