Plastic Bags - Request for Quote

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) issued a Request for Quote solicitation for plastic bags to be delivered to the Central Canteen facility in Canon City, Colorado. The procurement requires three distinct types of plastic bags: 900 cases of 22" x 26" clear vented 2.5 mil plastic bags containing 250 bags per case, 700 cases of 22" x 34" clear vented 2.5 mil plastic bags containing 250 bags per case, and 100 cases of 12" x 18" clear non-vented 1.1 mil plastic bags containing 2,000 bags per case, for a total delivery in a single shipment using FOB-Destination pricing. The bid submission deadline was July 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time, with responses required to be submitted via email to stephanie.diggs@state.co.us or by fax to 719-269-4064. All prospective bidders were required to be registered on the Colorado Vendor Self Service (VSS) website prior to submission. Evaluation criteria included cost, projected delivery dates, past performance, quality and security considerations, life cycle costs, bidder qualifications and experience, and certified status as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business based in Colorado. The CDOC reserved the right to divide the award among multiple bidders if deemed advantageous to the State and retained the right to cancel any order for which delivery was not made by the projected delivery date stated in the bid response.

Award would be made to the bidder or bidders whose response was most advantageous to the State, with payment terms assumed to be Net-45 days after receipt of goods and invoice unless otherwise specified by the bidder. Vendors may have been required to provide product samples at their own expense for testing and evaluation prior to final award. The solicitation documents do not specify an award value or budget range for this procurement, nor do they identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors. No specific set-aside designations were indicated for disadvantaged enterprises beyond the evaluation preference for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses based in Colorado. The opportunity did not reference any existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements, indicating this was a straightforward goods procurement without complex integration considerations.