Sourcewell Janitorial Supplies and Equipment with Related Services

Background
Sourcewell is a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative created under the laws of the State of Minnesota that facilitates a competitive public solicitation and contract award process for the benefit of its 50,000+ participating entities across the United States and Canada. Sourcewell’s solicitation process complies with State of Minnesota law and policies, conforms to Canadian trade agreements, and results in cooperative purchasing solutions from which Sourcewell’s Participating Entities procure equipment, products, and services. Cooperative purchasing provides participating entities and suppliers increased administrative efficiencies and the power of combined purchasing volume that result in overall cost savings.
At times, Sourcewell also partners with other purchasing cooperatives to combine the purchasing volume of their membership into a single solicitation and contract expanding the reach of contracted suppliers’ potential pool of end users.

Work Details
Sourcewell is requesting proposals for Janitorial Supplies and Equipment with Related Services including cleaning supplies and chemicals, janitorial equipment, consumable items, disposable and hygiene supplies, facility and sanitary maintenance products, breakroom supplies, facility safety supplies. Proposers must include one or a combination of the offerings listed to be eligible to propose complementary solutions such as janitorial or custodial-related software, applications, or platforms, customer support, training, and assessment services.

Period of Performance
Sourcewell anticipates that the term of any resulting contract(s) will be four years. Sourcewell and supplier may agree to up to three additional one-year extensions based on the best interests of Sourcewell and its Participating Entities.

Place of Performance
The RFP is available online at: https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov or the Sourcewell website at: https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov/Module/Tenders/en.