Snow Plow Blades

The New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Division of Procurement and Support Services, is issuing Request for Bid (RFB) 128-26 for a one-time purchase order contract to procure snow plow blades and related components for delivery to six New Hampshire Department of Transportation district locations across the state. The solicitation seeks qualified vendors to supply flexible plow blade systems with tungsten carbide inserts, carbide adapter blades, curb runner guards, wing shoes, and complete plow setup kits in various configurations (10-foot, 11-foot, and 12-foot), along with comprehensive hardware packages containing Grade 8 carriage bolts, plow bolts, lock nuts, and conical washers. Products must be new and current model year, with specifications requiring materials such as ASTM A36 structural steel, tungsten carbide inserts with specific composition standards (89% tungsten by physical weight, hardness 87.5-88.8 Rockwell A), and rubber components with Shore A Durometer of 60 points and tensile strength of 3,113 psi. All bids must include unit pricing for seventeen line items across the six districts, with delivery required within 30 days of purchase order receipt to designated locations in Whitefield, Enfield, Moultonborough, Swanzey, Bedford, and Lee, Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM, with 48-hour advance notice required. The bid closes on April 30, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, with the final date for submitting questions on April 21, 2026, and State responses due by April 23, 2026; no bidders conference is scheduled. Award will be made to the responsive vendor submitting a conforming bid at the lowest total cost, with prices remaining firm for the entire contract period and quoted as F.O.B. Destination with all delivery costs included. All awarded vendors must provide a warranty covering 100 percent of parts, labor, shipping, and expenses for a minimum of one year or the manufacturer's standard warranty period, whichever is greater, and must submit Certificates of Analysis for carbide inserts and rubber molding along with shop drawings for NHDOT Highway Maintenance review prior to manufacture.

The solicitation contains no specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular categories of organizations based on disadvantaged enterprise status. Vendors must be registered with the State of New Hampshire with a completed Vendor Application on file prior to award, and all must comply with New Hampshire statutes and regulations, including wage and hour laws, and provide Material Safety Data Sheets for products covered under the Workers Right to Know Act. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. No specific budget range or estimated award value is provided in the available documentation; however, the pricing is submitted on the attachment offer sheet template where bidders will provide unit prices for the seventeen line items to establish the total contract value. Payment will be made via ACH within 30 days after invoice receipt at the agency business office or after items are delivered, inspected, and accepted, whichever is later. The State reserves the right to reject any or all bids and may award by individual item, portion of item, or total proposal based on evaluation of conforming bids.