Specifications include, but are not limited to: request for competitive, sealed proposals from prospective vendors to be added as additional contractors and included in the existing Qualified Vendors List (QVL) for the purchase of building supplies (including but not limited to lumber, plywood, nails, screws, shingles, tools, etc.) for various state agencies located throughout the mid-Missouri area (herein referred to as “state agency”), by means of establishing a Qualified Vendors List (QVL) of suppliers for the State of Missouri; The contractor shall provide lumber and plywood used for framing, sheeting, building walls, floors, etc. All other building supplies shall be defined as material used in the construction of a building such as nails, screws, shingles, tools, and etc. The contractor shall provide the products on an as needed, if needed basis. The State of Missouri does not guarantee any usage of the contract whatsoever. The contractor shall agree and understand that the contract shall be construed as a preferred use contract but shall not be construed as an exclusive arrangement. Preferred use means that any state agency needing the services should use the established contract unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the State of Missouri for a state agency to obtain alternate products elsewhere.