12-IND-7515-Flag Material

This state and local contracting opportunity is for the procurement of flag material, accessories, and supplies, issued by the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) MassCor division. MassCor is seeking to establish a list of qualified vendors to provide a variety of flag-making components such as flag material, polyester, cotton, nylon, flag fields, flag blanks, and miscellaneous flag supplies and accessories. The contract is structured as a rolling enrollment, with an initial one-year term and fifteen one-year renewal options. Responses are due by July 21, 2011 at 2:00pm EDT. Vendors may bid on all components or individual components, and pricing terms include market basket pricing, cost-plus pricing, discounts, and no minimum order quantities. Payments will be made within 30 days of invoice acceptance. The evaluation criteria include pricing (25 points), availability of products (20 points), discounts offered (20 points), delivery (15 points), quality of response (10 points), demonstrated correctional experience (15 points), environmentally preferred products (5 points), and supplier diversity plan (12 points).

This contract opportunity is open to all vendors, but it does require bidders to submit a Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) Plan, committing a minimum of 1% of contract sales to be spent with certified diverse businesses. The contract may utilize federal funds, and the procurement is compliant with World Trade Organization requirements for procurements exceeding $526,000. The RFR does not mention any incumbent vendors or provide budget ranges, but it states that the Commonwealth makes no guarantee on purchase volumes, and the contract is subject to available funding.