Potting Government Bids & RFPs

Line **** requires delivery by **** days ado and line **** by **** days ado.

An award will be made based on the lowest priced, technically acceptable proposal.

Any exceptions that are taken to the provisions of this solicitation will be considered in evaluating the offerors proposal and may result in your offer being deemed nonresponsive.

Delivery shall be made within ten 10 days after receipt of order.

Prompt payment discounts allowing less than thirty 30 days for discount to apply shall not be considered as a cost factor in the evaluation of bids. In connection with any prompt payment discount offered, time will be computed from the date of receipt of correct invoice or receipt and acceptance of shipment, whichever is later.

The contractor shall unconditionally guarantee the materials and workmanship of all products furnished andor services provided for a period of at least one 1 year from date of acceptance of the products delivered, installed and accepted by the city.

Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest best value offer to the city by total bid price unless the city determines that it is in its best interest to award by item or group if doing so results in lower overall costs after factoring in the costs of making multiple awards.

The bidder must present within 48 hours of a request evidence satisfactory to the director of purchasing of performance ability and possession of necessary facilities, pecuniary resources and adequate insurance to comply with the terms of these specifications and contract documents.

At the citys option, upon the contractors failure to furnish items within the time periods stipulated herein, the city may purchase such items on the open market. Any excess costs incurred as a result of such action shall be deducted from monies due to the defaulting vendor.

The city reserves the right to require samples andor sufficient product information to be supplied by a bidder prior to award to determine whether or not the products offered meet the citys requirements.

Bids will not be accepted for products in which specimen labels and material safety data sheets are unavailable. Bids submitted without a complete catalog and price list will be considered incomplete bids and may be rejected. The city reserves the right to reject any bid where prices or discounts offered are unbalanced or otherwise inconsistent with current market prices.

Delivery schedules vary by line item, with specific lead times provided in Section F. For example, item **** has a lead time of 80 calendar days from the date of first article test approval.

Payment requests and receiving reports are to be submitted electronically via the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system. Specific document types for payment requests depend on the line item type (e. g. , invoice for fixed-price items).

Offers will be evaluated based on various factors as detailed in Section M, including price and other considerations. A 10 percent price evaluation preference may be applied for HUBZone small business concerns.

Sample submission is required for preproduction and production lot testing. These samples are subject to destructive testing and will not be returned to the contractor.

Late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals are subject to specific provisions (Section L, Provision **** or ****). Failure to comply with contract requirements, including delivery schedules and quality standards, may lead to contract termination for default.

Normal delivery for items shall be 5-7 business days after receipt of order. Normal delivery for items shall be 57 business days after receipt of order.

Payment terms options include 5 15net 30, 2 15net 30, net 30, net 20, and net 10. 5 15net 30 2 15net 30 net 30 net 20 net 10

The evaluation of this RFQ may be based upon, but not limited to, overall cost to ISU, noted exceptions, restock charges, and the ability to accept credit cards. The evaluation of this rfprfq may be based upon, but not limited to the following which are in no particular order: overall cost to isu noted exceptions restock charges accept credit cards

Contractors must be qualified to provide the goods and/or services described. iowa state university of science and technology ( isu) is soliciting information from qualified contractors to provide the goods and/or services described herein.

Exceptions taken to the RFQ documents may cause the proposal to be rejected at the sole discretion of the university. exceptions taken to the rfprfq documents may cause the proposal to be rejected at the sole discretion of university.