Pool Furniture - Barren River Lake State Resort Park

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Parks issued Request for Quote (RFQ) 670 1900000153 on July 2, 2019, to procure pool furniture for Barren River Lake State Resort Park located in Lucas, Kentucky. The solicitation requires vendors to supply three distinct line items: 28 low-back stacking sling chairs (Outdoor by Design Bonaire style with white frames and indigo slings), 22 eighteen-inch round fiberglass stacking occasional tables (white aluminum frames with white fiberglass tops), and 32 sling stacking chaise lounges (Grosfillex Calypso style with white frames and blue seat/back slings rated for 300 pounds with three-position adjustable backs). All items must be quoted on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis with freight charges included to the delivery destination, and the contract will be awarded as a group to a single vendor quoting all line items. The evaluation criteria allocate 80 points to price (with the lowest bidder receiving maximum points and others scored proportionally), 10 points to warranty (with a required minimum 36-month parts and labor warranty, with vendors offering longer warranties receiving additional points up to 10 points), and 5 points to delivery performance (with standard delivery of 30 working days after receipt of order receiving baseline scoring and expedited delivery receiving proportional points). Sealed hard-copy submissions must be addressed to Jamie Bailey at the Kentucky Department of Parks, 2 Hudson Hollow Road, Unit 1, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, with responses due by July 10, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., and all proposed pricing must remain valid for a minimum of 60 calendar days after the quote due date.

Kentucky resident bidders may receive reciprocal preference, and qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and certain nonprofit organizations serving individuals with disabilities receive preference equal to 20 or 15 percent of maximum points, respectively. Vendors must submit a signed solicitation face sheet with best value information and required affidavits confirming compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, tax registration, sales tax collection registration, and state tax payment status; alternate brands meeting or exceeding specifications may be proposed if supporting descriptive literature is provided. No specific incumbent vendor or budget range was identified in the solicitation documents, though the procurement involves standard commercial pool furniture for a state resort park facility. Electronic submissions are prohibited, and only hard-copy sealed submissions will be accepted for this procurement.