10.0 INTERVIEWS The Court may conduct interviews with Proposers to clarify aspects set forth in their proposals or to assist in finalizing the ranking of top-ranked proposals. The interviews may be conducted in person or by phone. If conducted in person, interviews will be held at the Court’s offices. The Court will not reimburse Proposers for any costs incurred in traveling to or from the interview location. The Court will notify eligible Proposers regarding interview arrangements. 11.0 CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION One copy of each proposal will be retained by the Court for official files and will become a public record. California judicial branch entities are subject to rule 10.500 of the California Rule of Court, which governs public access to judicial administrative records . If information submitted in a proposal contains material noted or marked as confidential and/or proprietary that, in the Court’s sole opinion, meets the disclosure exemption requirements of Rule 10.500, then that information will not be disclosed upon a request for access to such records. If the Court finds or reasonably believes that the material so marked is not exempt from disclosure, the Court will disclose the information regardless of the marking or notation seeking confidential treatment. Notwithstanding the above, the California Public Contract Code requires the public inspection of certain proposals. If required to do so by the Public Contract Code, a Court may disclose all information contained in a proposal, including information marked as confidential or proprietary. 12.0 DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS The Court’s DVBE participation goal is a minimum of 3% of the value of all Court contracts in any given fiscal year (July 1 thru June 30). To implement the DVBE program the Court may grant bidders that provide DVBE participation a DVBE incentive. The Court DVBE incentive for procurements awarded to the lowest responsible bidder may be initially 3%. The Court DVBE incentive for procurements awarded to the highest scoring bidder/proposer may also initially be 3%. Any bidder claiming the DVBE incentive for any procurement must submit the appropriate certifications as part of a complete bid package. The Court will not apply the DVBE incentive without the proper certifications on file. 12.0 PROTESTs Any protests will be handled in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Judicial Branch Contract Manual (see ). Failure of a Proposer to comply with the protest procedures set forth in that chapter will render a protest inadequate and non-responsive, and will result in rejection of the
10.0 INTERVIEWS The Court may conduct interviews with Proposers to clarify aspects set forth in their proposals or to assist in finalizing the ranking of top-ranked proposals. The interviews may be conducted in person or by phone. If conducted in person, interviews will be held at the Court’s offices. The Court will not reimburse Proposers for any costs incurred in traveling to or from the interview location. The Court will notify eligible Proposers regarding interview arrangements. 11.0 CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION One copy of each proposal will be retained by the Court for official files and will become a public record. California judicial branch entities are subject to rule 10.500 of the California Rule of Court, which governs public access to judicial administrative records . If information submitted in a proposal contains material noted or marked as confidential and/or proprietary that, in the Court’s sole opinion, meets the disclosure exemption requirements of Rule 10.500, then that information will not be disclosed upon a request for access to such records. If the Court finds or reasonably believes that the material so marked is not exempt from disclosure, the Court will disclose the information regardless of the marking or notation seeking confidential treatment. Notwithstanding the above, the California Public Contract Code requires the public inspection of certain proposals. If required to do so by the Public Contract Code, a Court may disclose all information contained in a proposal, including information marked as confidential or proprietary. 12.0 DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS The Court’s DVBE participation goal is a minimum of 3% of the value of all Court contracts in any given fiscal year (July 1 thru June 30). To implement the DVBE program the Court may grant bidders that provide DVBE participation a DVBE incentive. The Court DVBE incentive for procurements awarded to the lowest responsible bidder may be initially 3%. The Court DVBE incentive for procurements awarded to the highest scoring bidder/proposer may also initially be 3%. Any bidder claiming the DVBE incentive for any procurement must submit the appropriate certifications as part of a complete bid package. The Court will not apply the DVBE incentive without the proper certifications on file. 12.0 PROTESTs Any protests will be handled in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Judicial Branch Contract Manual (see ). Failure of a Proposer to comply with the protest procedures set forth in that chapter will render a protest inadequate and non-responsive, and will result in rejection of the
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