Child Passenger Safety- Car Seats

The Colorado Department of Public Safety, Colorado State Patrol Procurement Office, issued a Documented Quote (CSPDQ1509) on behalf of the CPS Team Colorado Program to procure child passenger restraint seats across Denver County and Denver City. The solicitation encompasses four distinct categories of child restraint systems: convertible seats (rear-facing up to 30 pounds, forward-facing up to 50 pounds), infant seats (rear-facing only, 5 to 20 pounds), booster seats (up to 100 pounds in both high-back and backless configurations), and combination seats (5-point harness up to 40 pounds and belt-positioning booster up to 80 pounds). All seats must comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard 213 and be manufactured in the United States in accordance with the Buy America Act. The seats will be drop-shipped to 19 locations across Colorado with deliveries required between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Mountain Time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Vendors must submit sealed bids by September 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM MDT to Purchasing Agent Vera Kennedy at vera.kennedy@state.co.us via email or mail/courier only; faxed proposals will not be accepted. The award period covers Federal Fiscal Year 2014 through September 30, 2015, with a final order deadline of August 31, 2015 and delivery required by September 25, 2015. Evaluation criteria include compliance with safety standards, unit price per seat, and average shipping cost per seat, with awards made to the lowest bidder per category.

Minimum category expenditures are $20,000 for convertible seats, $6,000 for infant seats, $10,000 for booster seats, and $10,000 for combination seats, with pricing required to include all shipping and handling costs. Vendors must be registered with Colorado VSS by the bid submission deadline to be eligible for award. The Colorado State Patrol is tax-exempt, and all invoices shall be directed to Corporal Heather Cobler at the Lakewood office. Vendors may quote one or multiple seat types and must submit the provided Child Restraint Systems bid form with their submission, specifying the make and model for each seat type quoted and providing cost per seat pricing along with average shipping costs per restraint system. No specific set-asides or restrictions on organization types are detailed in the solicitation materials, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the posted documentation.