Project Information

Bid Title

Plcb Shopping Carts

Issuing Agency

State Government of Pennsylvania

Location

Pennsylvania

Published Date

May 29, 2026

Closing Date

Jul 1, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

275239

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Project Description

General Information
Department for this solicitation:	Procurement
Date Prepared:	05/29/26	Types:	IFB
Advertisement Type:	Service Materials Service & Materials PW Construction Agency Construction Real Estate
Solicitation/Project#:	275239	Solicitation/Project Title:	PLCB SHOPPING CARTS
Description:	The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is seeking a Contractor to provide 360 carts annually, as per PLCB specifications.  The shopping carts will be used in over 575 Fine Wine & Good Spirits Stores.

Department Information
Department/Agency:	Liquor Control Board	Delivery Location:
County:	Statewide	Duration:	1 YEAR

Contact Information
First Name:	NICOLE	Last Name:	ALTAVILLA
Phone Number: (XXX-XXX-XXXX)	717-307-3098	Email:	naltavilla@pa.gov

Solicitation Information
Bids must be received by the purchasing agency on the Solicitation Due Date no later than the Solicitation Due Time as set forth in the solicitation. Any conflict between the dates and/or times contained in the solicitation itself or its attachments and this advertisement shall be resolved in favor of the solicitation.
Solicitation Start Date:	05/29/26
Solicitation Due Date:	07/01/26	Solicitation Due Time:	1:00 PM
Solicitation Opening Date:	07/02/26	Solicitation Opening Time:	10:00 AM
Opening Location:
No. of Addendums:	0
Amended Date:	05/29/26

Related Solicitation Files

Original Files IFB 275239- SHOPPING CARTS.pdf ATTACHMENT #1 - BID FORM BOP-1206.pdf ATTACHMENT #2 - PLCB FORM 54-FA-2.1.pdf ATTACHMENT #3 - GSPUR-89 Reciprocal Limitations.pdf ATTACHMENT #4 - BOP-2201 Worker Protection and Investment Certification Form.pdf IFB 275239- ARTWORK - PLCB HANDLE.pdf

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OVERVIEW

PENNSYLVANIA LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD

INVITATION FOR BID 275239

SHOPPING CARTS

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is seeking a Contractor to provide 360 carts

annually, as per PLCB specifications. The shopping carts will be used in over 575 Fine Wine &

Good Spirits Stores.

ISSUING OFFICE

This Invitation for Bid (IFB) is issued by the PLCB, Purchasing and Contract Administration

Division, Room 212, Northwest Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17124-0001, Nicole Altavilla is

the Issuing Officer and the sole point of contact at the PLCB for this IFB. Email:

naltavilla@pa.gov.

PLCB CONTACT PERSON

The PLCB Contact Person, defined as the PLCB employee charged with the day-to-day

supervision of the performance of the services and who interacts with the Contractor is Zachery

Shaffner, Retail Operations. Contact information will be provided upon contract award.

CONTRACTOR CONTACT PERSON

The Contractor shall provide the PLCB with a single point of contact for all Contract related

questions or problems. Immediately upon notification of award, the Contractor shall provide the

PLCB with the name, address, email address, and telephone number of this individual.

SUPPLIER REGISTRATION

The PLCB uses the online self-service Oracle Supplier Portal (the “Portal”) to facilitate its business

needs with contracted suppliers. Potential contractors are required to register in the Portal as a

"Non-Merchandise" supplier of goods and services. During the registration process, every

contractor must complete a questionnaire to verify their supplier type (Merchandise or Non-

Merchandise). Every contractor must enter the details of the "PLCB Purchasing team contact

person". This information can be found in the "Issuing Office" section on Page 1 of this IFB.

Registration must be completed before a bid can be submitted or a Purchase Order (PO) is fully

executed. Information on how to register and related training can be found by clicking the link

below. (Please Note: A PLCB Supplier number will NOT be immediately generated upon

submission of registration. The request will be processed within 3-5 business days from

date received. It is recommended that potential contractors allow sufficient time to register

before the bid deadline).

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/lcb/supplier-vendors/goods-and-services-suppliers.html

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After registration, contractors will use the Portal to manage and update account information,

upload and view invoices, view and acknowledge POs and related documents, view payment

information, and track payment status.

