MC INSTITUTIONAL DISINFECTANTS with BEP Goal

The State of Illinois, through the Department of Central Management Services, is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to establish a Master Contract for the purchase of institutional disinfectants on an as-needed basis for the state government and qualified not-for-profit agencies. The contract has a 20% Business Enterprise Program (BEP) goal and an initial two-year term. Interested vendors must submit bids by August 16, 2018 at 3:00 pm. A mandatory bidder's conference will be held on August 2, 2018. Pricing will be evaluated on a cost-per-diluted-ounce basis, and the contract has no maximum value, with vendors billing each participating agency separately for their actual share of supply or service costs.

The procurement is set aside for BEP-certified vendors only. The current incumbent is ABC Disinfectants, Inc. Funding for the contract will be provided through the state's general operating budget, and bidders must demonstrate the financial and operational capacity to fulfill the contract requirements. The related files indicate that some vendors have been disqualified from the bidding process due to deficiencies in their submissions, including lack of registration with the Illinois Secretary of State and Board of Elections, incomplete disclosures, and failure to meet BEP participation requirements.