The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to obtain competitive proposals
from qualified suppliers who are interested in providing office related products including copy paper, toners, and other miscellaneous office related products, and services to support the purchasing process of these products for
the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, The University of Northern Iowa, The
Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS)
, and the Iowa Biotechnology Association (IBA), (hereinafter "Universities")
. Upon implementation of the initial Contract, the Universities desire to partner with the Awarded Supplier to move towards standardization of office supplies throughout the Universities to leverage savings growth through each year of the Contract. The resulting Contract and pricing shall also be available to Iowa political subdivisions and all Iowa Biotechnology Association (IBA) members.
11/22/2022 - Addendum 1: Updated "RFP Financial Proposal Workbook (Updated Version)" has been provided. Please use the updated workbook on all bid responses.
12/15/2022 -
Addendum Two: Answers to Supplier questions, Current core list, full IBOR spend over the course of the current agreement, and Iowa Biotechnology account spend, has been provided.
Documents added to “Attachments” section are as follows.
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RFP 17931 - Addendum Two - Supplier Questions
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IOWA BIOTECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTS 3-1-21 through 2-28-22
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IBOR Office Supply Purchase Summary 2016 – 2022
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Current IBOR Office Supply Core