Trash Compactors for Southeast State Correctional Complex

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, on behalf of the Department of Corrections, issued a Request for Bid (RFB) for the procurement of two 34-yard self-contained trash compactors for the Southeast State Correctional Complex in Wheelwright, Kentucky. The compactors must be designed for disposing of daily trash and food waste, featuring fully enclosed hoppers with ground-level access doors that are compatible with the existing 12-foot by 22-foot concrete pad infrastructure at the facility. Bids were due January 14, 2021, at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, with written vendor questions required by January 6, 2021, and Commonwealth responses issued by January 7, 2021. The contract award is structured as a one-time award with no renewal options, and all bids must be submitted electronically through the Kentucky eProcurement system; paper submissions are not acceptable. Evaluation will be conducted on a best-value basis using scoring criteria weighted as follows: price (90 points), delivery (5 points), and warranty (5 points), with vendors required to provide specific delivery timelines in working days and warranty periods in months. All pricing must be submitted as unit prices and total contract amounts, including all delivery and shipping fees on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed basis, with installation costs itemized separately as a second line item, and proposed pricing must remain valid for a minimum of sixty calendar days after the bid due date.

Kentucky resident bidders are eligible for reciprocal preference equal to the preference given by the nonresident bidder's home state, and qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries, Kentucky Industries for the Blind, and nonprofits serving individuals with severe disabilities receive preference equal to a percentage of maximum points awarded. Vendors must comply with all applicable Kentucky statutes and provide required affidavits and tax registration documentation; Equal Employment Opportunity requirements apply for contracts exceeding $500,000 in estimated value. The specific budget or award value for this procurement was not disclosed in the solicitation documents. Payment will be made within thirty working days of invoice receipt and goods acceptance. There is no indication of incumbent vendors or current contractors listed in the procurement documentation, and the equipment must integrate with the facility's existing concrete pad infrastructure designed to accommodate the 12-foot by 22-foot footprint specifications.