Metal Desk Lamps/ Floor Lamps for WHFRTC Billeting Quarters

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Department of Military Affairs, issued Request for Bids (RFB) 758 1900000044 on July 17, 2018, seeking vendors to supply metal desk and floor lamps for the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center (WHFRTC) billeting quarters located in Elliott County. The procurement requires 136 units of 18-inch Wrought Studio Dille Dunn metal brushed steel desk lamps featuring a round base, conical shade, adjustable hinge mechanism, built-in USB port, built-in outlets, and capacity for maximum 60-watt bulbs with a 72-inch cord, and 64 units of 64-inch LUKEN brushed steel silver three-light tree floor lamps featuring three individual metal shades with separate on/off rotary switches and maximum 40-watt bulbs per fixture. Both lamp types must be UL listed for commercial or residential use and include one-year limited warranties, with all pricing to include F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed delivery charges. Vendors were permitted to propose equal or alternate brands with supporting descriptive literature, and all quoted items must exclude federal excise tax and Kentucky sales or use tax. The solicitation established a best value evaluation approach with price weighted at 100 points and warranty as a pass/fail requirement, with proposed pricing to remain valid for a minimum of sixty calendar days following the bid due date. Sealed hard copy bids were due on July 31, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Office of Procurement Services in Frankfort, Kentucky, with vendor questions required by July 23, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Resident bidders were required to submit the Required Annual Affidavit for Bidders certifying compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, sales and use tax registration, and absence of state tax delinquency, while nonresident bidders were required to provide certificates of authority to transact business in Kentucky. The Commonwealth offered preference eligibility to qualified bidders, including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and nonprofit organizations serving individuals with severe disabilities, potentially receiving preference equal to fifteen to twenty percent of maximum points awarded. All mandatory submission requirements included signed solicitation face pages, completed bid information forms, Kentucky Revenue Form 10A100, certificates of authority if applicable, required affidavits, and Equal Employment Opportunity forms if applicable. The solicitation documents do not specify unit costs or total contract award values, as these were to be provided by bidding vendors based on their pricing submissions. Shipment was directed to the WHFRTC at 4675 State Route 181, Building 201, Greenville, Kentucky, while billing was to be submitted to the Division of Facilities Management, Accounts Receivable, in Frankfort, with contact inquiries directed to Commonwealth Buyer Evelyn Osborne at 502-564-0552.