Dairy Retail Government Bids & RFPs

The intention of the county is to award this bid to the supplier or suppliers by the individual group to the overall lowest and best bid meeting specifications.

A prebid conference will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 10:00 am cdt, at the hinds county board of supervisors, board room, 316 south president street, jackson, ms **** for all suppliers to obtain additional information and responses to any questions regarding the bid specifications and the bid process.

Bid conformationany electronic reverse auction bid and specification response package, which fails to conform to the essential requirements of the specifications, shall be rejected.

Deliveries of all products are required within 30 days after receipt of a funded award. Deliveries shall be made between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM CST, and federal holiday deliveries will not be accepted. Delivery schedules must be prearranged with the receiving warehouse.

Invoices must be submitted in accordance with FAR 32. 905b. The government will not pay for services not yet received, accepted, or pre-approved. Invoices shall refer to the contract/purchase order number and be emailed to ***@***. *. * and mpetiz@bop. gov.

Offers will be evaluated based on price and past performance. Past performance will be assessed on a go/no-go basis, considering timeliness of deliveries, order accuracy, and history of contract terminations.

This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award. Registration must be active at the time of award.

Failure to meet delivery schedules without an excusable delay and/or failure to conform to contract specifications will negatively affect the contractor's history of past performance, which may be used for future award decisions or result in a finding that the quoter is not responsible.

A history of substantial delivery delays, a pattern of incomplete or inaccurate deliveries, or a record of unsatisfactory past performance evaluations or contract terminations will result in a no-go determination, making the offeror ineligible for award.

Delivery must be made on dates and during hours as specified in the contract. Noncompliance will be cause for rejection unless prior approval for change is granted by the director of dietetic services.

Payment will be made upon receipt of invoiced after commodities have been delivered and accepted. Vendor shall indicate at the time of delivery any discrepancies between actual net weight or count and the contracted amount and record the discrepancy on the delivery slips.

Items designated for the federal government donated commodity program will be awarded by the lowest bid.

Samples may be submitted to the DPW Dietary Advisory Committee for formal evaluations and approval. Failure to comply with requested information for samples will be cause for rejection.

No further awards will be made to any firm with any unpaid laboratory bill. Failure to comply with requested information for samples will be cause for rejection.

The bidder shall deliver all grocery boxes within the first week of every month unless directed otherwise by the city staff. The bidder shall deliver all grocery boxes within the first week of every month unless directed otherwise by the city staff.

Upon receipt of an acceptable and approved invoice, payments shall be made within forty-five (45) days for that portion or those portions of the services satisfactorily rendered and referenced in the invoice. upon receipt of an acceptable and approved invoice, payments shall be made within fortyfive 45 days

The bidder, manufacturer, or his assigned agent shall guarantee the food products against all defects. The bidder, manufacturer, or his assigned agent shall guarantee the food products against all defects.

Award will be made solely at the discretion of the City to the responsive, responsible respondents offering the best combination of the lowest cost and best product meeting specifications. Award will be made solely at the discretion of the city to the responsive, responsiblerespondents offering the best combination of the lowest cost and best product meetingspecifications

The contractor shall conduct a full criminal background check at its own expense on each of its employees engaged in providing services under this ITQ or any resulting agreement prior to the commencement of said services. The contractor shall conduct a full criminal background check at its own expense on each of its employees engaged in providingservices under this itq

The city may by written notice of default to the bidder terminate the whole or any part of their order under this ITQ if the bidder fails to make delivery within the time specified herein or if the products received are of inferior quality and not the same as specified or shown at the sampling. the city may by written notice of default to the bidder terminate the whole or any part of their order under this itq if: a. the bidder fails to make delivery within the time specified herein.

The bidder shall include a picture of a sample box of all the food items. The bidder shall include a picture of a sample box of all the food items.

Failure to receive an addendum may result in disqualification of the bid submitted. Failure to receive an addendum may result in disqualification of the bid submitted.

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