The State of North Carolina is seeking qualified vendors to establish a Statewide Term Contract for Law Enforcement Vehicle Upfits and Installation Services. The contract will be for a term of five years, and the estimated spend for the term is $30,000,000.00. The vendor will be required to provide law enforcement vehicle upfitting and installation services, including the installation of lights and sirens, communication systems, prisoner transport partitions, weapon mounts, computer mounts, storage solutions, and other mission-critical accessories. The vendor will also be required to provide a punch-out catalog solution and participate in contract business review meetings.
• The contract will be awarded based on the responsive bids that provide the estimated requirements as to breadth of items in each category offered, highest percentage discount offered off the most recently published Manufacturer Standard Retail Price (MSRP) List, quantity, quality, delivery, service, and/or geographical coverage.
• The vendor will be required to provide sales management reports on a quarterly basis, which will include information concerning sales reports, product cost savings, product accuracy rate, complete shipment rate, on-time delivery rate, sustainability efforts, and additional discounts exercised.
• The vendor will be required to participate in continuous improvement efforts and provide ideas to enhance business efficiencies as performance progresses.
• The vendor will be required to ensure that their online catalog marketplace is up-to-date and contains only items that are in the scope of the awarded contract.