GP enMotion® Paper Towels and GP Coreless Tissue

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OfficeofProcurementServices OfficeofProcurementServices
P.O.Box 1848 DistributionCenter
University,MS 38677-1848 164JeanettePhillipsDrive
Phone: (662)915-7448 UniversityMS 38677 RFBNumber 4100028997
Email: payables@olemiss.edu Coll.Number 1286
Date 06/21/2026
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RequisitionNo. 10207185
NAME: Buyer/Phone Purchasing Dept. / 662-915-7448
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0001 Georgia Pacific enMotion(R) and Coreless Tissue Rolls
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FOUR (4) PAGE DOCUMENT FOR
SPECIFICATIONS
Total $
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tobefirmquotations.See 'GeneralInformationtoBidder'includedwithbidpacket.
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(3)Delivery-Bidderwillstateinbiddeliverythatpurchasercanexpectoneachitem.
DETAILEDSPECIFICATIONS
Itistheintentofthesespecificationsparticularlywheremanufacturer'snameand/orcatalognumberisusedtoselectanitemofcomparablematerials
and/ordesign. Itisnottheintenttolimitthebidding,however,allbiddersarecautionedthatthelistedmanufacturer'sstandardsshallbeaminimum. Itisa
requirementthatallbidderswhofurnishquotationsonproductsofmanufacturerotherthanthoselistedshallfurnishwiththeirbidcompleteinformation
togetherwithfullspecificationsofitemstheyproposetofurnish.

