means a procurement of a service or a product that is “Proprietary Procurement” manufactured and marketed by a person or persons having the exclusive right to provide the service or manufacture or sell the product. means a written complaint filed by an aggrieved party in connection with a “Protest” solicitation or award of a contract by the Central Procurement Office. means the committee created and empowered under Tenn. Code “Protest Committee” Ann. § 4-56-103. means a document issued by the Central Procurement Office or a State “Purchase Order” Agency to a Contracting Party authorizing a purchase. Upon delivery to the Contracting Party, a becomes a binding contract on both parties. “purchase order” or means a commercial card that allows organizations to “Purchasing Card” “P-Card” take advantage of the existing credit card infrastructure to make electronic payments for goods or services. A P-Card is similar to a consumer credit card, but the card-using organization must pay the card issuer in full each month. means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an “Record” electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. for means a solicitation sent to a broad base of potential suppliers “Request Information” for the purpose of developing strategy, building a database, or preparing for a Request for Proposals or a Request for Qualifications. for means a written solicitation for written proposals to provide “Request Proposals” goods or services to the State. for means a written solicitation containing a list of “Request Qualifications” qualifications that must be met before a vendor may propose in response to a Request for Proposals. A written response from a vendor is the appropriate response to a Request for Qualifications. means a person providing a written response to a solicitation. “Respondent” means a written response to a solicitation. “Response” respondent’s means a person who has the capacity in all material respects to “Responsible Proposer” perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability that will assure good faith performance.
“Proprietary Procurement” means a procurement of a service or a product that is manufactured and marketed by a person or persons having the exclusive right to provide the service or manufacture or sell the product. “Protest” means a written complaint filed by an aggrieved party in connection with a solicitation or award of a contract by the Central Procurement Office. “Protest Committee” means the committee created and empowered under Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-56-103. “Purchase Order” means a document issued by the Central Procurement Office or a State Agency to a Contracting Party authorizing a purchase. Upon delivery to the Contracting Party, a “purchase order” becomes a binding contract on both parties. “Purchasing Card” or “P-Card” means a commercial card that allows organizations to take advantage of the existing credit card infrastructure to make electronic payments for goods or services. A P-Card is similar to a consumer credit card, but the card-using organization must pay the card issuer in full each month. “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. “Request for Information” means a solicitation sent to a broad base of potential suppliers for the purpose of developing strategy, building a database, or preparing for a Request for Proposals or a Request for Qualifications. “Request for Proposals” means a written solicitation for written proposals to provide goods or services to the State. “Request for Qualifications” means a written solicitation containing a list of qualifications that must be met before a vendor may propose in response to a Request for Proposals. A written response from a vendor is the appropriate response to a Request for Qualifications. “Respondent” means a person providing a written response to a solicitation. “Response” means a respondent’s written response to a solicitation. “Responsible Proposer” means a person who has the capacity in all material respects to perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability that will assure good faith performance.
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