Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State of South Dakota through the Bureau of Administration, Office of Procurement Management is soliciting proposals from responsible suppliers to provide a complete line of office supplies, batteries, ink and toner, and small volume paper. It is the State’s intent to award a contract to a contractor with proven resources to service the State’s needs for the supplies included in this RFP, at all state government locations within South Dakota. The RFP will be evaluated using price and other factors. The State is looking for a contractor that maintains a large number of the required items in stock for immediate delivery, and that can provide delivery for those items within 24 to 48 hours of order placement. The contract resulting from this RFP will be utilized by all state agencies, including institutions under the control of the Board of Regents. State law also allows local units of government to utilize the resulting contract. The State may consider various contracting options in addition to proposals received through this solicitation, including active contracts established by governmental agencies individually or through cooperative procurement processes, using competitive sealed bids or proposals.
