Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint

Location:	Pennsylvania
Posted:	Jul 7, 2026
Due:	Jul 21, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Pennsylvania
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	80 - Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
Solicitation No:	6100066311
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General Information

Department for this solicitation:

Procurement

Date Prepared:

07/07/26

Types:

IFB

Advertisement Type:

Service

Materials

Service & Materials

PW Construction

Agency Construction

Real Estate

Solicitation/Project#:

6100066311

Solicitation/Project Title:

Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint

Description:

This solicitation is for the purchase of white and yellow "Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint".

Award is limited to those suppliers approved in PennDOT Bulletin 15 who can supply
lead free, waterborne paints that satisfy the specifications for WATERBORNE HIGH BUILD TRAFFIC LINE PAINT, dated July 2, 2026, included as Attachment E to this solicitation. Suppliers may bid any paint formula that is approved in writing by PennDOT prior to the bid opening date. Materials shall be controlled in accordance with Section 106 of Publication 408, current version.

Department Information
Department/Agency:	Department of Transportation	Delivery Location:	3534 Port Matilda Highway Philipsburg Pa 16866
County:	Centre	Duration:	1 Year

Contact Information
First Name:	Jodi	Last Name:	Wilson
Phone Number: (XXX-XXX-XXXX)	717-425-7861	Email:	jodwilson@PA.GOV

Solicitation Information
Bids must be received by the purchasing agency on the Solicitation Due Date no later than the Solicitation Due Time as set forth in the solicitation. Any conflict between the dates and/or times contained in the solicitation itself or its attachments and this advertisement shall be resolved in favor of the solicitation.
Solicitation Start Date:	07/07/26
Solicitation Due Date:	07/21/26	Solicitation Due Time:	10:00 AM
Solicitation Opening Date:	07/21/26	Solicitation Opening Time:	10:00 AM
Opening Location:	Bids Will Be Opened Read Virtually Via Ms Teams On 7 21 26 At 10 00 A M Est Please Contact Jodi L Wilson Jodwilson Pa Gov For A Meeting Invitation
No. of Addendums:	0

Amended Date:	07/07/26

Related Solicitation Files

Original Files

	01. Terms and Conditions.pdf
	02. Contract Specifications (2026 Line Paint) Final.pdf
	Attachment A - Waterborne Traffic Line Paint Bid Sheet .xlsx
	Attachment B - Reciprocal Limitations Act Requirements (GSPUR89).pdf
	Attachment C - Worker Protection and Investment Cert Form (BOP 2201).pdf
	Attachment D - Supplier Information Form.pdf
	Attachment E - WATERBORNE HIGH BUILD TRAFFIC LINE PAINT.pdf
	Attachment F - Specification for Polyethylene Paint Totes.pdf
	Attachment G - Specification For Polyetheylene Caged Bottle Paint Totes.pdf

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SPECIFICATIONS

Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint

1. CONTRACT SCOPE/OVERVIEW: The Invitation for Bid (IFB), identified here and in the other documents as

the “Contract”, will cover the requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

(PennDOT) for Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint.

2. BIDDING INFORMATION: Bidders must enter bid pricing into the attached Waterborne High Build Traffic Line

Paint Bid Sheet (Attachment A) and submit it along with the electronic bid response.

The following documents are required to be completed and returned/attached with your electronic bid. These are

in addition to any other requirements to submit documentation within the bid specifications. Bids may be rejected

for failure to complete and return required documents.

• Attachment A – Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint Bid Sheet in Excel format. Do not provide in

PDF format. Failure to return this document or to return it without bid pricing will result in the bid being

rejected.

• State of Manufacture Chart (This is the Reciprocal limitations Act GSPUR-89 included as Attachment B

to this Solicitation)

• Attachment C – Worker Protection and Investment Certification Form

• Attachment D – Supplier Information Form

• Supplier’s Plan for Disposition or Reconditioning of Empty IBCs

• Copy of active Department of General Services (DGS) Certified Small Business certification (if applicable)

3. BID SHEET: Attachment A – Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint Bid Sheet consists of three separate

worksheets: Formula Cost Submittal, White Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint Cost Breakdown Form, and

Yellow Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint Cost Breakdown Form.

3.1 FORMULA COST SUBMITTAL: Suppliers shall submit a Cost per Gallon for each formula they are

bidding.

The Commonwealth is accepting bids for the following White Waterborne Traffic Line Paint formulas:

State Test Deck/Year

Pennsylvania - 2018

Wisconsin - 2022

Manufacturer

Sherwin-Williams

Ingevity

Ennis-Flint

Sherwin-Williams

Ingevity

Data Mine Number

PMM-2018-01-085

PMM-2018-01-077

PMM-2018-01-365

PMM-2018-01-308

PMM-2022-01-121

PMM-2022-01-119

PMM-2022-01-117

PMM-2022-01-084

PMM-2022-01-082

PMM-2022-01-078

PMM-2022-01-061

and Yellow Waterborne Traffic Line Paint formulas:

State Test Deck/Year

Pennsylvania - 2018

Wisconsin - 2022

Manufacturer

Ingevity

Ennis-Flint

Sherwin-Williams

Data Mine Number

PMM-2018-01-066

PMM-2018-01-366

PMM-2022-01-122

PMM-2022-01-120

PMM-2022-01-118

PMM-2022-01-079

3.2 WHITE WATERBORNE HIGH BUILD TRAFFIC LINE PAINT COST BREAKDOWN FORM:

Suppliers shall submit a separate White Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint Cost Breakdown

form for each formula’s bid price.

