Plastic Injeltion Mold Machine (Used)

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Purchasing Branch is soliciting bids for a used 550-ton Cincinnati plastic injection molding machine for the Agricultural Division at Wateree Dairy Farm in Rembert, South Carolina. The procurement, identified as solicitation 5400019310, requires a machine with specific technical specifications, including a 54-ounce shot size, CAMAC YEL controls, a 75-horsepower electric motor at 480 volts, and a toggle clamp with 550-ton clamp force. The machine must be operational with no more than 65,000 hours of use, and bidders must include freight costs as a separate line item. The bid opening is scheduled for February 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., with award posting expected on February 10, 2020. Sealed bids must be submitted in one copy to the SCDC Purchasing Branch at 4420 Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29210. The procurement officer, Myrtle Dewerdt, can be reached at 803-896-8582 or dewerdt.myrtle@doc.state.sc.us. Bidders must submit a signed cover page and page two, with award to be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

The solicitation requires vendors to be registered South Carolina vendors and includes standard procurement terms and conditions. Offerors must comply with equal opportunity provisions, drug-free workplace certification, ethics compliance, and debarment regulations. Late delivery penalties will be applied at 5% for each 15-day increment of delay, up to 60 days, after which the state may procure the equipment on the open market and charge the vendor for any price differential. Deliveries must be completed within 120 days after receipt of the purchase order, and the award is contingent upon visual on-site inspection and verification of the equipment's condition and specifications. Questions from offerors must be received at least five days prior to the bid opening. While specific award value is not explicitly stated, the procurement is for a single used plastic injection molding machine, suggesting a relatively focused and limited-scope acquisition for the SCDC Agricultural Division.