INVBID #7858.pdf

INVITATION TO BID

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

PURCHASING OFFICE

P.O. BOX 1010 275 WEST HIGHWAY 50

CANON CITY, COLORADO 81215-1010

DATE TODAY

YOUR BID MUST BE IN OUR POSSESSION BY FOR INFORMATION CONTACT BID NUMBER

3/16/2017 April 4, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Mario Burciago 719-269-5961 CAA-17-IFB #7858

THIS NUMBER MUST APPEAR ON

THE FACE OF YOUR

SEALED BID

****PLEASE NOTE****

ALL BIDS MUST BE SENT TO:

Mailing Address: Express Delivery Address:

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

PURCHASING OFFICE PURCHASING OFFICE

P.O. BOX 1010 275 WEST HIGHWAY 50

CANON CITY, COLORADO 81215-1010 CANON CITY, CO 81212

WITH BID NUMBER AND CLOSING DATE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED ON OUTSIDE OF ENVELOPE.

DIRECT FAX RESPONSES TO FORMAL BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SIGN THIS FORM IN ORDER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS TO CONSIDER YOUR BID. ABSENCE OF SIGNATURE WILL DEEM THE BID

NON-RESPONSIVE.

The Attached List is for the Department of Corrections MAY 2017 MEAT PRODUCTS (Beef & Poultry) & CHEESE to be delivered to the following six (6) facilities:

Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility Buena Vista Correctional Facility 12750 Highway 96, Lane 13 Highway 285 Crowley, CO 81034 Buena Vista, CO 81211

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Vendor Must

Vendor Terms Company Name Printed/Typed Name of Signer

Complete Delivery Date Address Authorized Signature

Telephone Fax City, State, Zip Title

Vendor Self Serve ID or FEIN EMAIL:

CAA-17-IFB #7858

MAY 2017 MEAT BID

CLOSING DATE: 04/04/17

Colorado Department of Corrections Denver Women’s Correctional Facility Central Warehouse 3600 Havana Street East Highway 50 and Evans Blvd. Denver, CO 80239 Canon City, CO 81212

Limon Correctional Facility Sterling Correctional Facility 49030 State Hwy. 71 12101 Highway 61 Limon, CO 80826 Sterling, CO 80751

PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED "INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS"

FOR RULES REGARDING THIS BID.

The Department of Corrections encourages free and open competition among Bidders. Whenever possible, specifications, bid invitations and conditions are designed to accomplish this objective consistent with the necessity to satisfy Department of Corrections needs and the accomplishment of a sound economical operation.

The Bidder's signature on this bid guarantees that the prices quoted have been established without collusion with other eligible Bidders and without effort to preclude the Department of Corrections from obtaining the lowest possible competitive price. If an award is made, it will be to the responsible bidder whose bid is determined to be the most advantageous to the Department of Corrections.

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) as described in CRS #24-103-211 may claim a preference of 3% on this Invitation For Bid. SDVOBS claiming this preference must be officially registered and verified as a SDVOSB by the Center for Veteran Enterprise within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

(www.vip.vetbix.gov)

In accordance with Procurement Code, CRS 24-103-207.5 titled -Purchasing Preference for Environmentally Preferable Products; bidders responding to this solicitation may seek to qualify for the preference and governmental bodies conducting this solicitation shall award a contract to a bidder who offers environmentally preferable products subject to the conditions in the Code and Procurement Rules.

Low tie bids will be awarded in accordance with CRS 24-103-202.5 LOW TIE BIDS - AWARD PROCEDURE

AND DETERMINATION - BID PREFERENCE.

All bidders shall include their Vendor Self Service (VSS) number/ID if not applicable please provide the Federal Identification Number with Company name. If doing business as a private party, provide Social Security Number.

Please provide all information in the vendor information area. UNSIGNED BIDS/Unfilled information may be cause for bid rejection.

Pursuant to CRS 24-30-202.4 (as amended), the state controller may withhold debts owed to state agencies under the vendor offset intercept system for: (a) unpaid child support debt or child support arrearages; (b) unpaid balance of tax, accrued interest, or other charges specified in Article 22, Title 39, CRS; (c) unpaid loans due to the student loan division of the Department of Higher Education; (d) owed amounts required to be paid to the unemployment compensation fund; and (e) other unpaid debts owing to the state or any agency thereof, the amount of which is found to be owing as a result of final agency determination or reduced to judgment as certified by the controller.

If you wish to receive a copy of the bid re-cap, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or your e-mail address with your request. Please reference the bid number on the outside of your envelope.