The following information must be completed on each White Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint

Cost Breakdown form:

Cost per gallon of White Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint

3.3 YELLOW WATERBORNE HIGH BUILD TRAFFIC LINE PAINT COST BREAKDOWN FORM:

Suppliers shall submit a separate Yellow Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint Cost Breakdown form

for each formula’s bid price.

The following information must be completed on each Yellow Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint

cost breakdown form:

Cost per gallon of Yellow Waterborne High Build Traffic Line Paint

4. METHOD OF AWARD: Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

5. QUALIFICATIONS: Award is limited to those suppliers approved in PennDOT Bulletin 15 who can supply

lead free, waterborne paints that satisfy the specifications for WATERBORNE HIGH BUILD TRAFFIC LINE

PAINT, dated July 2, 2026, included as Attachment E to this solicitation. Suppliers may bid any paint formula

that is approved in writing by PennDOT prior to the bid opening date. Materials shall be controlled in accordance

with Section 106 of Publication 408, current version.

6. NOTIFICATION OF SAMPLING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS: It is the responsibility of the supplier to

contact the PennDOT Bureau of Construction & Materials, Laboratory Testing Section (LTS), 81 Lab Lane,

Harrisburg, PA 17110 (phone 717-787-4720) within seventy-two (72) hours of notification of award to arrange for

materials sampling and testing.

7. POST AWARD CONFERENCE: The Department may, at its discretion, schedule a post-award conference

with the supplier(s) prior to placing any orders to review contract requirements.

8. PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS: This section refers to the PennDOT Specifications – attached to

this solicitation as Attachments F and G.

Paint shall be supplied in re-usable cylindrical 275-gallon polyethylene IBCs per the attached specifications.

The IBC will remain the property of the supplier and the supplier is responsible to retrieve the IBC from the

Department within fifteen (15) days after written notification, or at the time of a subsequent delivery.

Suppliers shall comply with the regulations set forth in “40 CFR” and “49 CFR” for the transportation, reuse or

disposal of all empty IBCs. Suppliers shall submit with their bid, a plan regarding the disposition or

reconditioning of empty IBCs for review and approval by PennDOT. Suppliers should include with their bid,

the cleaning methods and inspection process of IBCs prior to filling them with paint.

The supplier shall reimburse the Department for any clean-up cost incurred due to IBCs that are leaking or

damaged at the time of delivery.

9. DELIVERY: Delivery shall be made FOB Destination to PennDOT, District 2- Centre County located at

3534 Port Matilda Highway, Philipsburg, PA 16866. IBCs shall be shipped on flatbed trucks only. The

Department may refuse shipments that are not made on flatbed trucks. The supplier shall contact the

District Office prior to shipment to notify them of their intent to ship. The supplier or truck driver should also

contact the County Maintenance Office at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to delivery to arrange for

acceptance of the order. The name and telephone number of a contact person will appear in the Purchase

Order.

Deliveries are accepted Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 AM and 12:00 noon excluding state

holidays, unless other arrangements are approved by the Department contact person.

10. EMPTY CONTAINER REMOVAL: Prior to removal of empty IBCs, the supplier shall contact the

Department to notify them of the intent to pick up empties. The supplier or truck driver shall contact the County

Maintenance Office at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to pick up. Pickups are accepted Monday through

Friday between the hours of 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM excluding state holidays, unless the Department contact

person approves other arrangements.

It is the responsibility of the Department to use Commonwealth equipment to place the fully discharged IBCs

onto the truck as directed by the supplier’s truck driver.

Pickups of empty IBCs shall be made via flatbed trucks only. The Department may refuse to load empty IBCs if

a flatbed truck is not sent for pickups.

IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the supplier’s responsibility to ensure the totes being picked up meet the guidelines

for being fully discharged. Once the vendor removes the IBCs from PennDOT locations, they are considered to

have been accepted as fully discharged. The department shall not be responsible for any costs associated with

removing residual paint in the IBCs once the IBCs are removed from PennDOT locations.

11. CERTIFICATION: Prior to shipping paint, the supplier shall notify the Bureau of Construction & Materials of

any change in the source of raw materials or in the methods of manufacture:

• Paint accepted based on certification.

• When a batch is filled off, submit a copy of the required test results to the LTS for verification of

compliance with PennDOT specifications.

• Specify the type of material and company lot number, on the certificate of compliance, for cross-

referencing to the bill of lading.

• Have a responsible company official sign the certification.

• Obtain two (2) verification samples (1 pint each) from each batch used for PennDOT shipments. One

sample forwarded to LTS for verification testing. The supplier shall retain one (1) pint for six

(6) months. Batches representing greater than 10,000 gallons will require one sample being sent to the

LTS for each 10,000 gallons.