It is the Contractor's responsibility to ensure that the supplier information contained in the Portal

is accurate and complete. Failure to update the Portal of any changes to supplier information

may result in delayed payments.

NOTE TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION:

• ATTACHMENT #1 - BID FORM BOP-1206 must be signed in ink by an official authorized to

bind the Contractor to its provisions. Failure to sign Bid Form BOP-1206 in accordance

with these signatory requirements shall disqualify your bid.

• All applicable bid documents must be timely uploaded through the Portal. See “REQUIRED

DOCUMENTS” below to avoid rejection of the bid.

• For this IFB, the bid must remain valid for at least sixty days. The contents of the bid of the

successful Contractor will be incorporated into the contract. See Supplier Registration

section above for more information on accessing the Portal and registering as a Supplier.

To be considered, submit your bid through the Portal on or before 1:00 p.m. ET on July 1, 2026.

Bids not received on time shall be rejected. ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE

PORTAL. BID SUBMITTED BY EMAIL OR HARD COPY WILL BE REJECTED AND WILL NOT

BE CONSIDERED.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

The following documents must be included with your bid. Failure to include these required

documents will be considered a non-responsive bid and result in a bid rejection.

1. Attachment #1 – BID FORM BOP-1206

2. Attachment #3 – GSPUR-89 Reciprocal imitations Act

Requirements

3. Attachment #4 – BOP-2201 Worker Protections &

Investment Certification

Referenced on Page 2

Referenced on Page 3

Referenced on Page 4

QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this IFB must be submitted by email only, with the subject line entitled

“IFB # 275239 Questions” to the Issuing Officer, Nicole Altavilla, at naltavilla@pa.gov no later

than 12:00 p.m. ET on June 15, 2026. Contractors shall not attempt to contact the Issuing Officer

by any other means. All questions received will be answered in writing, and such responses shall

be posted to the Department of General Services (“DGS”) website at

www.emarketplace.state.pa.us and to the Portal as an addendum to the IFB by 4:00 p.m. ET on

June 22, 2026.

All questions and official responses are an addendum to, and part of, this IFB. The PLCB shall

not be bound by any verbal information, nor shall it be bound by any written information that is

not either contained within the IFB or formally issued as an addendum by the Issuing Office. The

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Issuing Office does not consider questions to be a protest of the specifications or of the

solicitation.

METHOD OF AWARD

This will be a single award Contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, whose bid will

be determined by the Total Cost for all requirements and criteria set forth in this IFB.

CONTENT OF AND ADDENDA TO THE IFB

If the Issuing Office deems it necessary to revise any part of this IFB before the bid

response date, the Issuing Office will post an addendum to the DGS website at

www.emarketplace.state.pa.us as well as posting within the Portal. It is the Contractor's

responsibility to periodically check each system for any new information or addenda to

the IFB. When an addendum is posted to the Portal, Contractors who have already

submitted a bid will receive a system-generated email notification alerting them to the

change. The Contractor must log into the Portal to review and acknowledge the addendum

to have their bid considered. Failure to review and acknowledge the addendum will be

considered a non-responsive bid and result in bid rejection.

THE CONTENT OF THIS SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT AND ITS ATTACHMENTS AND

ADDENDA SUPERSEDES ANY LANGUAGE IN THE PORTAL SHOULD THERE BE A

CONFLICT. For example, if this specification contains requirements regarding bid validity or

delivery date requirements, no language in the Portal (or bidder entry into the Portal, if solicited

via an entry field) will change those requirements.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The contract resulting from this IFB is governed by the PLCB's Standard Contract Terms and

Conditions for Non-Merchandise Purchase Orders (Form 54-FA-2.1). Form 54-FA-2.1 is attached

as ATTACHMENT #2 - Form 54-FA-2.1 and incorporated by reference. Submission of a bid is

your implied acceptance of these terms without exception.

RUSSIA BELARUS CERTIFICATION

This procurement is subject to the Restrictions for Associations with Russia and Belarus Act 57

of 2023 (Act 57), which prohibits the Commonwealth and its agencies from contracting with,

awarding grants to, or extending tax credits for any individual or business linked to the

governments of Russia or Belarus, according to criteria established by the U.S. Treasury’s Office

of Foreign Assets Control. Act 57 requires agencies to verify that prospective vendors are not on

the Treasury-published list of disqualified entities. The PLCB will certify the Contractor’s

compliance with Act 57 and complete a “Russia/Belarus Certification” form BOP-2401.

