BHDDH – Gas Ovens, Electric Steamer, Food Cutter and Air Curtain Refrigerators

The Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) has issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ22001517) seeking food service equipment for the Eleanor Slater Hospital in Providence County. The procurement specifically solicits bids for four primary equipment items: Vulcan Double Stack Convection Gas Ovens, Cleveland Boilerless Convection Countertop Steamers, Hobart Buffalo Chopper Food Cutters, and Aladdin Air Curtain Refrigerators, with approved equal alternatives permitted. The solicitation requires vendors to provide comprehensive delivery, installation, setup, and removal of old equipment at multiple locations including the Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston and the Zambarano Unit in Pascoag. The bid period opened on June 16, 2022, with a vendor question and answer period running from June 16 to June 30, 2022, and final proposals due by July 14, 2022, at 2:00 PM GMT. Vendors must submit electronic proposals through the Ocean State Procures system and provide detailed specifications for each equipment item, even when bidding the specified brands. The state reserves the right to make single or multiple awards based on responsiveness and vendor responsibility.

The RFQ includes specific requirements for vendor participation, with a minimum 10% contract value set aside for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women Business Enterprises (WBEs). Vendors must maintain specific insurance coverage, including $1,000,000 in general liability insurance, $100,000 in workers compensation, and $1,000,000 in automobile liability insurance. All equipment must include a minimum one-year limited parts and labor warranty, with some components potentially requiring extended warranty coverage. Participation is restricted to vendors registered in the Ocean State Procures system, and the state will not accept mail, email, fax, or hand-delivered proposals. While no specific incumbent vendors are mentioned, the solicitation suggests a comprehensive replacement of existing food service equipment at the Eleanor Slater Hospital facilities. Although no explicit budget range is provided, the procurement encompasses multiple high-value commercial kitchen equipment items with associated delivery and installation services, indicating a potentially significant contract value.