1 ANNOUNCEMENT AND SPECIAL INFORMATION 3
1.1 prebid conference 3
1.2 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 3
1.3 SCOPE 3
1.4 Term of Contract 3
1.5 Contract Extensions 3
1.6 Estimated Usage 4
1.7 Purchasers 4
1.8 PURCHASES BY NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS 4
1.9 BIDDER COMPLIANCE 4
1.10 additional items OR mANUFACTURERS added to the contract 5
1.11 economic and environmental goals 5
2 CHECK LIST 5
3 Bidder Requirements (Bidder must comply with the following) 6
3.1 OFFER AND AWARD 9
3.2 BIDDER INFORMATION 10
3.3 SERVICE AREA 12
3.4 SERVICE AREA WORKSHEET 13
3.5 customer References 14
3.6 CONTRACT PRICING 14
3.7 PRICING WORKSHEET 15
3.8 SUPPLEMENTAL MANUFACTURER PRICing 16
3.9 Cost Savings Initiatives 16
4 BID EVALUATION 18
4.1 Bid Scoring 18
4.2 Award Determination 18
5 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 19
5.1 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE 19
5.2 RETENTION OF RECORDS 19
5.3 INSURANCE 19
5.4 PRICING AND ADJUSTMents 21
5.5 MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP 21
5.6 WARRANTY(IES) 22
6 SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 22
6.1 PURCHASING CARD ACCEPTANCE 22
7 Appendix A – i2 Tra-Ser Manufacturers (as of Fall 2003) 23
8 Appendix B – CUSTOMER REFERENCES 31