This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Frankfort, Kentucky. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) issues this solicitation with the intent of contracting with a single vendor to purchase one fluid cooler to be utilized by the Kentucky Court of Justice (KCOJ). B. Background Since the founding of the Commonwealth, the Judicial Branch has been an independent branch of government, separate from the Executive and Legislative branches and from county and city governments. The Judicial Article to the Kentucky Constitution, passed in 1975 and effective in 1976, established Kentucky's current unified court system. The 1975 Judicial Article created the Supreme Court of Kentucky and made the Chief Justice of the Commonwealth the administrative head of the state court system, also known as the Kentucky Court of Justice. The Kentucky Court of Justice (KCOJ) is comprised of two trial courts, Circuit Court and District Court, and two appellate courts, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is the administrative and operational arm of the KCOJ. The responsibilities of the AOC include administering the judicial branch budget; building and maintaining court facilities; maintaining court statistics; providing technology services for the KCOJ; providing educational programs for judges, circuit court clerks, and support staff; providing specialty courts and other statewide programs; and administering personnel policies and payroll. The AOC issues solicitations and enters into contracts to purchase goods and services needed throughout the KCOJ Written Questions Due Friday, November 11, 2022 Anticipated AOC Response to Written Questions Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Bidders Notified of Award Anticipated Friday, December 2, 2022 Contract Execution - Anticipated Friday, December 9, 2022 The initial term of the Contract shall be one year. Rates and prices shall be firm for the original term of the agreement. Upon expiration of the initial term, the contract may be renewed for period for four (4) additional one-year periods. Each extension must have the written approval of the contractor and the AOC. AOC reserves the right to renegotiate any terms and/or conditions as may be necessary to meet requirements for the extended period. The contractor will be advised of any proposed revisions prior to the renewal periods. In the event proposed revisions cannot be agreed upon, either party shall have the right to decline to renew the contract for additional periods.