IDOC Mobile Welding Labs - KS

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), is seeking bids for the provision of two fully equipped mobile welding learning labs. The labs will be mobile trailers with eight divided booths, downdraft tables, welding equipment, and safety features. One lab will be delivered to the Kewanee Life Skill Reentry Center and the other to the Vandalia Correctional Center. The initial contract term is one year, with no renewal options, and the total term cannot exceed ten years. The contract will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder who submits the lowest price on a firm, fixed-price basis, with no reimbursement of expenses allowed. Funding for this contract may be partially or fully from federal sources. The successful vendor will be required to provide three years of repair and maintenance services for the mobile welding labs.

The procurement opportunity is not designated as a Small Business Set-Aside, and there are no stated preference goals for Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), or Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (VBEs). The contract was awarded to Tiles and Style for a total value of $1,877,000.00, and there were three unsuccessful bidders. The awarded vendor did not utilize any BEP or VBP firms as part of their utilization plan, resulting in 0% BEP and VBP participation.