Electric Breast Pumps With Collection Kits

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department for Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 758 1900000547 on March 21, 2019, to establish a statewide Master Agreement for electric breast pumps with collection kits to be distributed to sixty-three local health departments and the State WIC Office. The solicitation seeks 856 units of hospital-grade electric breast pumps with accompanying collection kits to be delivered according to a specified quarterly schedule to designated locations throughout Kentucky, with additional as-needed purchases permitted beyond the initial order. Vendors must ensure all pumps and collection kits meet detailed specifications outlined in the solicitation and provide a mandatory one-year warranty at no additional cost. Required deliverables include online training to health professionals across all participating departments on pump assembly, operation, and cleaning instructions. The bid evaluation methodology employs a best value approach utilizing three measurable criteria: price (90 points), delivery time in working days (10 points), and the mandatory one-year warranty requirement. Written vendor questions were due by March 22, 2019, at 12:00 PM ET, and bids were due April 1, 2019, at 1:30 PM ET, with submission required in person at the Finance Office of Procurement Services in Frankfort, Kentucky. The contract will be established for an initial one-year term with four optional one-year renewal periods subject to written approval and potential renegotiation.

Kentucky resident bidders are eligible for reciprocal preference equivalent to preferences granted by the bidder's home state, and qualified Kentucky nonprofits and Kentucky Correctional Industries receive statutory preferences of fifteen and twenty percent of maximum points, respectively. All bidders must comply with mandatory affidavit requirements certifying compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, tax registration, non-delinquency on state taxes, and prohibitions against boycotts of jurisdictions maintaining open trade with Kentucky. Vendors must submit the signed solicitation face with completed bid information, Kentucky Tax Registration Application (Revenue Form 10A100), and required affidavits, with foreign entities providing Secretary of State registration certificates. Pricing must be quoted as F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed, with all delivery costs included in unit prices, and pricing must remain valid for a minimum of sixty calendar days after the bid due date. Price increases are prohibited during the first twelve months of the contract; thereafter, increases may be requested with industry-wide justification and at least thirty days' notice. No specific budget range or funding source is identified in the solicitation documentation provided.