MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OPERATING, INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES AND RELATED PRODUCTS Executive Summary
Lead Agency: Maricopa County, AZ Solicitation: 16154-RFP RFP Issued: August 4, 2016 Pre-Proposal Date: September 1, 2016 Response Due Date: September 22, 2016 Proposals Received: #5
Awarded to: Home Depot U.S. A., Inc. Contract #16154-RFP
Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services issued RFP #16154-RFP on August 4, 2016, to establish a national cooperative contract for Maintenance, Repair, Operating, Industrial Supplies and Related Products.
The solicitation included cooperative purchasing in Section 1.0 Introduction, Background and Intent – 1.1 Master Agreement:
Maricopa County, AZ (herein “Lead Public Agency” on behalf of itself and all states, local governments, school districts, and higher education institutions in the United States of America, and other government agencies and nonprofit organizations (herein “Participating Public Agencies”) is soliciting proposals from qualified suppliers to enter into a Master Agreement for a complete line of Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Supplies and Industrial Supplies in a Retail and Wholesale environment; and Related Products and Services (herein “Products and Services”).
And Section 1.0 Introduction, Background and Intent – 1.4 U.S. Communities:
U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance (herein “U.S. Communities”) assists Participating Public Agencies to reduce the cost of purchased goods through strategic sourcing that combines the volumes and the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide. This is accomplished through an award of competitively solicited contracts for high quality products and services by large and well recognized public agencies (herein “Lead Public Agencies”). The contracts provide for use by not only the respective Lead Public Agency, but also by other Participating Public Agencies.
Notice of the solicitation was sent to potential offerors, as well as advertised in the following:
• The Honolulu Star, HI
• Daily Journal of Commerce, OR
• ONVIA
• Merx.com
• U.S. Communities - Website
On September 22, 2016 proposals were received from the following offerors:
• Applied Industrial Technologies
• HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd.
• Interline Brands dba as Supply Works
• Camfil USA Inc
• Home Depot USA Inc.
One (1) proposal was deemed non-responsive and four (4) proposals were deemed responsive: Applied Industrial Technologies, HD Supply Facilities Maintenance Ltd, Interline Brands DBA as Supply Works, and Home Depot USA Inc.
Upon evaluation, the committee elected to award the four responsive proposals: Applied Industrial Technologies, HD Supply Facilities Maintenance Ltd, Interline Brands DBA as Supply Works, and Home Depot USA Inc. for maintenance, repair, operating supplies, industrial supplies and related products and services.
Contract includes:
Home Depot offers a robust selection of products in all MRO, hardware, and building products categories and associated services. Solution benefits include:
• Immediate same-day access to over 30,000 products at each store location • Integration with most commonly used eProcurement platforms • Bulk offerings through the Pro Desk at the local store • Rebate incentive to Participating Public Agencies based upon spend volume
Term:
Contract period from February 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021 with the option to renew to a maximum of five (5) additional years, through December 31, 2026.
Pricing/Discount:
The Home Depot Pro Sales Desk is the preferred location for the Participating Public Agency customers to process transactions, due to the highly experienced staff available for government procurements. Home Depot also offers Volume Pricing Program, for large individual planned purchases, Home Depot has the ability to provide more aggressive savings to purchasers through Volume Pricing Discounts.
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