Reverse Auction Services

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is seeking a qualified vendor to provide Reverse Auction Services on behalf of the state. The selected vendor will be responsible for hosting a secure website to conduct the reverse auctions, registering technically responsive vendors, providing training, facilitating anonymous and blind bidding, and ensuring full disaster recovery capability and detailed reporting. The initial contract term is one year with three optional two-year renewal periods. The evaluation criteria includes a technical proposal, cost proposal, and optional oral presentations, with a maximum of 2,750 total points available. Pricing terms allow for potential price increases after the first 12 months and require price reductions for any industry-wide decreases. The contract will be available for use by all state agencies and eligible political subdivisions within Kentucky.

The procurement is open to all qualified vendors, with no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The Commonwealth has not identified any incumbent vendors or current contractors for these services, and there are no specific technology integration requirements noted in the RFP documents. The RFP does not provide an estimated award value or budget range, but the Commonwealth makes no guarantee of contract usage, and the final contract terms will be subject to negotiation with the top-ranked vendor.