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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: SHOP TOWELS
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract No. CY81398000 to JWL Supplies, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Shop Towels (Wypalls). The Contract is for a one-year base in the amount of $735,873, inclusive of sales tax, and a one-year option in the amount of $785,181, inclusive of sales tax, for a total contract amount of $1,521,054, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
Shop towels are used on a day-to-day basis to clean and maintain facilities, equipment, and rolling stock by the rail and bus maintenance and operations departments. Metro staff throughout the agency require the shop towels to maintain safe work environments and the cleanliness of the rail and bus fleet to ensure the highest quality of customer experience when riding Metro. Award of this contract will ensure an adequate inventory of shop towels for bus and rail operations.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Material Management usage reports revealed that on an annual basis approximately 12,000 cases of shop towels were issued throughout the rail and bus operating divisions and at other facilities and work sites to maintain the cleanliness of facilities, equipment, rolling stock, and to ensure safety for our employees. The shop towels purchased under this procurement will be maintained in inventory and managed by Materiel Management.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Shop towels have multiple uses which include efforts to meet customer facing and internal cleanliness goals and objectives. The shop towels are used primarily by maintenance personnel at bus and rail divisions. Mechanics, service attendants, and custodians support the use of these shop towels because the product's absorbent qualities and cloth like characte...
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