Cpd Barricade System

TECHNICAL SUBMITTAL

CPD BARRICADE SYSTEMS

6100065231

I-1. Overview.

The Department of General Services (DGS) on behalf of the Capitol Police Department (CPD) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) in order to procure a portable barricade system that will include but is not limited to: allowance for timely deployment, sufficient pedestrian and ADA access, limited maintenance requirements, sufficient ballistic rating and crash test results, warranty and training.

I-2. Qualifications.

Company Overview. Offeror should be certified by ASTM, IWA14, PAS68, etc. Offeror should have availability for an in-person demonstration to be held in Harrisburg, PA.

Offeror Response

I-3. Training. Offeror will be required to provide in-person and/or virtual training of CPD agency personnel. Offeror should provide curricula, training materials to be used, number and frequency of sessions, and number and level of instructors.

Offeror Response

I-4. Requirements.

A. Specific Requirements.

Historically, CPD has used plastic, water-filled barriers. It is the expectation to procure a modular system that:

• Is lightweight

• Allows for easy deployment

• No tools required for assembly/disassembly

• Portable and towable

• Allows pedestrian and ADA access

• Warranty

• Ballistic Rating

• Availability to stop moving vehicles

• Limited to no maintenance

• Tested and certified

Offerors shall submit the technical specifications/detailed descriptions of the equipment proposed in response to this RFP. Documentation related to specific requirements must be provided with the response.

Offeror Response

B. General Requirements

1. Cost/Prices. The proposal submitted by the selected Offeror will be incorporated into any resulting Contract and the Offeror will be required to provide the awarded item(s) at the prices quoted in its proposal.

2. Approved Equal. Whenever an item is defined in this RFP by trade name and catalog number of a manufacturer or vendor, the term “or approved equal,” if not inserted therewith shall be implied. Any reference to a particular manufacturer’s product either by trade name or by limited description is solely for the purpose of more clearly indicating the minimum standard of quality desired, except where a “no substitute” is requested. When a “no substitute” is requested, the Issuing Office will consider only proposals for the referenced product only. The term “approved equal” is defined as meaning any other make which, in the sole opinion of the Issuing Office, is of such character, quality, and performance equivalence as to meet the standard of quality of products specified for which is to be used equally as well as specified. An Offeror quoting on a product other than the referenced product shall: a) furnish complete identification in its proposal of the product it is offering by trade name, brand and/or model number; b) furnish descriptive literature and data with respect to the substitute product it proposed to furnish; and c) indicate any known specification deviations from the referenced product.

3. New Equipment. Unless specified in this RFP, all products offered by the Offeror must be new or remanufactured. A “new” product is one that will be used first by the Commonwealth after it is manufactured or produced. A “remanufactured” product is one which: 1) has been rebuilt, using new or used parts, to a condition which meets the original manufacturer’s most recent specifications for the item; 2) does not, in the opinion of the Issuing Office, differ in appearance from a new item; and 3) has the same warranty as a new item. Unless otherwise specified in this RFP, used or reconditioned products are not acceptable. This clause shall be construed to prohibit Offerors from offering products with recycled content, provided the product is new or remanufactured.

I-5. Emergency Preparedness. To support continuity of operations during an emergency, including a pandemic, the Commonwealth needs a strategy for maintaining operations for an extended period of time. One part of this strategy is to ensure that essential contracts that provide critical business services to the Commonwealth have planned for such an emergency and put contingencies in place to provide needed goods and services.

A. Describe how you anticipate such a crisis will impact your operations.

B. Describe your emergency response continuity of operations plan.

Offeror Response

I-6. On-Site Demonstration. In order to be qualified as a responsible vendor for this procurement, Offerors must agree to an on-site demonstration to be scheduled by CPD at a location within the Capitol Complex of Harrisburg, PA 17102. A formal invitation will be provided by DGS during the course of evaluation to those suppliers who qualify.

Offeror Response

I-7. Contract Term. The contract resulting from this Request for Proposal(s) will be for one 1) year with four (4) optional 1-year renewals.

Offeror Response

I-8. Objections and Additions to Standard Contract Terms and Conditions. The Offeror will identify which, if any, of the terms and conditions contained in the Buyer Attachments section that it would like to negotiate and what additional terms and conditions the Offeror would like to add to the standard contract terms and conditions. The Offeror’s failure to make a submission under this paragraph will result in its waiving its right to do so later, but the Issuing Office may consider late objections and requests for additions if to do so, in the Issuing Office’s sole discretion, would be in the best interest of the Commonwealth. The Issuing Office may, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any requested changes to the standard contract terms and conditions. The Offeror shall not request changes to the other provisions of the RFP, nor shall the Offeror request to completely substitute its own terms and conditions for this RFP. All terms and conditions must appear in one integrated contract. The Issuing Office will not accept references to the Offeror’s, or any other, online guides or online terms and conditions contained in any proposal.

Regardless of any objections set out in its proposal, the Offeror must submit its proposal, including the cost proposal, on the basis of the terms and conditions set out in the Terms and Conditions contained in the Buyer Attachment section. The Issuing Office will reject any proposal that is conditioned on the negotiation of the terms and conditions set out in the Terms and Conditions contained in the Buyer Attachment section or to other provisions of the RFP.

Offeror Response