Specifications include, but are not limited to: This Request for Proposals (RFP) is being issued by the State of Vermont (“Lead State”) in collaboration with the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing program. The purpose of this RFP is to establish Master Agreements with qualified Offerors to provide various types of Snowplow and Grader Cutting Edges; A. Certification – Each blade shipment must be minimally accompanied by certification documentation, stating: 1. Manufacturer Work/Job Order Number 2. Raw Material lot numbers used in production 3. Manufacturing date 4. Manufacturer Quality Inspection Manager with contact information 5. Conformance to bid specifications 6. Raw Material Certificates of Analysis (aka, “mill” certs) B. Painting – Plow blade shall be painted with a black rust-inhibiting paint on both sides to prevent rusting while being stored. C. Chemical Analysis – As requested, the manufacturer shall take a test ingot during the pouring of each melt of steel used in the manufacture of plow blade cutting edges supplied. The chemical composition shall be reported to the requesting Purchasing Entity for each delivery of cutting edges and for each melt represented in the shipments means of a Certified Mill Test Report of each heat of steel used. The chemical composition shall conform to the requirements set forth in the paragraph Chemical Composition below. Any shipment not accompanied by a certified chemical analysis shall be rejected and returned at the Contractor’s expense. The Contractor shall replace any blades returned with certified blades within fifteen (15) business days of notification
