JPMC SW Plastic Refuse and Recycling Containers

The State of Minnesota's Sourcewell cooperative purchasing organization has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Plastic Refuse and Recycling Containers with Related Technology Solutions. The RFP is open to interested vendors and the resulting Master Agreements will be available for use by participating state and local government entities, including the State of Illinois and its governmental units, on a non-mandatory basis. The objective of this solicitation is to obtain best value pricing for the collective purchasing power of multiple state and local government entities. The initial term of the resulting Master Agreements is four years with two one-year renewal options. Interested vendors must download the solicitation documents directly from the Sourcewell Procurement Portal, as the RFP is scheduled to close on April 15, 2021. The procurement seeks to establish contracts with qualified vendors to provide plastic refuse and recycling containers along with any related technology solutions to participating entities.

The State of Illinois has provided additional participating agreement terms for governmental units and not-for-profit agencies in the state to utilize the resulting contracts. Key requirements include registration in the Illinois Procurement Gateway and BidBuy, compliance with the Illinois Business Enterprise Program goals, and adherence to the State Prompt Payment Act. The State of Illinois reserves the right to further evaluate the lead entity's awarded contracts to make best value determinations. Payments, including late payment charges, will be made in accordance with the State Prompt Payment Act, and the state will not enter into binding arbitration to resolve disputes.