RFB-758-2600000690-3 | Old Hickory Furniture for Kentucky State Parks

This procurement solicitation, identified as RFB-758-2600000690-3, is issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Office of Procurement Services under the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the supply of Old Hickory furniture to Kentucky State Parks. The solicitation seeks bids for specific furniture items including John Muir chairs, dining tables, headboards, nightstands, chests, and dressers, with quantities clearly listed but pricing left blank, indicating that vendors must submit competitive unit pricing as part of their response. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement to be awarded under a Best Value – Ranking Approach, where 95% of the evaluation weight is assigned to price and 5% to delivery timeline, with no consideration given to past performance or technical approach beyond meeting minimum specifications. Deliveries are required to be shipped F.O.B. Destination, freight prepaid and allowed, with a standard delivery window of thirty days after order receipt, though earlier delivery may earn additional points. All items must be new, current-model products meeting or exceeding the referenced specifications, and vendors may propose alternative brands or specifications if they can demonstrate equivalent or superior performance through submitted documentation. The contract imposes several mandatory compliance requirements unique to Kentucky state procurement policies. Vendors must be registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State, and resident bidders, along with qualified nonprofit entities such as Kentucky Correctional Industries and Kentucky Industries for the Blind, are eligible for a 15% scoring preference under state law. Insurance requirements are strict, mandating $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate general liability coverage, with insurers required to hold an A.M. Best rating of B+ or higher, and self-insurance is prohibited. Contractors must also provide a current certificate of insurance naming the Commonwealth as additional insured and comply with Section 200 KAR 5:330 regarding recycled content. Additional obligations include submitting biannual sales reports, refraining from lobbying activities funded by the contract, and disclosing any use of generative AI in proposal preparation under CIO-126 policy, with strict prohibitions against inputting sensitive or personally identifiable information into public AI systems. All proposals must be submitted electronically through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service portal by July 22, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with paper submissions automatically disqualified. The sole point of contact for all procurement matters is Angie Johnson of the Office of Procurement Services in Frankfort, and payment will be