Lighting Supplies - Statewide

The State of Missouri has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a statewide lighting supplies contract, solicitation number RFPC30034901800504, seeking vendors to provide comprehensive lighting products from manufacturers GE, Philips, and Sylvania. The procurement covers a wide range of lighting supplies, including excluded and non-excluded lamps, specialty lamps, LEDs, ballasts, modules, starters, reflectors, and retrofit kits. Vendors must submit pricing as a percentage discount off current published catalog prices, with a mandatory requirement to complete Exhibit A, which includes a detailed Market Basket pricing exercise requiring current catalog prices, case quantities, proposed discounts, and after-discount pricing for specified items. The solicitation was released on October 26, 2017, with responses due by November 15, 2017, at 2:00 PM CST, and the contract period will run from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. Evaluation criteria will focus on the lowest percentage discounts and the most competitive Market Basket pricing, with vendors required to submit current published catalogs in electronic or hard copy format for price verification. Delivery terms are Free On Board Destination to various State Agency locations throughout Missouri, and payment terms are set at Net 45 Days.

The RFP does not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, indicating an open solicitation for all qualified vendors. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are mentioned in the documentation, and there are no explicit references to existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements. While the solicitation provides detailed specifications for the lighting supplies contract, it does not disclose the estimated total contract value or budget range. The RFP will be awarded to vendor(s) who provide the most competitive pricing structure, with the state reserving the right to evaluate and select based on the comprehensive Market Basket pricing analysis and proposed percentage discounts. Vendors must submit their responses either electronically through the MissouriBUYS system or as a hard copy to the Division of Purchasing in Jefferson City, with the understanding that failure to complete and submit all required documentation, particularly Exhibit A, will render the proposal unacceptable.