Part I the solicitation
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- STANDARD DEFINITIONS See Appendix B, Standard Definitions. CONTRACT FORMATION
- SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS
- INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS INTO CONTRACT
- NON-ENDORSEMENT AND PUBLICITY
- IN-STATE PREFERENCE/RECIPROCITY
- MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MWBE)
1 SOLICITATION OVERVIEWACQUISITION AUTHORITYThe Washington State Department of General Administration (GA), Office of State Procurement (OSP) issues this Invitation for Bid (IFB) acting under the authority of its enabling legislation. Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 43.19, which establishes GA and regulates the manner in which state agencies may acquire general goods and services. STANDARD DEFINITIONSSee Appendix B, Standard Definitions. CONTRACT FORMATIONA Bid submitted in response to the Solicitation is an offer to contract with the Office of State Procurement. A Bid becomes a contract only when legally awarded and accepted in writing by the Office of State Procurement. MODEL CONTRACTA Model Contract has been included as Part II, Model Contract. In many instances, the bid document references and links to the Model Contract as opposed to duplicating identical language. This was done to protect against the possibility of language inconsistencies. In addition to the Bidder’s Authorized Offer, bidder is to return Part II, Model Contract document with their Response without modification or contingency. Any modifications or contingencies submitted by the Bidder will not be accepted. The Office of State Procurement, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to negotiate improvements to the lowest Responsive, Responsible Bidder’s Response. The Successful Bidder will be expected to execute the Contract within ten (10) Business Days of its receipt of the final Contract. If the selected Bidder fails to sign the Contract within the allotted ten (10) Business Days time frame, the OSP may consider the Successful Bidder to be non-responsive and elect to cancel the award, and award the Contract to the next lowest responsive responsible Bidder, or cancel or reissue this solicitation (see Section 1.7 Right to Cancel). Bidder’s submission of a Response to this solicitation constitutes acceptance of these contract requirements. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTSPrior to submittal due date and time, Office of State Procurement reserves the right to change portions of this solicitation. Any changes or corrections will be by one or more written amendment(s), dated, attached to or incorporated in and made a part of this solicitation document. All changes must be authorized and issued in writing by the Procurement Coordinator. If there is any conflict between amendments, or between an amendment and the IFB, whichever document was issued last in time shall be controlling. Only Bidders who have properly registered and downloaded the original solicitation directly via Washington Electronic Business Solutions (WEBS) will receive notification of amendments and other correspondence pertinent to the procurement. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS INTO CONTRACTThis Solicitation document, any subsequent Amendments and the Bidder’s Response will be incorporated into the resulting Contract. RIGHT TO CANCELThe Office of State Procurement reserves the right to cancel or reissue all or part of this Solicitation at any time as allowed by law without obligation or liability. In selecting a Bidder to supply the Vehicles, Model Year 2011/2012 Automobiles, Vans, Trucks, and Police Vehicles to the state of Washington Purchasers, neither the Office of State Procurement nor the Purchasers are endorsing the Bidder’s Products or Services, nor suggesting that they are the best or only solution to their needs. See also section 8.4, Non-Endorsement and Publicity in Part II, Model Contract. By submitting a Response, Bidder agrees to make no reference to the Office of State Procurement, any Purchaser or the State of Washington in any literature, promotional material, brochures, sales presentation or the like, regarding of method of distribution, without the prior review and express written consent of the Office of State Procurement. IN-STATE PREFERENCE/RECIPROCITYPursuant to RCW 43.19.700, RCW 43.19.702, RCW 43.19.704 and WAC 236-48-085, the Department of General Administration has established a schedule of percentage increases to be added to Bids from Bidders in states that grant a preference to Contractors located in their state or for goods manufactured in their state. The percentages related to each respective state are provided in the Reciprocity List located at http://www.ga.wa.gov/pca/recip.htm and apply only to Bids received from those states listed. The appropriate percentage will be added to each Bid bearing the address from a state with in-state preferences rather than subtracting a like amount from Washington State Bidders. This action will be used only for analysis and award purposes. In no instances shall the increase be paid to a Bidder whose Bid is accepted and awarded a Contract.
MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MWBE)In accordance with the legislative findings and policies set forth in RCW 39.19, the state of Washington encourages participation in all of its Contracts by Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) firms either self-identified or certified by the Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE). While the state does not give preferential treatment, it does seek equitable representation from the minority and women’s business community. Participation may be either on a direct basis in response to this Solicitation or as a Sub Contractor to a Contractor. However, unless required by federal statutes, regulations, grants, or Contract terms referenced in the original Solicitation, no preference will be included in the evaluation of Proposals, no minimum level of MWBE participation shall be required as condition for receiving an award, and Proposals will not be evaluated, rejected or considered non-responsive on that basis. Any affirmative action requirements set forth in federal regulations or statutes included or referenced in the original Solicitation will apply. Bidders may contact Office of Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise (OMWBE) to obtain information on certified firms for potential sub-contracting arrangements. Nothing in this section is intended to prevent or discourage Bidders from inviting others from participation from non MWBE firms as well as MWBE firms. Bidders who are MWBE or intend to use MWBE Sub Contractors are encouraged to identify the participating firm on Appendix D, Bid Information and Bidder Profile, section 6.4, Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) in Part II, Model Contract. Directory: sites -> default -> files -> public -> documents -> ContractingPurchasing public -> Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies Georgia Institute of Technology public -> Rhonda M. Medows, md, Commissioner public -> Housing Counseling Research in Chicago public -> First World War Galleries Table of contents documents -> Major award steve McGregor Award for Best Emerging Talent in Film/Television public -> Asean related Websites documents -> All public acts appearing in this gazette are to be considered official, and obeyed as such documents -> Organisation Keep a copy of this document as it will be a Tax Invoice for gst Download 4.09 Mb. Share with your friends:
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