Sodium Chloride D11 - Clay Co - One-Time Contract

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is issuing a one-time Request for Bid (RFB) for the procurement of 9,000 tons of sodium chloride (rock salt) to be delivered to the Kentucky Department of Highways District 11 Storage Facility in Manchester, Kentucky by December 31, 2024. The solicitation will be conducted as a multi-step competitive sealed bid, also referred to as a reverse auction, hosted on the eBridge web-based bidding platform. Vendors must submit unpriced offers in Phase 1, and pricing will only be accepted during the online reverse auction in Phase 2. The contract will be awarded to the vendor with the lowest price. Pricing must be quoted on an F.O.B. destination basis, and the vendor will be responsible for all freight charges. The Commonwealth reserves the right to sample and test the material, and adjustments may be made for excess moisture content.

The Commonwealth may apply reciprocal preference to resident bidders, as well as preferences for qualified bidders or the Department of Corrections, Division of Prison Industries. Vendors must submit a completed "Annual Affidavit for Bidders, Offerors and Contractors" attesting to compliance with Kentucky's campaign finance laws. The estimated value of the contract is not provided, but vendors will be required to pay a 1.5% transaction fee to eBridge Procurement based on the final total purchase price.