Notice of Intent to Participate - NASPO Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Final.docx

Notice of Intent to Participate with and Award a Participating Addendum(s) for Laboratory Equipment and Services OregonBuys Notice S-10700-00006300

The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services (DAS PS), pursuant to its authority under ORS 279A.200 et. seq. and OAR 125-246-0400, hereby provides Public Notice of its intent to participate with and to enter into one or more Participating Addendum(a) under certain Master Agreement(s) to be awarded in Request for Proposal (RFP) RFP20232032 released by the State of Idaho on behalf of NASPO ValuePoint and participating states.

The solicitation is for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. This is an interstate cooperative procurement conducted by the State of Idaho acting as the lead state for this solicitation and entering into Master Agreement(s) with the successful proposers.

The purpose of the RFP is to establish Master Agreements with qualified vendors to provide laboratory equipment and supplies for all participating states.

The objective of the cooperative RFP is to obtain best value, and in some cases achieve more favorable pricing, than is obtainable by an individual state or local government entity because of the collective volume of potential purchases by numerous state and local government entities.

The RFP is available on Idaho’s procurement system website, at the following link: https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=StateofIdaho.

All Addenda will also be posted and available to download at the same location.

The resulting Master Agreement(s) will offer a full catalog as well as defined brands of laboratory equipment and supplies.

The Master Agreement(s) resulting from this procurement may be used by state governments (including departments, agencies, institutions), institutions of higher education, political subdivisions (e.g., colleges, school districts, counties, cities, etc.), the District of Columbia, territories of the United States, and other eligible entities subject to approval of the individual state procurement director and compliance with local statutory and regulatory provisions. The term of the Master Agreement(s) will be 5 years.

All questions relating to RFP20232032 and the award of the Master Agreement(s) should be directed to:

State of Idaho Sole Point of Contact Chelsea Robillard Phone: (208) 332-1607 Email: Chelsea.robillard@adm.idaho.gov

All comments relating to this State of Oregon Public Notice should be directed to:

State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact:

Keri Ashford, State Procurement Analyst Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services Phone: (971) 349-2399 Email: keri.a.ashford@das.oregon.gov

DAS PS intends to establish one or more Participating Addenda to serve as price agreement(s), on behalf of the State of Oregon, its agencies and members of the Oregon Cooperative Procurement Program (ORCPP) with the awarded contractors resulting from State of Idaho RFP RFP20232032 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The State of Oregon’s Participating Addendum/Addenda will be coterminous with the Master Agreement(s).

In the event of a multiple award of Master Agreements under this RFP, the State of Oregon may enter into a Participating Addendum with all of the awardees. Or, the State of Oregon may elect not to enter into a Participating Addendum with each of the Awardees. In the event the State of Oregon elects not to enter into a Participating Addendum with each of the Awardees, the State of Oregon may enter into Participating Addendum with the three highest-ranked Proposers who provide Products or Services on a national level, and in addition, the State of Oregon may enter into a Participating Addendum with the three highest-ranked Proposers who provide Products or Services in the State of Oregon only.

This Notice, along with a copy of sample Participating Addendum and any other attachments or addenda to this Notice, are posted on OregonBuys and will not be mailed to interested persons. Interested persons unfamiliar with OregonBuys may contact the OregonBuys help desk by phone at (855) 800-5046 or by email at support.oregonbuys@das.oregon.gov for assistance.

Questions or Comments: Interested persons may submit questions or comments about this Notice to the State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact identified above.

Protests: Interested persons may submit protests to the State of Idaho contact for the RFP and award of the Master Price Agreement(s) as set forth in the NASPO ValuePoint State of Idaho’s RFP RFP20232032 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

Interested persons may submit protests to this Notice of Intent to Participate and Award a Contract, in accordance with ORS 279B.400 et. seq., to the State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact identified above until 4:00 pm Pacific Time April 7, 2022 for the NASPO ValuePoint, State of Idaho’s RFP RFP20232032 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

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