RECIPROCAL LIMITATIONS ACT REQUIREMENTS

This procurement is subject to the Reciprocal Limitations Act. This form is attached as

ATTACHMENT #3 – GSPUR-89 Reciprocal imitations Act Requirements. Contractors must

complete sections 3 and 4 of this form and submit with the bid.

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WORKER PROTECTION AND INVESTMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER

This procurement is subject to Executive Order 2021-06 Worker Protection and Investment.

Contractors must complete the attached ATTACHMENT #4- BOP-2201 Worker Protection and

Investment. FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THIS FORM WILL RESULT IN A BID

REJECTION.

BID TABULATIONS RESULTS

Results of this bid will be posted within 48 hours to the DGS website at

http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us/. Bid results do not confer any contractual rights until a

formal written contract has been executed by all necessary PLCB and Commonwealth officials

and a Notice to Proceed letter has been issued. Any additional information will require a Right to

Know request found at http://www.openrecords.pa.gov/RTKL/CitizensGuide.cfm.

REJECTION OF INVITATION FOR BID QUOTES

The PLCB reserves the unqualified right to reject any or all bids received for this IFB, to waive

technical defects or any informality in bids, to accept or reject any part of any bid, or to cancel this

IFB, if, in its sole judgment, it is in the best interest of the Commonwealth.

TERM OF CONTRACT

The Contract term is one year from the Effective Date. The PLCB reserves the right to renew this

Contract for four additional one-year options.

REQUEST FOR RATE ADJUSTMENT

The rates may be adjusted at the start of each Contract Option Year in accordance with the

percentage change in the Producer Price Index for Fabricated Metal Products (PPI) for all U.S.

Cities, as issued by the United States Department of Labor. The rates will not be adjusted in the

first year of the Contract. Rate adjustments may only be considered in a Contract Option Year

and must comply with the following conditions and requirements:

a. The Selected Contractor may request a rate increase by notifying the PLCB Contracting

Officer in writing of the new rates and effective date no later than thirty calendar days prior to

the end of the previous Contract year.

b. The PLCB shall notify the Selected Contractor in writing of its agreement/disagreement of the

new rate.

c. New rates shall be effective on either the first day of the new Contract Option Year or at a

later date if so requested by the Selected Contractor. The Selected Contractor agrees that

failure to request a PPI increase within the time set forth in paragraph “a” above will

result in Contractor’s waiver of PPI increase for that Contract year.

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WARRANTY

Selected Contractor must assign all manufacturers’ equipment warranties to the PLCB for the full

terms available at no additional cost to the PLCB and supply all necessary documentation as

requested by PLCB.

PRIME CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND SUBCONTRACTING

The Selected Contractor is responsible for all services offered in this IFB. Further, the Selected

Contractor is the sole point of contact regarding contractual matters.

Any use of subcontractors by the Selected Contractor must be identified in the bid. During the

contract period, use of any subcontractors by the Selected Contractor not previously identified in

the quote, must be approved in writing by the PLCB prior to any work being done. The Selected

Prime Contractor is responsible for all services offered in its bid whether it produces them or it is

produced by its subcontractor. The Selected Prime Contractor is the sole point of contact for

contractual matters.

INCURRING COST

The PLCB is not liable for any cost incurred by anyone prior to issuance of a Contract. The

Selected Contract is only paid for accepted goods and services rendered during the term of the

Contract and at the rates set forth in the Contract.

INVOICING

If assistance is needed to create and submit an invoice through the Portal, please review the

course on how suppliers enter an invoice in the Portal and/or quick reference guide located on the

PLCB's public website at the following link, https://www.lcb.pa.gov/JoinOurTeam/Paqes/ERP­

Resources-for-Goods-and-Services-Suppliers.aspx.

PAYMENT INQUIRES

Any questions or inquiries concerning payment of invoices shall be emailed to Comptroller

Operations at: RA-PLCBExceptionprocess@pa.gov.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541511Custom Computer Programming Services

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