Sodium Hypochlorite

The Town of Greenwich, Connecticut Purchasing Department, on behalf of the Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works, is procuring 15% Liquid Membrane Grade Sodium Hypochlorite for delivery to the Waste Water Treatment Plant at Grass Island. This Request for Bid (RFB #7944) seeks a qualified supplier capable of providing this chemical commodity on a per-gallon basis with fixed pricing for an initial one-year term running from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with three optional one-year renewal periods available through mutual consent. Historical usage data indicates annual demand of approximately 9,939 to 12,327 gallons, with typical individual deliveries ranging from 2,000 to 2,500 gallons. All pricing must be submitted on a net, per-gallon basis exclusive of federal and state taxes and must include transportation, delivery, insurance, certificates, permits, and all other costs on an FOB destination basis with freight prepaid and allowed. Deliveries must be completed within two weeks of request during business weekdays between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, with emergency deliveries required within 24 hours of telephone request. Prior to bid submission, new suppliers are required to conduct a mandatory site visit to the Waste Water Treatment facility to observe valve setup arrangements and confirm tanker truck compatibility with the Town's off-loading manifold; site visits must be coordinated with Sewer Division Process Control Manager Alyssa Beck at (203) 622-0963 ext. 3. Sealed bids are due February 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Town of Greenwich Purchasing Department, First Floor, Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT 06830. Bidders must hold their pricing firm for a minimum of 90 days from the submission deadline, and the Town will make award or rejection decisions within 60 days of the bid opening date.

The Town of Greenwich is not currently accepting electronic bids and requires all submissions to follow the RFB document submission instructions for physical delivery. The solicitation is open to all qualified vendors, with no specific set-asides or restrictions identified for disadvantaged enterprises or other organizational categories. The incumbent supplier for this commodity is Kuehne Chemical Co., Inc., with the current price baseline established at $1.8634 per gallon; suppliers previously providing this chemical to the Town are exempt from the mandatory pre-bid site visit requirement. The awarded contractor must provide Material Safety Data Sheets with their bid and procure comprehensive insurance coverage including General Liability ($2,000,000 aggregate/$1,000,000 per occurrence), Comprehensive Automobile Liability ($1,000,000), Excess Liability ($5,000,000), Workers' Compensation, and $4 Million Pollution Coverage, with the Town of Greenwich named as an additional insured. Payment terms are net 30 days after receipt of invoice and acceptance of products. The Town of Greenwich is exempt from federal and state taxes, and no specific contract award value or budget range has been disclosed in the available solicitation materials, though the estimated annual expenditure can be calculated based on historical usage data and the current per-gallon pricing baseline.