RFQ JRB-2025-31 - Circuit Breaker.pdf

RFQ # JRB-2025-31 – Circuit Breaker Page 1

July 25, 2025

REQUEST FOR QUOTE NAME: Circuit Breaker

REQUEST FOR QUOTE NUMBER: JRB-2025-31

CONTACT PERSON: Jon Babcock, Asst. Director – Procurement & Payment Services, jon.babcock@uwyo.edu

Please provide a quote on the provided sheet the price at which you will furnish, D.A.P. Incoterms® 2010, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, any or all items listed below, subject to the usual inspection and approval at the place of delivery.

Questions regarding this request for quote (RFQ) must be in writing and be directed to the University via the BidNet platform any time after the issuance of this RFQ through and including 2:00 p.m. MT on August 1, 2025. Questions received after the date/time and/or not submitted electronically through the BidNet platform may not be addressed. Each question submitted, as well as the

University’s response thereto, shall be provided in a questions and answers document/addendum via www.bidnetdirect.com Note:

Every question must be submitted individually. Multiple questions per entry may not be answered.

The University of Wyoming will only accept and consider electronically submitted quotes from suppliers, which must be submitted and received in the www.bidnetdirect.com electronic solicitation portal on or before 2:00 p.m. MT on August 8, 2025, at which time the submission portal will close and no further submissions be allowed or considered. It is the sole responsibility of the supplier to see that the response to the RFQ is submitted through the BidNet portal by the submission deadline. Responses received after this date and time or outside of the BidNet portal will be deemed non-responsive. This completed and signed quote form shall be uploaded to the BidNet platform along with any additional requested information.

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PREFERENCE: Preference shall be allowed in the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, or provisions provided by bona fide Wyoming residents when such materials, supplies, equipment, machinery or provisions are of quality equal to those offered by an out-of-state supplier. Such preference shall be five percent (5%) and shall apply to materials, supplies, equipment, machinery or provisions produced, manufactured or grown in this state, and to materials, supplies, equipment, and machinery supplied by a Wyoming

Resident. (Wyoming Statute 16-6-105) However, preferences shall not be given in violation of any Federal law, rule or regulation.

Whenever Federal laws are applicable, Federal laws shall supersede any State laws.

Suppliers must have a current Wyoming residency certification on file with the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services at the time of the quote submission in order to qualify for resident preference. Inquiries regarding obtaining a residency certification number should be directed to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards Office at (307)

777-7261. The Department of Workforce Services certifies residency and enforces the preference law.

PAYMENT TERMS: Payment terms are Net 45. It is the University of Wyoming’s policy to not prepay for goods or services to be provided by suppliers.

All quotes are subject to the University’s Terms and Conditions that can be found at http://www.uwyo.edu/procurement/.

The University of Wyoming intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest, responsive, responsible respondent, whose quote, conforming to the Request for Quote, will be most advantageous to, and in the best interest of the University of Wyoming, cost/price and other factors will be considered. The University reserves the right to reject any and/or all quotes and to waive informalities and/or irregularities in the quote.

Pricing must include all costs associated with the request. Quotes for proposed equals must meet or exceed specifications contained herein. The University of Wyoming will be the sole evaluator in approving proposed equals.

Objective

The University of Wyoming is requesting quotes from authorized suppliers for a new or refurbished circuit breaker to match the specifications of the existing breakers below. This circuit breaker will act as a spare during the refurbishing process of six that were installed in 1982.

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RFQ # JRB-2025-31 – Circuit Breaker Page 2

Specification

Existing breaker information:

General Electric Power VAC Circuit Breaker

Type: VB 13.8-500-1

Serial #: 0303A8609-001-01 (last digit changes from 01 – 06)

Rated max voltage: 15 KV

Rated amp: 1200

60 Hz

Impulse withstand: 95 KV

Int Time: 5 cyc

Rated short circuit amps: 18 KA

Rated voltage range factor: 1.3

Close & latch capability amp: 37 KA

Close coil: 0282A2009P005

Volts: 230 AC

Closing amps: 3.5

Volt range: 190-250

Trip Coil 1: 0282A2009P010

Volts: 325 DC

Tripping amps: 1.7

Volt range: 278-353

Connection Diagram: 0209B3602P005

WT: 550 lbs

Mech Type: ML17

Date MFG: 02/1981

Required Items

Suppliers shall submit the following information with their quote submission:

• Fully completed quote form

• Completed Exhibit 1

• Current lead time for equipment, after receipt of order

• Specification sheet for proposed equipment

• Warranty on proposed equipment

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Quote Form

Quote Pricing and Information

UNIT PRICE (Price per each): $_________________________________________________________

TOTAL QUOTE (Extended price for 1 units): $_________________________________________________________

PROPOSED MANUFACTURER AND MODEL:___________________________________________________________________

WARRANTY: _______________________________________________________

LEAD TIME ARO:__________________________________________

Wyoming Workforce Certification #____________

The undersigned hereby agrees to furnish, in conformity with this quote, any or all of the above articles at the prices quoted.

This quote is irrevocable for 30 days.

Authorized signature

___________________________________________________ Printed name of authorized signature Date

Business name, address, zip code, telephone number and fax # Email address

Exhibit 1

Are any of the products, components, or services subject to the

Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?

Yes _____ No _____

If YES, indicate the ECCN No. of each product:

Are any of the products, components, or services subject to the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)?

Yes _____ No _____

If YES, indicate the USML Category and

Sub – Category of each product:

The University of Wyoming will only accept and consider electronically submitted quotes from suppliers, which must be submitted and received in the www.bidnetdirect.com electronic solicitation portal on or before 2:00 p.m. MT on August 8, 2025, at whi...