What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe University of New Mexico Facility Services seeks a strategic partner to establish a comprehensive, centralized Materials Management and Maintenance, Repair, and Operations warehouse program in Albuquerque, NM. The selected contractor must furnish qualified personnel to manage warehouse operations, consolidate decentralized materials activities, handle non-stock and emergency orders, and improve inventory accuracy while reducing technician retrieval time. Only USA-based organizations that currently hold an existing cooperative purchasing agreement or other competitively awarded contract vehicle authorized for UNM's use are eligible to bid. UNM Purchasing will evaluate proposals based on technical and operating approaches, relevant experience, staffing models, technology, transition plans, pricing, total cost of ownership, and value-added capabilities. The provided text does not state the budget, contract term, submission deadlines, or proposal submission methods.
Scope of work
- Consolidate decentralized Facility Services materials activities into a coordinated centralized warehouse operation
- Provide qualified contractor personnel to operate and manage the warehouse
- MRO sourcing and inventory transition, control, and optimization
- Critical spares management and stockout analysis
- Work-order fulfillment and PM kitting
- Non-stock, spot-buy, and emergency sourcing
- Delivery, returns, warranty, and core processing
- Warehouse technology, network connectivity, reporting, and monthly billing
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Technical and operating approach | Not specified |
| Relevant experience and comparable customer-site experience | Not specified |
| Inventory and sourcing methodology | Not specified |
| Staffing and service model | Not specified |
| Technology and integration | Not specified |
| Implementation and transition plan | Not specified |
| Pricing and Total Cost of Ownership | Not specified |
| Risk, service levels, and continuous-improvement capabilities | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Existing cooperative purchasing agreement or competitively awarded contract vehicle authorized for UNM use
- Comparable customer-site warehouse / integrated-supply experience
- Onshore USA organization only
Documents to include with your response
- Executive Summary and proposed solution overview
- Company qualifications and comparable customer-site warehouse / integrated-supply experience
- Proposed operating model, staffing, hours, supervision, backup, and emergency coverage
- Material sourcing, inventory-management, critical-spare, PM-kitting, non-stock, and emergency-sourcing approach
- Technology, integration, network/connectivity, cybersecurity, reporting, and business-continuity approach
- Implementation and transition plan
- Completed Negotiation Pricing Book
- Proposed KPI/SLA approach and continuous-improvement methodology
- References for comparable programs (at least three)
- Assumptions, exceptions, requested deviations, alternatives, and items requiring negotiation
How to submit
- Instructions
- Responses should include Executive Summary, qualifications, operating model, sourcing approach, technology approach, implementation plan, Negotiation Pricing Book, KPI approach, references, and assumptions.