Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State of Kansas is issuing this Request for Proposal to obtain competitive responses from bidders interested in supplying Facility Paper Goods such as toilet paper, paper towels, drinking cups, paper plates, and other related facility supply products. (a) The State requires deliveries within seven calendar days for the majority of its consignees; the majority of its consignees will be in the counties of Shawnee, Douglas, Sedgwick and the metro Kansas City area. (b) the bidder must state their delivery capabilities on all proposed products on the pricing response. (c) the bidder must state on the pricing response page whether each proposed item is a standard stock item for the bidder and how many days after receipt of order the item will be delivered. (d) Awards shall not be given to responding bidders who cannot deliver within 14 days ARO to all locations in Kansas. (e) The ordering agency shall be immediately notified of any items not available for delivery within stated delivery times. The agency shall have the option to acquire items not available from the contract vendor from other sources outside this contract. Excessive back-order situations may result in disqualification and re-award of contract. (f) Vendors are to ship product on wooden pallets upon request by the ordering agency. If a deposit is required for each wooden pallet provided, the bidder must so state in the bid, and it must be included on the invoice as a separate line item. It is the intent of the State of Kansas to allow for re-release of a Request for Proposal on a periodic basis in order to "refresh" the pool of vendors providing services for bid under this contract. This will allow for a more comprehensive, up-to-date pool of available vendors to meet the needs of the State of Kansas agencies using this contract. A Request for Proposal may be re-released, at the State's discretion, throughout the contract period, including subsequent contract renewal periods.
