AHEC-15509-DQ Training room equipment

The Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) Procurement Office, on behalf of Metropolitan State University Denver (MSU Denver), issued a documented quote solicitation for training room equipment under reference number AHEC-15509-DQ. This procurement covers seven distinct line items totaling medical and therapeutic equipment: two automated external defibrillators (HeartSine Samaritan Pad), two modular training room furniture cabinets (Bailey Classic), five treatment tables (Clafline Advantage), two stainless steel hydrotherapy units (Whitehall), one mobile heating unit (Hydrocollator), one ice machine (Scotsman Nugget), and two clinical modality units (Richmar EVO CM4). All items must be new manufacturer's current models delivered with original manufacturer's packaging and warranties included. Quotes were required to be submitted by October 21, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time, with responses accepted via fax or in-person delivery to the AHEC Purchasing Office, with a requested delivery date of November 14, 2014. Vendor pricing must be submitted on the provided cost sheet on an F.O.B. Destination basis to Auraria Central Receiving in Denver, Colorado, with all shipping, handling, and delivery charges included; illegible or incomplete quotes would be deemed non-responsive. The purchase order or award would extend approximately 90 days from the date of award, with quoted costs remaining firm for 90 days after the quote due date and through contract expiration. Evaluation will be based primarily on cost and vendor responsiveness to MSU Denver's specific needs.

Vendors must be registered with ColoradoVSS at the time quotes are due and must submit a completed W-9 form and vendor mailing address form as required qualifications. The solicitation does not reference set-aside designations or restrictions specific to disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or other protected categories. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documentation, nor are there references to existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration with the newly procured equipment. AHEC reserves the right to award to one vendor or to make multiple awards, or to reject all quotes in its discretion. The specific budget or award value is not disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, vendors were required to provide firm pricing on the cost sheet for evaluation purposes.