Questions and Answers B-37971 JPMC Posts.pdf
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- JPMC Posts Steel Signs
- Solicitation number
- 24-416CMS-BOSS4-B-37971
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- Cook County, Illinois
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This document contains questions and answers related to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) Joint Purchase Master Contracts (JPMC) solicitation B-37971 for JPMC Posts Steel Signs. The solicitation is seeking bids for steel signs, with no specified average order quantities. The bid requires the use of U.S. steel, and there is an economic adjustment clause for pricing. The document provides guidance on meeting the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) goal, which allows for various options to demonstrate a good faith effort. Regarding transportation, the bidder can use their own carrier or one from the preferred vendor list to deliver from the warehouse to the required locations.
The solicitation is being issued by CMS in agreement with the Chief Procurement Officer for General Services (CPO-GS). Pursuant to CPO Notice 2023.12, the solicitation requires electronic submissions only, with no paper responses accepted. The contract term is not specified in the provided information.
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Illinois Department of Central Management Services
JPMC Posts Steel Signs
23-416CMS-BOSS4-B-37971
Questions and Answers #1
Date: 9/25/2023
Q1 What is the average order at any one time?
A1 There are no calculations on sizes of orders. Quantities are estimated for any order.
Q2 Does the bid have to be USA steel?
A2 Bidder shall reference IDOT’s hyper-links found in Section 1.2.2, “Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Article 1006.29, Adopted January 1, 2022, and “Standard 720011- 01”
Q3 Is there a price escalation clause?
A3 Please see 2.5. in the Contract for Economic Adjustable Clause.
Q4 Are there other companies (that maybe manufacture the item) that we can use in lieu of the additional costs with the transportation companies, etc.?
A4 This list is provided to assist the bidder a good faith effort for achieving the BEP goal. Please refer to the document in BidBuy named BEP Utilization plan blank. There are 3 options to choose from to help with fulfilling the BEP goal.
Q5 As for transportation/delivery… do we have to use one of the companies on the preferred vendor list or can it be direct from the warehouse to the delivery location, and it be delivered with whatever company the warehouse uses for shipping?
A5 See A4.
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