Chenmical Agents / Munitions

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) Purchasing Office issued Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation CAAA 2015000634 on December 9, 2014, seeking competitive bids for chemical agents and munitions to be purchased on an as-needed basis throughout 2015. The procurement encompasses 69 distinct line items organized across multiple categories, including pyrotechnic chemical grenades (CS and smoke canisters), 37mm pyrotechnic outdoor projectiles, specialty impact munitions in 37mm and 12-gauge formats, hand-held OC aerosol canisters in varying sizes, bulk liquid OC for specialty equipment, distraction devices and stingball grenades, launching cartridges, pepper fogger formulations, breaching rounds, 37mm reloading components, launchers and launching cups, training marking cartridges in multiple calibers and colors, and training fuzes and grenade bodies. Only Department-approved chemical agents and munitions are acceptable, with no substitutes permitted. Delivery is required to the Central Armory located at 57500 Highway 50 East, Canon City, Colorado 81212. The contract period runs from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, with the bid submission deadline of December 17, 2014 at 2:00 PM MST. Responses must be submitted via email to maryann.shaw@state.co.us or fax to 719-269-4064 and must include a completed cover page along with the pricing spreadsheet, with FOB-Destination pricing preferred to ensure the State pays no freight charges.

Prospective bidders must be registered on the Colorado Vendor Self Service website at www.colorado.gov/vss to respond, though no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types were identified in the available documentation. The CDOC expects to issue multiple award letters to successful bidders representing the lowest overall cost per approved manufacturer, with the intent that awarded vendors will honor their quoted prices throughout the contract period. Payment terms are assumed to be Net-30 days unless otherwise specified, with proposals offering discounted terms such as Net-30/2%-10 days encouraged for consideration. The current year-to-date purchase amount for these items is approximately $58,000, though no guaranteed dollar amount or number of orders can be committed to vendors. The CDOC reserves the right to award items independently or to divide awards among multiple bidders based on cost and other factors, and reserves the right to cancel orders if delivery is not made by the stated projected delivery date, with all purchase orders to be distributed via email to the address provided by bidders.