JPMC SOURCEWELL RFP #112426 MATERIAL PROCESSING AND RECYCLING EQUIPMENT WITH RELATED PROD.AND SERV

The Sourcewell, the State of Minnesota local governmental agency and service ,in cooperation with the cooperative purchasing organization, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase of Material Processing and Recycling Equipment with Related Products and Services. The Chief Procurement Officer for General Services (CPO-GS) has authorized that the State of Illinois and/or its governmental units may participate in the resulting contract(s) on a non-mandatory basis. This opportunity is being published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin to only give notice to interested vendors; you must obtain the solicitation from the State of Minnesota’s publication in Sourcewell Procurement Portal.

The purpose of this RFP is to establish Master Agreements with qualified Offerors to provide services related to Material Processing and Recycling Equipment with Related Products and Services for all Participating Entities. The objective of this RFP is to obtain best value and achieve more favorable pricing than is obtainable by an individual state or local government entity because of the collective volume of potential purchases by numerous state and local government entities.

The resulting Master Agreement contract(s) will provide Participating Entities with access to Material Processing and Recycling Equipment with Related Products and Services .

The initial term of the Master Agreement shall be four (4) years. Sourcewell and supplier may agree to up to three additional one-year extensions based on the best interests of Sourcewell and its Participation Entities. Sourcewell retains the right to consider additional extensions beyond seven years as required under exceptional circumstances; however, contract vendors must submit an annual certification that they are still compliant with the mandatory minimum requirements and technical specifications of the RFP.

Please do not contact the State of Illinois with questions about this solicitation.

• Registration in the Illinois Procurement Gateway is **required** before a participating agreement with the State of Illinois may be executed.
• Registration in BidBuy is **required** before a contract with the State of Illinois can be executed.
• In no event will the total term of any participating agreement, including the initial term and any extensions or amendments, exceed ten (10) years.