Dental Prosthetics

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) is issuing Invitation for Bids (IFB) 2026000169 for Dental Prosthetics services to provide fabrication and repair of dental prosthetics for the incarcerated population across 15 CDOC facilities on an as-needed basis. The solicitation encompasses 23 line items including complete dentures, immediate full dentures, partial dentures, crowns, bridges, artificial teeth components, bite rims, setup services, repair and reline services, nightguards, soft liners, disinfection services, and rush delivery fees. Offerors must possess compliance with Colorado Dental Practice Law, specifically Colorado Revised Statute 12-220-104, and must maintain Good Standing status with the Colorado Secretary of State prior to contract execution. The state averages approximately 21 cases monthly based on recent volume data, with an anticipated turnaround time of three weeks total (including one week for mailing each direction and one week for processing). Written inquiries must be submitted through BidNet Direct no later than May 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM, with state responses published by May 11, 2026; all bids must be submitted electronically via bidnetdirect.com/cdoc no later than May 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM, followed by a virtual public bid opening on May 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM and an anticipated Notice of Intent to Award on the same date. Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder meeting all specifications, with pricing evaluated on a line-item basis and bid pricing required to remain firm for the entire initial contract term.

This procurement is available to the CDOC, other state agencies, state institutions of higher education, political subdivisions, and eligible non-profit entities under a cooperative purchasing agreement. The state offers purchasing preferences including a five percent preference for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, environmentally preferable products, resident bidders, state agricultural products, and recycled plastics products containing at least ten percent recycled content. The current incumbent contractor is PRI from Florida Prison; all contractor personnel must complete criminal background checks, sign consent-to-search authorization forms, and successfully complete mandatory training including Prison Rape Elimination Act guidelines, Use of Force training, thirty-two hours of Defensive Tactics training, and annual online refreshers. Offerors must arrange their own carrier pickups or coordinate with facility mailroom procedures, provide starter kits of shipping and packaging materials to each facility, submit editable PDF prescription forms, and deliver directly to individual facility addresses listed in the solicitation rather than to a central receiving location. The contract term runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (one year), with the option for up to four additional one-year renewal periods at the state's sole discretion, for a maximum contract duration of five years; bid pricing must remain firm during the initial contract term and include all associated fees for delivery, shipping, and installation, with potential annual price increases not exceeding 2.5% for subsequent fiscal years if mutually agreed upon. The solicitation does not specify estimated annual quantities or total contract values, as the state was unable to provide historical volume data at the time of publication.