1591 - Heavy Duty Disaster Bags

The County of San Mateo is accepting bids from qualified vendors to provide heavy duty disaster bags and related material. The vendor must meet the minimum requirements and should include the following:

1. Account representation/point of contact
2. Detailed reporting
3. High quality bags and material
4. Delivery time of no more than three (3) business days after receipt of order (ARO).

The Procurement Division is issuing RFQ 1591 for heavy duty disaster bags and material. The award shall be made in the form of a contract with a term of five (5) years. Items will be ordered on a as needed basis throughout the contract term. The contract will be written in the form of a County of San Mateo Vendor Agreement. This agreement will allow the requesting department to order the items included in the bid directly from the supplier.

The bidder shall appoint an account representative for the County as a single point of contact in order to ensure a high level of responsiveness to the County’s needs. A backup contact shall also be designated for the purposes of providing coverage during the primary contact’s absence.

The successful proposer must be able to supply the County with monthly/quarterly/yearly usage reports as requested to include but not limited to the following:

1. Frequency by department
2. Cost totals per department, per reporting period
3. Grand total of orders

The County of San Mateo Coroner's Office is seeking high quality disaster bags for immediate use. The purpose of this solicitation is to award a contract that will be for a five (5) year term.

Estimated annual usage for each item:

Line item 1 - Disaster pouch heavy duty, black, envelope zipper, 6 handles, adult, 94" x 36" - 11-504 - Quantity 1,200 ea

Line item 2 - Disaster pouch 7-9 mil, vinyl, white, envelope zipper, adult, 94" x 36" - 11-204 - Quantity 20 ea

Line item 3 - Disaster pouch, medium weight, envelope zipper, blue, pediatric 48" x 24" - 11-226 - Quantity 20 ea

Line item 4 - Disaster pouch, jumbo, super heavy duty, 10 handles, blue 54" x 108" - 11-364 - Quantity 10 ea

Line item 5 - Sleeves, tyvek, elastic ends, 18", 100 pairs/case - 13-1600 - Quantity 6 cs

Line item 6 - Gown-polyethylene w/ thumb loop & elastic cuffs, 46" long, blue, 50/box - 11-940 - Quantity 5 bx

Line item 7 - Viscera bags, 0.10mm (4ML), 50/pkg 24" x 24" - 11-830 - Quantity 10 pkg

Line item 8 - Post-mortem suture thread, linen, 7 cord, waxed, antural, 1lb. Spool - 330 - Quantity 3 ea