Fibers and Materials for Use by Georgia Industries
Cancelled State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 42700-DHS0000315
- State
- Georgia
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- UNSPSC codes
- Point of contact
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- Amanda Morton amanda.morton@gvs.ga.gov (404) 232-1714
Opportunity details come from ssl.doas.state.ga.us. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, on behalf of Georgia Industries for the Blind, issued RFQ 42700-DHS0000315 to establish a contract for polyester fiber, with quotes due April 7, 2021. The solicitation has been cancelled and will not proceed to award.
The scope was polyester fiber meeting detailed specifications: 6.0 denier (+/- 0.5) per filament, 2.0-inch (+/- 0.5) cut length, white with siliconized finish, crimped or saw-tooth configuration or spiral in nature, garneted and not blown, and shipped in 500-pound (+/- 50 pounds) bales. Georgia Industries for the Blind, a state-operated manufacturing facility headquartered in Bainbridge, Georgia with nearly 100 blind employees, manufactures classification folders, pillows, safety vests, and related products entirely through product sales with no state or federal funding support. The agency operates two facilities and has maintained the highest national safety rating since 2013.
Opportunity text
Pursuant to the State Purchasing Act (Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§50-5-50 et seq.), this electronic Request for Quotes (eRFQ) is being issued to establish a contract with one or more qualified suppliers who will provide Fibers and Materials for Use by Georgia Industries for the Blind (GIB) to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (hereinafter, the State Entity) as further described in this eRFQ. Established by 1937 state legislature, Georgia Industries for the Blind (GIB) is a manufacturing operation with two facilities. Headquartered in Bainbridge, Georgia, GIB has nearly 100 blind team members and generates its total administrative and operating budgets through the sales of its products and services, receiving zero dollars from state or federal means. It has maintained the highest national safety rating since 2013. GIB manufactures various products including classification folders, pillows, safety vests, and more. GIB is seeking proposals for polyester fiber which meets the specifications detailed below: Product Requested: Polyester Fiber, fully guaranteed new unused: 6.0 denier (+/- .5) per filament with a cut length of 2.0" (+/- .5) White with siliconized finish Crimped or saw tooth configuration or spiral in nature Garneted and not blown Shipped in bale size of five hundred (500) pounds (+/- 50lbs)
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| RFQ 42700-DHS0000315 Cancellation Notice | — |
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