Nursery Shuttle Bins

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Finance and Administration Cabinet, on behalf of the Division of Forestry-Morgan County Nursery, is soliciting bids for the procurement of 100 units of Nursery Shuttle Bins through Request for Bid (RFB) 758 2100000678. The specified product is the ShuttleBin 330 or an approved equal alternative, with external dimensions of 48 inches wide by 40 inches long, designed to collapse and stack with ventilation slots, four-way forklift entry capability, a minimum load capacity of 1,500 pounds, and two drop-down doors. Delivery is required to the Division of Forestry's Morgan County Nursery in West Liberty, Kentucky, prior to June 30, 2021, with all pricing to be quoted on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis. Bidders must submit responses electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system (Kentucky Vendor Self Service portal) by May 28, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with written questions due by May 21, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The contract will be awarded on a best value basis using a 100-point evaluation scale consisting of Price (90 points) and Delivery (10 points), with the lowest-priced bidder receiving maximum points and subsequent bidders scored proportionally; vendors must bid all line items to be considered responsive. Bidders proposing alternate brands or specifications must submit descriptive literature to verify equality, with failure to provide sufficient documentation resulting in a non-responsive bid determination. Prior to award, vendors must submit a Revenue Form 10A100 (Kentucky Tax Registration Application), required affidavits, and a Certificate of Authority for foreign entities, along with EEO forms if applicable.

Kentucky resident bidders are eligible for reciprocal preference, while qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries and qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with severe disabilities may receive preference points of up to 20 percent and 15 percent respectively of maximum available points. Vendors must be registered in the Commonwealth's Vendor Self Service portal prior to bid submission, and all pricing must exclude Federal Excise Tax and Kentucky Sales or Use Tax. The proposed pricing must remain valid for a minimum of 60 calendar days after the bid due date. A one percent penalty per day will be deducted from invoices for deliveries occurring after the June 30, 2021, deadline, while vendors delivering prior to the standard timeframe may earn additional delivery points. The Commonwealth reserves the right to cancel the solicitation if all responses exceed available funding. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents; interested parties should contact Evelyn Osborne at 502-564-0552 for procurement inquiries or Stephanie Benassi at the Division of Forestry, 300 Sower Boulevard, 4th Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, for billing and administrative matters.