Trinity Cable Barrier Parts

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Division of Purchases issued a Request for Bid (RFB) on October 10, 2024, for Trinity Cable Barrier Parts on a master agreement catalog price contract basis. The procurement is intended to supply cable guardrail replacement parts for the Trinity cable systems used by the KYTC Division of Maintenance and Highway Districts 1-12 throughout Kentucky. The goods being procured include nine line items of cable guardrail components: CASS line posts with spacers and straps (500 units estimated), terminal top posts with hardware (15 units), terminal line post parts (20 units), line post sleeves with parts (15 units), terminal bottom posts (15 units), terminal line post sleeve parts (30 units), cable field splice assemblies (12 units), cable torpedo splice assemblies (15 units), and additional terminal line post parts (10 units). All components must meet specified material and construction standards outlined in Kentucky Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and various AASHTO standards. Bids must be submitted electronically through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service system at https://vss.ky.gov by October 31, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with a public bid reading held at 3:00 p.m. on the closing date via conference line. The tentative award date is November 8, 2024, and the initial contract period runs from November 1, 2024, through October 31, 2025, with options to renew for four additional one-year periods. Evaluation is conducted using a best value scoring approach with pricing weighted at 95 points and delivery time at 5 points; vendors must guarantee delivery within a specified number of calendar days after receipt of a delivery order and are subject to a one percent (1%) per day deduction from invoices for late deliveries. The contract is quoted F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed, with vendors responsible for all shipping and freight charges, and the minimum value for delivery orders is $10,000, though KYTC is not obligated to purchase any materials.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types are detailed in the available procurement documents. Kentucky resident bidders and qualified bidders receive statutory preferences in scoring under state law. Vendors must be registered in the Commonwealth eProcurement System, submit a Required Affidavit for campaign finance compliance, and non-resident bidders must provide certification of authority to conduct business in Kentucky. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The procurement documents do not specify a total contract value or budget range, as quantities are estimated and subject to actual agency needs and delivery orders placed during the contract term. Vendors are advised that KYTC is not obligated to purchase any minimum quantity of materials under this master agreement.