Expanded Information On Request for Proposal
RFP 07-11
Awarded Items
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Request for Proposal
General Information
- Product:
- Furnish, Deliver, Install and Provide Service Response for Emergency Communications Center Console Furniture
- Contact:
- David Friedlander
- Phone Number:
- (615) 880-2783
- Description:
- The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (hereafter, Metro) and the Davidson County Emergency Communications District Board is soliciting proposals from interested and qualified proposers to furnish, deliver, install and provide service response for Emergency Communication Center console furniture. Metro Government’s Dept. of Finance/Div. of Purchasing and Contract Management will facilitate this process but the ECD Board will ultimately issue the Notice of Intent to Award, negotiate the contract with the vendor deemed the best value, and be responsible for payment for all furniture purchased from this RFP. Metro Government’s Dept. of Finance/Real Property Services (RPS), is providing schematic interior layouts of tenant spaces. Coordination throughout the design process is required with the interior design staff at RPS. The Vendor design team contracted must use CAD software compatible with AutoCad 2006.
- Commodity Codes:
- Downloads:
- Status:
- Awarded
- Open Date:
- 3/16/07 3:00 P.M.
Award Details
- Company Name:
- Watson Funiture
- Contract Cost:
- 355,800.00
- Contract Term:
- 5 Years
- Contract Number:
- Award Date:
- 4/6/2007
- Applicable Explanations:
- The Evaluation Panel concluded that Watson Furniture Group was the best value to the E911 Communication Center and the Emergency Communications Board over the life of the proposed contract. They had the best overall proposal as well as the lowest cost and could deliver the products in the necessary timeframe requested in the RFP.
Rather than having their proposal be classified as non-responsive and in order to adequately compare the cost proposal for both vendors, the Evaluation Panel added the cost of this service to the BellSouth proposal using the cost from Motorola’s proposal.
The Plant CML Managed Services component included, among other items, training for E911 employees to service the hardware and software after year 1 of the RFP.
After reviewing both vendor’s proposals the Evaluation Panel concluded that Motorola was the best value to the E911 Communication Center and the Emergency Communications Board over the three year life of the proposed contract.
Metro’s Purchasing Agent and Assistant Purchasing Agent reviewed this award on October 3, 2006 and agreed with the panel’s decision. The ECD board met on October 19, 2006 and approved this purchase.
Bidding Details
| Score | Bid Amount | Small Business Discount | Small Business Participation | Company Name (*Winner) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.4 | 355,800.00 | 10 | *Watson Furniture | |
| 71.02 | 433,984.00 | 3.7 | Bramic | |
| 70.24 | 415,397.00 | 10.61 | Wright Line | |
| 67.9 | 390,365.00 | 100 | Xybix | |
| 59.22 | 536,236.00 | 100 | OPG | |
| 58.97 | 391,235.00 | 3.4 | Innovant |
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