Solicitation Details
Solicitation RFI for Inventory Parts
RFI for Inventory Parts
Status: Closed
Posted on 10/28/2015
Due on 11/23/2015
Contract Administrator: Cochrane, Celena
Email Address: ccochrane@wmata.com
Synopsis
WMATA has approximately 75,000 unique inventory items. Approximately 20,000 of these inventory parts are obsolete and treated as inactive. Some percentage of the 55,000 active inventory items are custom designed for fit form and function. An additional subset are highly specialized inventory parts that are unique to a transit agency operating both rail and bus services. The greater percentage are commercially off the shelf product (COTS). WMATA uses Maximo to track reorder points with collaboration from our inventory planners and Program Offices. These 55,000 active inventory items are used throughout WMATA, some exclusive to a department.
WMATA faces ongoing challenges of fulfilling our inventory reordering thresholds. WMATA Procurement has primary goals to reduce lead times for purchases of inventory stock; to decrease “stock out” rates for inventory stock; and to reduce cost for WMATA-approved parts and suppliers. Toward that end the following focus areas and actions are currently underway: A. Data cleanup: WMATA is undergoing a data cleanup of its inventory parts. Cleanup includes populating additional fields and adding manufacturer description, photo, SDS and product sheets. B. Grants Funding: WMATA seeks to understand, out of approximately 55,000 active inventory items, how many items could potentially meet FTA guidelines, specifically relating to Buy America and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).
C. Technology considerations: WMATA seeks to use most efficient eTechnology solutions and commercially available “shopping cart” supplier solutions for inventory stock requirements in an effort to shorten the cycle time from requisition to purchase order. Additionally, WMATA Procurement is exploring Pcard/Payment card solution technologies.
Attachments
RFI Inventory.pdf
RFI Inventory Appendix A_Term and Condition.pdf
RFI Inventory Appendix B_Janitorial Supplies.xlsx