NOTICE OF BID OPPORTUNITY
Competitive Solicitation 12321
Native Plants
COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION POSTING: June 8, 2022
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS: July 25th, 2022
Find the full solicitation on Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS). Vendors not registered in WEBS will not receive updates or amendments to the solicitation, which could disadvantage your bid.
Pre-bid conference: June 17th, 2022 at 10am PST
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Meeting ID: 952 0667 1589
Password: 479523
Contract location: Statewide
Contract description: The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (Enterprise Services) is conducting a competitive procurement to award Master Contracts statewide for eligible purchasers to acquire Native Plants.
Native plants are defined for the purposes of this Competitive Solicitation by the Washington Native Plant Society (http://www.wnps.org/about_wnps/native_definition.html) as follows: “Washington native plants are those species that occur or historically occurred within the state boundaries before European contact based upon the best available scientific and historical documentation.” (“Native Plants”)
Commodity codes: 595-** – Nursery (Plants), Stock, Equipment, and Supplies; all subcategories
Inclusion plan: Required for Bidders using Subcontractors
Preference/priority points:
- Washington small businesses [Reserved Awards]
- Veteran-owned businesses [Reserved Awards]
- Executive Order 18-03 [50 point preference {out of 1050 total points}]
Solicitation documents: Solicitation documents, contacts and bid instructions are available in WEBS: https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/.
Question-and-answer period: June 17th through July 8th, 2022. Submit questions or concerns about this solicitation in writing to the Procurement Coordinator: Alexander Kenesson at DESContractsTeamCedar@des.wa.gov.