Georgia Pacific enMotion(R) and Coreless Tissue Rolls
Vendor Name:
Vendor Address:
Telephone Number:
Days the Offer is Firm:
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Item Description UOM Unit Price
1 Georgia-Pacific enMotion(R) Towels (MFG #: GPC89460) Case
2 Georgia-Pacific enMotion(R) Towels (MFG #: GPC89480) Case
3 Georgia-Pacific Pro Bath Tissue (MFG #: GPC11728) Case
Provide Georgia-Pacific Pro Paper Towels and Bath Tissue for the period of July 1, 2026 through
June 30, 2027.
Paper Towels must meet the following specifications:
* GP Pro Georgia-Pacific enMotion(R) 10" Paper Towel Rolls
* MFG #: GPC 89460
* Description: These cost-effective, high-quality roll towels are specifically engineered to be used
with our enMotion(R) Wall-Mount Automated Towel Dispenser or enMotion(R) Impulse(R)
10 Towel Dispenser to provide reliable towel dispensing at the wave of a hand.
* Color: White
* Roll Width: 10 inches
* Feet per roll: 800'
* Rolls per case: 6
* Paper towels must fit Pacific enMotion(R) Towel dispensers
AND/OR
* GP Pro Georgia-Pacific enMotion(R) 10" Recycled Paper Towel Rolls
* MFG #: GPC89480
* Description: These cost-effective, high-quality roll towels are specifically engineered to be used
with our enMotion(R) Wall-Mount Automated Towel Dispenser or enMotion(R) Impulse(R)
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10 Towel Dispenser to provide reliable towel dispensing at the wave of a hand. Color: Brown
* Roll Width: 10 inches
* Feet per roll: 800'
* Rolls per case: 6
* Paper towels must fit Pacific enMotion(R) Towel dispensers
Bath Tissue must meet the following specifications:
* GP Pro Georgia-Pacific Blue Ultra Coreless 2-Ply Toilet Paper
* MFG #: GPC11728
* Description: 2-Ply White Coreless Bath Tissue
* Color: White
* Decoration: No Emboss
* Roll Width x Length: 3.25" x 4.05"
* Rolls per case: 24
* Bath Tissue must fit Pacific Blue Ultra Coreless Toilet Paper dispensers
*It is estimated that approximately 2,000 cases of each product will be ordered over the course of a
year.*
*Orders for each product will be placed at a minimum rate of 200 cases per order.*
*Vendor must deliver products within 14 days of order being placed.*
Primary and Secondary vendors will be selected, and products will be purchased on an
individual basis. The secondary vendor will only be used if the primary vendor cannot provide
the items on schedule.
Any inquiries or requests regarding this procurement should be submitted, in writing, to
Katherine Jones, Director of Procurement Services and Contract Management at
bids@olemiss.edu no later than July 3, 2026 by 10:00 am CT. Be sure to include Bid File 1286 -
Bid File 1286 - GP enMotion(R) Paper Towels and GP Coreless Tissue in the subject line of the
email.
If deemed appropriate and necessary, UM will prepare written responses to questions
submitted and make them available to all offerors by addendum posted on The University of
Mississippi Procurement Services Current Bids website. The questions and answers will be
made part of the RFB and may become part of the contract with the successful contractor.
Offerors may contact only Katherine Jones regarding this procurement. Any unauthorized
contact shall not be used as a basis for responding to this RFB and may result in the
disqualification of the bidder's submittal.
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building, the character, and extent of existing work the exterior says that the bid enclosed is less than or
within the building, and any other work being performed did not exceed $50,000
thereon at the time of the submission of the bid. No (0) Tax on Construction - It is incumbent upon the bidder
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limits, after the lowest and best bidder is determined. contents will be made public for the information of
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specifications will be required, and that the present in person or by representative.
contractor will receive no compensation for loss in 6. AWARD OF CONTRACT
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the specifications. the lowest and best responsible bidder, provided his bid
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Owner, to present evidence of his experience, award is made.
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right to award by individual items, related items, or total, which a bid is submitted. The cuts and specifications must
whichever it deems in its best interest. be arranged in the identical order that the items appear on
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University. be the bidder's responsibility to specifically point out any
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such rejection is in the interest of the Owner and to reject (D) Should any equal product, however, be accepted by the
the bid of a bidder who is not in a position to perform the Owner and should this equal prove defective or otherwise
contract. unsatisfactory for the service for which it is intended within
9. INTERPRETATIONS OF CONTRACT DOCUMENT the guaranty period, the contractor shall replace the
If any person contemplating submitting a bid for the proposed defective material with material on which the specifications
contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the require him to base his proposal, without cost to the Owner.
specifications or other proposed contract documents, he may 11. RECYCLED MATERIALS
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University of Mississippi, a written request for an (recycled) materials. vendors are requested to submit bids on
interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request for recycled materials in addition to the brands mentioned or their
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or without the addition of such expressions as "Or Equal" prevail unless otherwise specified by the bidder.
or "Approved Equal", it is to be understood that the article 14. PAYMENT
named or the equal thereof; and it is distinctly understood Assuming there is no prompt payment discount provision;
(1) that the Owner is to use his own judgment in payment will be made within 45 days from receipt of products
determining from time to time whether or not any article or in satisfactory condition, and receipt of the invoice.
thing proposed to be substituted is the equal of any article 15. ADVANCE PAYMENT
or thing so specified; (2) that the decision of the Owner on The University of Mississippi is prohibited by law from making
all such questions shall be final; and (3) that in the event of advance payments to any vendor other than state and federal
any adverse decision by the Owner, no claim of any sort agencies unless it is subscription or membership.
shall be made or allowed against the Owner.
(B) Where a definite material is specified, it is not the THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS
intention to discriminate against an equal product AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES.
made by another manufacturer. It is rather the intention (Rev. 5/2026)
to set a definite standard. Should the bidder intend to
furnish another product as an equal to that specified, he
must submit with his proposal for every item for which
he intends to furnish another product from that given
in the specifications, a complete specification showing
name of manufacturer, sizes, quality of wood, finish,
upholstering or other materials included and catalog
number, if the manufacturer lists the product by a catalog or
plate number in any of his published literature. After the bids

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Vendor: _______________________
Bid File Number: 1286
Bid Title: Georgia Pacific enMotion(R) and
Coreless Tissue Rolls
PROCUREMENT SERVICES
164 JEANETTE PHILLIPS DRIVE
PO BOX 1848
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677