Golf course chemicals

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Parks Department, is soliciting competitive bids for golf course chemicals to supply eleven state parks and golf course facilities across the state. The procurement seeks 101 units total of Segway brand insecticides and fungicides in liquid form (39.2oz containers), distributed across John James Audubon State Park, Dale Hollow State Resort Park, Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, Kentucky Dam Village State Park, Grayson Lake State Park, General Burnside State Park, Lincoln Homestead State Park, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Yatesville Lake State Park, and Lake Barkley State Resort Park, with quantities ranging from 6 to 12 units per location. The Request for Bids (RFB 758 2000000252) was posted on October 18, 2019, with written vendor questions due by October 25, 2019, at 4:30 PM ET and bid submission deadline of November 4, 2019, at 1:30 PM ET. Bids must be submitted in person to the Finance Office of Procurement Services at the Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, and must include completed bid information with authorized agent signatures, product labels, and notation of any manufacturer rebates. The contract will be awarded to a single vendor for all line items, with pricing evaluated using a best value approach allocating 900 points to total cost and 100 points to delivery performance measured in calendar days after order placement. All pricing must remain valid for a minimum of sixty calendar days after the bid due date, and quotations must be submitted on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis with vendors responsible for all shipping and freight charges.

Kentucky resident bidders receive reciprocal preference consideration, while qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with severe disabilities receive additional preference points under state procurement regulations. All bidders must submit a Kentucky Tax Registration Application and comply with Kentucky campaign finance laws, maintain current registration with the Kentucky Department of Revenue for sales and use tax collection, and maintain good standing regarding state taxes and fees. Bidders claiming resident bidder status must certify they were authorized to transact business in Kentucky on the advertisement date, maintained continuous business registration for one year prior, filed Kentucky income taxes, made unemployment insurance fund payments, and maintained an active workers' compensation policy throughout the required period, with failure to provide supporting documentation resulting in disqualification. Bidders claiming qualified bidder status must certify their organization either operates as a nonprofit furthering purposes under KRS Chapter 163 or qualifies as a nonprofit agency for individuals with severe disabilities, with the latter requiring employment of individuals with severe disabilities for at least seventy-five percent of direct labor man hours. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents.