Playground - Equipment, Installation, Service

The Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative at Region 6 (EPIC6) seeks proposals for Playground Equipment on an "as needed" basis for the period of November 1, 2022 thru October 31, 2023 with an option to renew annually for an additional two (2) years if agreed upon by EPIC6 and the vendor. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is solicited on behalf of EPIC6 Purchasing Coop and its members. Awarded vendor(s) must agree to extend contract pricing and terms to all members, current and future, as agreed to by the Cooperative in this contract. Volumes and quantities that will be purchased are unknown. Cooperative members are not required to purchase from awarded vendors. EPIC6 will be awarding this contract on a multi-vendor basis, so as to best serve the needs of its Cooperative members. EPIC6 seeks to award responsive, responsible proposals that score the minimum evaluation score of 80 points thus allowing the Cooperative members access to vendors that best meet their needs based on factors including, but not limited to, price, availability, and delivery. Awards resulting from this solicitation will designate the vendor(s) as an "approved vendor(s)" with the Cooperative and its members. Any reference within the following pages of this document to bid, Request for Proposal (RFP), Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) could be technically inaccurate but should still be construed to mean and are used interchangeably as the designated legal methods of procurement listed at TEC 44.031(a)(3). This is a Request for Proposal as defined in Texas Education Code Chapter 44. Question Cuttoff Date & Time 9/21/2022 03:00:00 PM (CT)

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.