Room Amenities for Lake Barkley State Resort Park

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Finance and Administration Cabinet, Parks Division, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 758 2300000211 on behalf of Lake Barkley State Resort Park located in Spencer County for the procurement of room amenities through a one-time purchase contract. The solicitation encompasses eleven line items of guest room furnishings and accessories, including 62 Hamilton Beach non-stick irons, 60 three-quart leatherette ice buckets, 128 oval leatherette wastebaskets, hangers (four cases each of men's and women's styles), 64 hand-held hair dryers, 64 USB charging alarm clocks, 64 stainless steel towel shelves, 64 brown luggage racks, 64 T-leg ironing boards, and 64 black iron organizers. Vendors may bid on any one line, multiple lines, or any combination of available line items, with all products specified by manufacturer, model number, and SKU number; bidders proposing approved equal alternatives must provide descriptive literature for equivalency verification or risk non-responsive bid designation. Delivery is required to Lake Barkley State Resort Park in Cadiz, Kentucky, with billing directed to the Parks Purchasing Division in Frankfort, Kentucky. Written questions were due October 11, 2022, at 10:00 AM ET, with the bid closing date set for October 18, 2022, at 1:30 PM ET. Award determination will utilize a best value ranking approach allocating 90 points to price and 10 points to delivery time (stated in specific working days), for a total of 100 points, with the lowest price bidder receiving maximum points and subsequent bidders scored proportionally; a one percent per day deduction applies for each day delivery is missed. All pricing must be quoted F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed, exclusive of federal excise tax and Kentucky sales or use tax, and all bids must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system with vendors registered in the Vendor Self Service System at least 24-48 hours prior to submission.

Kentucky resident bidders are eligible for reciprocal preference consideration, and qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and qualified nonprofit agencies serving individuals with severe disabilities are entitled to preference equal to fifteen to twenty percent of maximum points. All bidders must execute the Commonwealth's Annual Affidavit certifying compliance with Kentucky campaign finance laws, sales and use tax registration, non-delinquency on state taxes and fees, prohibitions against boycotts of open trade jurisdictions, ethics statutes compliance over the preceding ten years, and restrictions on contracts involving convicted lobbyists; resident bidders must provide additional documentation including proof of Kentucky business authorization, corporate income tax filing, unemployment insurance fund payments, and workers' compensation coverage for the prior year. The solicitation documents do not specify contract pricing, set-aside percentages, incumbent contractors, or funding sources. Past vendor performance in the last twelve months may be considered in the award determination, and vendors with poor performance records may be deemed non-responsible; the resulting contract will be null and void upon thirty days' written notice of cancellation by the Commonwealth. For additional information and inquiries regarding the solicitation, interested parties should contact Keith Srutowski at 502-564-7007.