Dental Smallwares

The New Castle County Vocational Technical School District issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) on March 4, 2026, to procure dental smallwares equipment for the Hodgson Vocational Technical High School dental laboratory program. The procurement encompasses six categories of equipment: four curing lights (Bluephase G4 or approved equal), one ultrasonic scaler (Cavitron Jet Plus or approved equal), two model trimmers (Patterson or approved equal), four digital intraoral sensors (Schick 33 or approved equal), two vacuum formers (Patterson TM3 or approved equal), and four dental stone vibrators (Patterson 3-Speed Heavy Duty or approved equal). Written questions must be submitted by March 19, 2026, with answers posted by March 23, 2026, and bids are due by March 31, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, with public bid opening occurring simultaneously. The resulting contract will be valid for one year from March 31, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with three optional one-year renewal periods available through negotiation initiated no later than 90 days prior to contract termination. Contract award is expected within 30 days of the bid opening. All pricing must be quoted in U.S. dollars on F.O.B. destination terms with freight prepaid, with prices remaining firm for the initial contract term, though vendors may offer lower pricing at any time during contract performance.

Successful vendors must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum limits of $500,000 per person and $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, along with workers' compensation coverage and contractual liability insurance. Vendors must obtain a Delaware Business License prior to contract award and comply with mandatory monthly usage reporting requirements in Excel format, including quarterly submission of subcontractor diversity data. Bid and performance bonds have been waived for this procurement. The ITB does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular organization types, nor does it identify incumbent vendors or existing contractors. No budget range or award value is specified in the available procurement documents. The State reserves the right to reject any or all bids, make multiple or partial awards, award on an item-by-item basis, or supplement the contract with additional solicitations during the agreement term as deemed in the State's best interest.