Golf coourse chemicals

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Finance and Administration Cabinet issued a Request for Bid (RFB 758 2000000273) on behalf of the Kentucky Parks Department for golf course chemicals to supply ten state parks and resort facilities throughout Kentucky, including John James Audubon State Park, Dale Hollow State Resort Park, Barren River State Resort Park, Grayson Lake State Park, Lincoln Homestead State Park, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Yatesville Lake State Park, Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, and Kentucky Dam Village State Park. The procurement sought nine line items of insecticides and fungicides in liquid form, specifically: Chipco Signature (11 cases), Interface (2 gallons), Exteris Stressguard (25 gallons), Prostar (4 units), Reserve (2 gallons), Signature Xtra (480 units), Chipco 26019 (1.5 units), Revolver (2 units), and Tartan (8 gallons). Bidders were required to submit sealed, hard copy bids in person at the Finance Office of Procurement Services in Frankfort with no online bidding permitted, and the solicitation required submission of completed bid information with signed solicitation documents, product labels, and notation of any applicable manufacturer rebates. The original bid opening date of November 11, 2019, at 1:30 PM was extended to November 15, 2019, at 1:30 PM ET, with written vendor questions due by October 31, 2019, at 4:30 PM ET. Award determination utilized a best value approach allocating 900 points for total cost offer (with the lowest bidder receiving maximum points and others scored proportionally) and 100 points for delivery performance measured in calendar days after order placement, with one percent per day penalties for late deliveries. The contract was structured as a group award requiring all line items from a single vendor, with pricing quoted F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed, excluding federal excise tax and Kentucky sales or use tax.

Kentucky-based bidders were eligible for reciprocal preference equal to preferences given by other states, and qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and eligible nonprofit agencies serving individuals with severe disabilities received preference equal to fifteen to twenty percent of maximum points if they met specific organizational and employment requirements. All bidders were required to submit proof of Kentucky tax registration, and out-of-state bidders had to provide certification of authority to transact business in Kentucky. Additionally, all bidders and offerors were obligated to execute an Annual Affidavit affirming compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, sales and use tax registration, state tax payment obligations, and prohibitions on boycotts of entities in jurisdictions with open trade relationships with Kentucky, with penalties for non-compliance including contract termination and fund repayment. The solicitation documents did not identify any incumbent vendors or specify a budget range or estimated award value for the contract. All offers were subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the solicitation attachments and subsequent addenda, with the Commonwealth retaining the right to deem non-compliant vendors ineligible from further participation. The contract included a thirty-day cancellation clause allowing the Commonwealth to terminate at its discretion.