58DIX ICI optical lab supplies -MK

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a five-year blanket contract with a potential five-year renewal term for optical lab supplies used in the production of eyeglasses at the Dixon Correctional Center. The requested supplies include polish, defoamer, alloy, coolant, tape, laps, fining pads, polishing pads, blocking pads, blocks, cutters, pattern blanks, and other related items. The IDOC will order items on an as-needed basis, and bids will be evaluated based on responsiveness, responsibility, and price, with the contract potentially awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Bids are due by July 26, 2022, and the agency may request economic adjustments based on changes in the vendor's supplier costs over the contract term.

The solicitation does not indicate if there are any small business, minority, women, person with disability, or veteran-owned business set-asides. The funding source is the General Revenue fund, and the contract is subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Two contracts were awarded for portions of the IFB, one to DAC Vision Inc. DBA DAC Technologies for $113,002.85 and one to Krystle Miller for $25,025.00. There was one unsuccessful bidder that submitted a total bid of $611,897.00.