Safety and Suicide Prevention Items

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) is seeking responses for the procurement of various safety and suicide prevention items through a Request for Response (RFR) process. The DOC is looking to establish and maintain a list of pre-qualified contractors from which the DOC, facilities located throughout the DOC, and other Commonwealth Agencies can select. The RFR has an initial term of up to 2 years with 3 optional 2-year renewals for a maximum total contract duration of 8 years. The DOC is seeking the "best value" response which provides the greatest quantity of services at the highest quality. The contract will be based on a market basket approach, allowing the addition and removal of products to an approved list. Bidders must offer a percentage off discount for the market basket items and there is no minimum quantity per order. Shipping and handling charges will not be paid by the DOC. The DOC will monitor the contractor's performance and use of Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) partners to fulfill their own SDP expenditure benchmarks.

The RFR does not specify any set-asides or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed. The RFR also does not provide any information on possible award values or budget ranges for this procurement.