JPMC SW Portable Construction Equipment with Related Accessories

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The State of Illinois has announced a cooperative purchasing opportunity for Portable Construction Equipment with Related Accessories and Attachments through Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota governmental and service cooperative purchasing organization. The Request for Proposals (RFP) #020923 is open to all interested vendors and seeks to establish Master Agreements with qualified Offerors to provide these services to all Participating Entities, which may include state agencies and local governmental units in Illinois. The initial term of the resulting Master Agreement is four (4) years with an optional one (1) year extension. Interested vendors must obtain the solicitation from the Sourcewell Procurement Portal and submit proposals by the closing date of Thursday, February 09, 2023. The objective of this RFP is to obtain best value and achieve more favorable pricing than an individual state or local government entity could obtain due to the collective volume of potential purchases.

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The Illinois Specific Participating Agreement Terms outlines that the resulting contract(s) may be designated as available to all or certain governmental units and/or qualifying not-for-profit agencies in Illinois. Vendors must be registered in the Illinois Procurement Gateway and BidBuy systems before executing a participating agreement. Vendors with a participating agreement may be subject to meeting certain business enterprise program goals, such as the Illinois Business Enterprise Program and contracting goals with Illinois small businesses. The State of Illinois also reserves the right to further evaluate the lead entity's awarded contracts to make best value determinations. The total value or budget range for this procurement has not been specified.