Notice to post in OB's_MRO.pdf

Notice of Intent to Participate in RFP and Master Agreements 1

Notice of Intent to Participate with and Award a Participating Addendum(s) for Facilities MRO and Industrial Supply

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) 758 2400000228 released by the State of Kentucky on behalf of NASPO ValuePoint and participating states.

The solicitation is for Facilities MRO and Industrial Supply. This is an interstate cooperative procurement conducted by the State of Kentucky 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, by category, with qualified vendors to provide Maintenance, Repair, Operations and Industrial Supply (MRO) to meet the needs 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 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.

All questions relating to RFP 758 2400000228 and the award of the Master Agreement(s) should be directed to:

State of Kentucky Sole Point of Contact Daniel Salvato, CPPN, NIGP-CPP, KCPM Phone: 502-564-5862 Email: daniel.salvato@ky.gov

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

State of Oregon Sole Point of Contact:

Kaliska King, CPPB, OPBC Procurement Analyst mailto:daniel.salvato@ky.gov

Notice of Intent to Participate in RFP and Master Agreements 2

State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services 1225 Ferry Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

Phone: 503-798-1907 Email: Kaliska.king@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 Kentucky RFP 758 2400000228 for Repair, Operations and Industrial Supply (MRO). 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 1-855-800-5046 or by email:

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 Kentucky contact for the RFP and award of the Master Price Agreement(s) as set forth in the NASPO ValuePoint, State of Kentucky RFP 758 2400000228 for Repair, Operations and Industrial Supply (MRO).

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 March 26, 2024 for the NASPO ValuePoint, State of Kentucky RFP Kentucky for Repair, Operations and Industrial Supply (MRO).

mailto:oregonbuys@das.oregon.gov