COMMENTANDREVIEW
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REQUESTFORPROPOSAL(RFP)#120324
Entitled
PlasticRefuseandRecyclingContainerswithRelatedTechnologySolutions
ThefollowingadvertisementwasplacedOctober15,2024ontheSourcewellwebsitewww.sourcewellͲ mn.gov,SourcewellProcurementPortalhttps://proportal.sourcewellͲmn.gov,Biddingo,Merx, PublicPurchase.com,andTheNewYorkStateContractReporterwww.nyscr.ny.gov,October15,2024and October16,2025intheSaltLakeTribune,October15,2024andOctober22,2024inUSAToday,October 16,2024,inSouthCarolina’sTheState,theDeseretNews,andOregon’sDailyJournalofCommerce,and October16,2024andOctober22,2024inTheOklahoman:
Sourcewell,aStateofMinnesotalocalgovernmentunitandservicecooperative,isrequestingproposals forPlasticRefuseandRecyclingContainerswithRelatedTechnologySolutionstoresultinaprocurement solution for use by its Participating Entities. Sourcewell Participating Entities include thousands of governmental,highereducation,KͲ12education,nonprofit,tribalgovernment,andotherpublicagencies locatedintheUnitedStatesandCanada.AfullcopyoftheRequestforProposalscanbefoundonthe SourcewellProcurementPortal[https://proportal.sourcewellͲmn.gov].Onlyproposalssubmittedthrough theSourcewellProcurementPortalwillbeconsidered.ProposalsareduenolaterthanDecember3,2024, at4:30p.m.CentralTime,andlateproposalswillnotbeconsidered.
ThesolicitationprocesswasconductedthroughtheSourcewellProcurementPortal.Thefollowingparties expressedinterestinthesolicitationbyregisteringforthisopportunity withintheportal:
AmericanAILogistics PWXPress
BigBellySolar,LLC RangeSteelFabricators
BlackRookCorporation RecycleCoachdbaMunicipalMediaCorp. CANADASOUCINGEXPERTSINC. RehrigPacificCompany
CascadeEngineering,Inc.,dbaCascadeCartSolutions Routeware,Inc.,dbaWastechCorp. DJCOregonProjectCenter SchaeferPlasticsNorthAmerica,LLC emzͲHanauerGmbH&Co.KGaA SCHAFFEREQUIPMENTLP
eRepublic,Inc. SierraContainerLLC
FͲMARQSInc SingleSourceSupplyInc
IPLNorthAmericaInc. SledConsulting,LLC
MacroPlasticsInc.,dbaIPLGlobal TankHoldingCorp metroSTORInc. TechnologyInternational,Inc.
MobileContainerService,Inc. TenThousandHoldingsLtd.
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NerevuGroup,LLC ThePlanITRoom
NotaWorks ThePrestwickGroupdbaMaxͲR
ORBISCanada TigerSupplies
OttoEnvironmentalSystemsNorthAmerica,Inc Toter,LLC PrairieRoboticsInc. TrueNorthEmergencyEquipment
PrimeVendorInc. WAXIEEnterprisesLLC
AllProposalsremainedsealedwithintheSourcewellProcurementPortaluntilthescheduledduedateand time.Proposalswereelectronicallyopened,andthelistofallProposerswasmadepubliclyavailableonthe SourcewellProcurementPortal,onDecember3,2024,at4:30p.m.CentralTime.Proposalswerereceivedfrom thefollowing:
BigBellySolar,Inc.
CascadeEngineering,Inc.,dbaCascadeCartSolutions MacroPlastics,Inc.,dbaIPLGlobal
ORBISCanadadbaORBISCorporation
OttoEnvironmentalSystemsNorthAmerica,Inc
PrairieRobotics,Inc.
RecycleCoachdbaMunicipalMediaCorp.
RehrigPacificCompany
Routeware,Inc.,dbaWastechCorp.
SchaeferPlasticsNorthAmerica,LLC
ThePrestwickGroupdbaMaxͲR
Toter,LLC
ProposalswerereviewedbytheProposalEvaluationCommittee:
BrandonTown,NIGPͲCPP,CPSM,SeniorProcurementAnalyst JoshuaYoung,CPPB,NIGPͲCPP,ProcurementAnalystII
JulieRiebe,ProcurementAnalystII
NicoleLueth,ProcurementAnalyst
ThefindingsoftheProposalEvaluationCommitteearesummarizedasfollows:
CascadeEngineeringhaseightproductionfacilitiesspreadacrossNorthAmericaandanestablishedmarket shareofapproximately20%.Theyareofferingparticipatingentitiesarangeofdiscountsupto25%.Witha comprehensivecustomerserviceprogram,CascadeEngineeringoffersRFIDͲenabledwastecartsfordigital tracking
anddatacollection.RegisteredasaWomanBusinessEnterprise,CascadeEngineeringprovidesawide varietyofgoodsforparticipatingentities.TheirEcoCartsaremadefrom50%postͲconsumerrecycledmaterials andtheyprovideliftandtippingsolutionsforstationarycartsanddumpsters.
