Custodial Supplies

DeKalb County School District, Georgia is requesting sealed bids on custodial supplies for delivery to its central warehouse under Bid 22-497, with bids due October 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST and virtual public bid opening at 3:00 PM the same day.

The scope spans eleven product groups across two categories: floor care equipment (squeegees, scrapers, mops, buffers), cleaning chemicals (vomit control agents, graffiti removers, floor strippers and finishes), janitorial equipment (carts, buckets, dollies, hand trucks), paper products (towels, toilet tissue), personal protective equipment (gloves, shoe covers), antimicrobial foam hand soap (GOJO Item No. 516104, 10,000 packages annually), and waste management supplies (trash can liners, approximately 1,200 cases ordered quarterly, and receptacles). Estimated annual quantities range from 5 units for spray applicators to 10,000 packages for hand soap. Deliveries must occur dock-to-dock between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM, with standard stock items required within three working days and other items within seven working days of purchase order receipt. All prices are F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid and include unloading charges.

The contract term runs December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, with DCSD reserving the right to extend for up to three additional one-year periods through November 30, 2025 with vendor consent. Bid prices remain firm for the entire contract year; price adjustments are permitted only at renewal anniversaries based on documented manufacturer cost changes, limited to one adjustment per twelve-month period. The District intends to award to multiple vendors on an item-by-item basis. Bidders may respond using cooperative or state contracts provided pricing is submitted on the required cost sheet. Certain items, including GoJo hand soap and single-fold paper towels and toilet tissue dispensers, specify no equivalent alternates; vendors must provide GOJO soap dispensers at no charge without installation. Submissions require one original, one duplicate copy, one PDF on flash drive, current business license, two years of financial statements (2019–2020), Certificate of Insurance with minimum aggregate limits of $2 million, two client references for comparable projects, and completed Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance affidavits. Addendum No. 1 extended the original deadline from October 12 to October 19, 2021.