Gill nets

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources issued Request for Bid (RFB) 758 2100000058 on August 4, 2020, for the procurement of gill nets through Breathitt County. The solicitation includes 13 line items totaling 40 gill nets in various specifications and dimensions, ranging from 150-foot by 14-foot nets tied down to 10 feet with monofilament bar sizes of 3, 4, and 5 inches, to larger 600-foot long nets of 16 to 24 feet depth with specific rigging and rope configurations. All nets are to be delivered to CSI West in Murray, Kentucky on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis, with vendors responsible for all shipment and freight charges. Bidders were required to submit written questions by August 12, 2020, at 4:30 PM ET, with bids closing on August 20, 2020, at 1:30 PM ET through electronic submission via the eProcurement system. Evaluation was conducted on a best value ranking approach with a maximum of 1,000 points, allocating 900 points to price and 100 points to delivery time, with bidders required to state delivery time in specific working days and subject to a one percent per day penalty for late delivery. All proposed pricing was required to remain valid for a minimum of sixty calendar days after the bid due date.

Kentucky resident bidders are eligible for reciprocal preferences, and qualified bidder preferences of fifteen to twenty percent are available for eligible organizations such as Kentucky Industries for the Blind and nonprofit agencies serving individuals with severe disabilities that meet specific statutory criteria under 200 KAR 5:410(3). Bidders claiming resident bidder status must certify under penalty of perjury compliance with Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 45A.494(2), including continuous maintenance of Kentucky income tax filings, unemployment insurance fund payments, and an active workers' compensation policy for the one-year period prior to and through the contract advertisement date. All bidders were required to submit a notarized Annual Affidavit, resident bidder affidavit (if applicable), qualified bidder affidavit (if applicable), tax registration documentation, and Equal Employment Opportunity forms prior to award. Bidders must be registered with Kentucky tax authorities and, if out-of-state entities, must obtain or provide a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State. No specific contract term, renewal options, incumbent vendors, or budget range was identified in the solicitation documents.