RehrigPacificCompanyisalongͲtimeplasticcontainermanufacturerandtechnologyprovider.Theyareoffering Sourcewellparticipatingentitiesawidearrayofplasticcontainers,acomprehensivecartmaintenanceprogram, andtheirVisionSoftware.RehrigPacificCompanycansellandserviceallofUSandCanadathroughtheir strategicallylocatedsalesstaffandmanufacturingfacilities.TheyareofferingaceilingͲbasedpricestructure. Theirproductsincorporaterecycledplasticsandtheircontainerproductsarefullyrecyclable.Theyalsohavea materialbuybackprogramforcontainersattheendoftheirusefullife.Theyarededicatedtosustainability throughtheirzeroͲwastemanufacturingprocess.
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SchaeferPlasticsNorthAmerica,LLCproduces100%recyclablewasteandrecyclingcartsintheirNorthCarolina andCaliforniamanufacturingplantsandhasover30millioncartsinservicenationwide.Theyalsoofferthe WISTARtechnologysuitetotrackandmanagecartlifecyclesviaRFIDtagsanddeliverrealtimecart managementdata.TheircartsaremanufacturedtoANSIstandards,qualityassurancetested,andbackedbya tenͲyearwarranty.TheyservebothUSandCanadawithdirectsalesandservicestaffsupplementedbyarobust dealernetwork.Theyareofferingceilingpricingbasedonaminimumorderquantity.Theyalsofeaturea buybackprogramtorecycleusedcartsandreducecosts.
ThePrestwickGroupleveragestheirpartnerstoprovidemembersastrongdistributionnetworkservicingallof USandCanada.ProvidingasolidselectionofrefuseandrecyclingsolutionsfeaturingInspirewastebins,and SmartSortAI
technologydesignedtoenhancewastemanagementandrecyclingprocesses.Additionally,The PrestwickGroupfeaturesstrongmanufacturingcapabilitieswithafocusonprecisionengineering.Theirpricing modelincludesahowͲtoͲorderinstructionformembers.Detailingasectionforeach"model/series"which includestheSKU,capacity,dimensions,weight,baselinepricing,pricingwithquantitydiscountpricing, Canadiandollarpricingalongwiththediscountquantitypricing.Thispricingmodelisprovidedforallserieswith andwithoutthetechnologyaddͲinprovidingusingentitiesmaximumflexibilityintheirorderingdecisions.
Toter,LLCprovidesanextensiverangeofrefuseandrecyclingcontainersforresidential, commercial,and
institutionaluse.TheirrobustsalesanddistributionnetworkisequippedtoserveSourcewellparticipating entitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesandCanada.Toter,LLCofferstheseentitiesavarietyofcompetitivediscounts ontheirToterResidentialandToterProproductlines.
Forthesereasons,thefollowingawardsofSourcewell
MasterAgreement#120324arerecommended:
CascadeEngineering 120324ͲCEI
RehrigPacificCompany 120324ͲREH
SchaeferPlasticsNorthAmerica,LLC 120324ͲSFR
ThePrestwickGroup 120324ͲPSW
Toter,LLC 120324ͲTOT
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BrandonTown,NIGPͲCPP,CPSM,SeniorProcurementAnalyst
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JoshuaYoung,CPPB,NIGPͲCPP,ProcurementAnalystII
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JulieRiebe,ProcurementAnalystII
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NicoleLueth,ProcurementAnalyst
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STATEMENTOFCOMPLIANCE
AsChiefProcurementOfficerforSourcewell,IhavereviewedtherecommendationoftheEvaluation CommitteeandtheaccompanyingsupportmaterialsdocumentingtheprocessfollowedforRFP#120324 forPlasticRefuseandRecyclingContainerswithRelatedTechnologySolutions.
Thecommitteeaccepted,deemed
responsive,evaluated,andrecommendedproposalsforaward.Under authoritygrantedtotheChiefProcurementOfficerinSourcewell’sbylaws,therecommendationssetforth aboveareapproved.
Iherebycertify:
1.Sourcewellisagovernmentagency,createdandauthorizedbyMinnesotalawtoprovidecooperative procurementmasteragreements.
2.Theprocurementprocess
andresultingmasteragreementshavebeenawardedincompliancewiththelaws oftheStateofMinnesota(MinnesotaStatutesChapter471andMinnesotaStatutesSection123A.21),andin conformitytoSourcewell’sProcurementPolicy.
3.Theawardslistedweremadebasedontheresultsofthecompetitivesolicitationprocess.
4.The
awardslistedwereratifiedbytheSourcewellBoardofDirectorsonApril24,2025.
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JeremySchwartz,CSSBB,CPPO,NIGPͲCPP
SourcewellChiefProcurementOfficer