ICI - Graham IDOC nonwoven polyester mattress cores

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), is seeking bids for the provision of nonwoven polyester mattress cores to be used by Illinois Correctional Industries (ICI) at their Graham location. The solicitation, issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB), requires vendors to provide three different sizes of mattress cores - 80" x 36" x 6", 76" x 30" x 6", and 76" x 36" x 6" - all with specific material and density requirements. The estimated quantities are 1,000, 30,000, and 1,000 cores respectively. The resulting contract will have an initial one-year term with the option to renew for an additional one-year period, for a maximum total term of ten years. Bids are due by August 18, 2022 at 10:30am CST, and must be submitted electronically through the State's BidBuy procurement platform, as per the Notice of Electronic Submission Only issued by the Chief Procurement Office.

This solicitation does not have any small business, minority-owned, woman-owned, or veteran-owned business participation requirements. The contract was previously awarded to Midwest Nonwovens LLC for a total award amount of $883,451.30 for the initial one-year term. There was one unsuccessful bidder, Interior Design by A. Valentine, who submitted a bid of $2,234,750.00. Neither bidder proposed any certified Business Enterprise Program (BEP) firms in their utilization plans. The contract has no estimated financial return to the State or estimated gross revenue to the vendor over the life of the contract.