Outdoor Shed for Frankfort Group Home

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice issued Request for Bid (RFB) 758 2200000370 on January 4, 2022, for the procurement of an outdoor storage shed for the Frankfort Group Home located in Elliott County. The solicitation requires the delivery and on-site assembly of one 14' x 32' woods storage shed constructed to specific standards, including treated lumber flooring with 4x6 runners and 2x6 floor joists, 2x4 wall studs with treated T111 siding, a metal roof with 29-gauge roofing material, double barn doors with key locks, and a gable vent capable of withstanding winds up to 100 mph with a lofted ceiling. The shed must be delivered to 2790 Bridgeport-Benson Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-9667, with only moderate leveling required (up to 8 inches) and no concrete pad needed. Vendors' written questions must be submitted by January 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM ET, with bid closing on January 20, 2022, at 1:30 PM ET. Award will be made to a single vendor on a best value basis, with evaluation criteria allocating 90 points to price and 10 points to delivery performance, where the lowest bidder receives maximum price points and subsequent bidders are scored proportionally. Delivery time must be specified in working days, and late deliveries will incur a one percent per day penalty deducted from invoices. All bids must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system, with vendors required to be registered in the Vendor Self Service System prior to submission.

Kentucky resident bidders may receive reciprocal preference consideration for this solicitation. Additionally, qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries and nonprofit agencies serving individuals with disabilities may receive preference points of up to 20 or 15 percent respectively. Prior to award, all bidders must submit a Kentucky Tax Registration Application (Revenue Form 10A100), certificates of authority for foreign entities, required affidavits addressing compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, debarment status, sales and use tax registration, and state tax non-delinquency, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) forms if applicable. Quoted prices must be F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed and must exclude federal excise taxes and Kentucky sales or use taxes. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents, as pricing is to be competitively bid by responding vendors. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors, and no site visits or bidders' conferences are scheduled.