• Use a form acceptable to the Bureau of Construction & Materials, containing the following information:

1. Statement that material was tested and meets PennDOT specifications

2. Type of material

3. Company lot identification

4. Date of Shipment

5. Producer’s name and location

6. Consignee’s name and location

7. Quantity (gallons)

12. LEVELS OF CERTIFICATION: Material provided by a manufacturer listed in PennDOT Bulletin 15, Approved

Construction Materials, is approved for use only in its intended application(s). Manufacturers are assigned a Level

of Certification, based on their ability to comply with the specifications, as follows:

• LEVEL 1 – Test material at the minimum frequency identified in the approved quality control plan. Ship

on the basis of certification.

• LEVEL 2 – Test material at an increased frequency, as identified in a revised quality control plan,

coordinated with the Bureau of Construction and Materials. Continue to ship on the basis of

certification. Submit an action plan to demonstrate how material and processes are controlled to

ensure the product consistently meets specification requirements.

• LEVEL 3 – Test material at LEVEL 2 frequency and arrange for additional testing at the Level 2

frequency by an independent laboratory. Correlate test results from in-house and independent lab and

continue to ship on the basis of certification.

• LEVEL 4 – Test material at LEVEL 2 frequency and arrange for additional testing at the LEVEL 2

frequency by an independent laboratory. Correlate test results from in-house and independent lab.

Certify that the material meets specifications; submit samples to LTS for verification; and ship, only

after notification of acceptable lot test results from the Bureau of Construction and Materials.

Failure to advance above this level of certification will result in PennDOT initiating action for

suspension/removal of the manufacturer from Bulletin 15 in accordance with the Commonwealth’s Contractor

Responsibility Program.

13.QUALITY CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SAMPLES: The following

limits are established to demonstrate compliance with the below physical testing values, based on the

LTS’s testing of approved paint formulations, as placed in the test deck on which the formulation was

approved.

Viscosity (Krebs)

Weight per Gallon

Volatiles

± 12% using ASTM D562

± 1.8% using ASTM D1475

± 4.7% using ASTM D2369

% Pigment

± 1.05% using ASTM D4451

In addition, the quality control, verification and quality assurance sample testing shall meet the requirements of

Sections 2 and 3 of the attached Specifications for WATERBORNE HIGH BUILD TRAFFIC LINE PAINT, dated

July 2, 2026 – Attachment E.

The sample parameter values for approved paint formulations are derived during the lab test portion of the

NTPEP paint evaluation. These values are used in conjunction with the above ranges for all quality control,

verification and quality assurance samples. The approved test methods for weight per gallon, % total solids,

viscosity, contrast ratio and reflectance are noted in Table I of the attached Specifications for WATERBORNE

HIGH BUILD TRAFFIC LINE PAINT – Attachment E.

14. DISPOSITION OF NON-SPECIFICATION MATERIAL: All paints and materials furnished under this

contract shall meet the criteria noted above and the applicable sections of the attached specifications. If

material delivered to the Department is suspected of not meeting specification requirements, or if quality

assurance or lot verification samples do not meet the criteria established in these contract provisions, the

Department will conduct a follow-up evaluation. If the follow-up evaluation confirms the traffic paint does not

meet the testing or specification criteria, the supplier is required to replace the rejected paint within twenty

(20) days after notice of such rejection at no additional cost to the Commonwealth.

15. SHELF LIFE REQUIREMENTS: All paints and materials furnished under contract shall have a minimum

shelf life of nine (9) months. Shelf life is the period during which the product is satisfactory in every respect for

use and is calculated from the date of manufacture to the Department. The Department will return to the

manufacturer any material that does not perform as intended within nine (9) months for replacement by the

manufacturer within twenty (20) days. The manufacturer shall assume all costs associated with pick-up and

replacement of material.

16. INVOICING: The PA Office of the Budget has initiated an E-Invoicing program that enables vendors to

submit invoices via email. Submitting invoices via email enables vendors to save printing and postage costs,

paper supplies, and mailing time needed to transmit paper invoices. The program’s guidelines are available on

the E-Invoicing website, located at http://www.budget.pa.gov/programs/pages/e- invoicing.aspx

17. INQUIRIES: All questions regarding this procurement should be directed to Jodi Wilson, jodwilson@pa.gov,

prior to Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 10:00 am eastern standard time. All questions and answers will be

posted to the solicitation in eMarketplace for public viewing.

18. BID OPENING: A public bid opening will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Please contact Jodi Wilson,

jodwilson@pa.gov, for a meeting invitation.

19. Executive Order 2021-06, Worker Protection and Investment: Pursuant to Executive Order 2021-06,

Worker Protection and Investment (October 21, 2021), the Commonwealth is responsible for ensuring that

every Pennsylvania worker has a safe and healthy work environment and the protections afforded them

through labor laws. To that end, contractors and grantees of the Commonwealth must certify that they are in

compliance with all applicable Pennsylvania state labor and workforce safety laws. Such certification shall be

made through the Worker Protection and Investment Certification Form (BOP-2201) and submitted with the

bid, proposal or quote.

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