Q and A for B-12898.docx
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- Attached to
- JPMC Bulk Gases and Tank Rental
- Solicitation number
- 20-416CMS-BOSS4-B-12898
- Issued by
- Rock Island County, Illinois
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This document is a Questions and Answers document related to a Joint Purchase Master Contract (JPMC) issued by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services for Bulk Gases and Bulk Tank Rental, solicitation B-12898. The contract will provide high quality, consumable laboratory and medical gases delivered in bulk, as well as bulk tank rental. The State reserves the right to award by region or in full, and the solicitation will not negate two existing gas services contracts held by IEPA and JPMC. The contract term is not specified.
Pricing and other key details are not provided in the Q&A document. However, it notes this is a JPMC contract, which indicates multiple state agencies may utilize the contract. The Q&A also references the current contract environment, with two existing gas services contracts in place that will remain active and not be negated by this new solicitation.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Bid Conference BidBuy Attachment B-12898.pdf | ||
| B-12898 Bulk Gases and Bulk Tank Rental IFB.docx | DOCX document | |
| Forms A~53.doc | DOC document | |
| Q and A for B-12898_No 2.docx | DOCX document | |
| Forms B~27.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment - Notice of Electronic Submission Only~3.pdf |
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Illinois Department of Central Management Services Bulk Gases and Bulk Tank Rental B-12898 Questions and Answers #1 7/29/21
| Q1 |
| Will the State award by region or in full for the contract? |
| A1 |
| Please reference Section A.18 Reservations of the State of Illinois IFB Section 1. Part A. Instructions and General Information. The State reserves the right to amend the solicitation, reject any or all bids, award by item, group of items, or grand total, and waive minor defects. |
| Q2 |
| The Environmental Protection Agency recently entered into a five (5) year term contract for Argon. Will this solicitation negate the existing contract? |
| A2 |
| IEPA has two Lab gas 5-year term contracts: 21-532EPA-LAB53-P-26119 (Fill Argon tank with analytical grade Argon) expiring 4/27/26 and 21-532EPA-LAB53-P-20918 (Purchase of quality Helium tanks, size T) expiring 9/29/25. These two contracts are for five (5) years and will not be negated by this contract. |
| Q3 |
| The Quincy Veteran's Home currently has gas(es) services being supplied to the home. Since Quincy Veteran's Home is listed as one of the service locations, will this solicitation negate the existing contract services? |
| A3 |
| There are two existing Master Contracts for gas services. 19-416CMS-BOSS4-P-13751 JPMC Laboratory Gas Cylinders, Rentals executed on 4/29/20 and 19-416CMS-BOSS4-P-13265 JPMC Oxygen Cylinder Tanks and Rentals executed 1/15/20. These two contracts are for three years (3) and will not be negated by this contract. |
This contract is specifically a Joint Purchase Master Contract to purchase high quality, consumable laboratory and medical gases delivery in bulk, as well as bulk tank rental.
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