Purchase of Kitchen Utensils and Smallwares

Open State & local contract opportunity Posted

Solicitation number
060-3151604-CC
State
California
Responses due

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About this opportunity

The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner is requesting competitive bids for the purchase of kitchen utensils and smallwares for food services operations across jail facilities under IFB 060-3151604-CC, with bids due October 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time through the County's online procurement portal. This is a fully electronic solicitation; no other bid format will be accepted.

The County offers a 5% preference deduction for evaluated pricing to certified Orange County Local Small Businesses (OCLSB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE), with an 8% preference available for businesses certified as both. Bidders must also hold a DUNS number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) prior to contract award.

The scope comprises 86 line items including utility carts, storage containers, cutting boards, cooking pans, ladles, thermometers, knives, measuring tools, and specialized food-service equipment. All items that contact food or have potential to contact food must be National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) approved. Contractors must maintain adequate stock availability without minimum order quantities or costs, accept full-case returns at the contractor's expense, and deliver orders within 5–10 business days of placement, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific Time, to the primary delivery location at the Food Services Warehouse in Anaheim, California.

The contract term is two years with pricing locked for the entire term; price adjustments may be considered at renewal with County approval of bona fide increases. The contract also permits cooperative purchasing by other governmental entities with a 2% administrative rebate to the County on subordinate contract sales. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), automobile liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), statutory workers' compensation, and employers liability ($1,000,000 per accident or disease). Award will be based on the lowest responsive, responsible bid. Questions are due October 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM. Bids remain valid for 365 days following solicitation close. Labor and Material Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds are required upon contract award.

Opportunity text

The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner, (hereinafter referred to as County) is requesting competitive bids from qualified vendors (hereinafter referred to as Bidder) for Purchase of Kitchen Utensils and Smallwares. The County has attempted to provide all information available. It is the responsibility of each Bidder to review, evaluate, and, where necessary, request any clarification prior to submission of a bid. The awarded Contract, (hereinafter referred to as Contract) will be between the County and awarded Bidder, (hereinafter referred to as Contractor) in accordance with the model contract terms, conditions and scope of work.

This is a fully electronic solicitation - only electronic bids submitted through the County's online bidding system will be allowed; no other form of bid submittals will be accepted. Prior to submitting a bid, Bidders are advised to carefully read the instructions below, including the model contract and any solicitation attachments and/or exhibits. For assistance on uploading proposals via County's eProcurement Portal, please contact procurement-support@opengov.com or https://help.procurement.opengov.com/en/.

All questions or requests for interpretations must be received within this solicitation's Question & Answer section as specified in the solicitation. Respondents are not to contact other County personnel with any questions or clarifications concerning this solicitation.

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