BAFO will apply a two envelope procurement process. The submission of BAFOs, opening of the Technical Parts and Financial Parts and the evaluation of Proposals will follow the procedures described for the Technical, Financial and Combined evaluation above, as appropriate. Most The Most Advantageous Proposal is the Proposal of the Proposer Advantageous that meets the Qualification Criteria, and whose Proposal has Proposal been determined to be: (MAP) substantially responsive to the RFP; and the best evaluated Proposal i.e. the highest scoring Proposal, in the combined technical and financial evaluation. Negotiations If specified in the PDS, the Employer may conduct negotiations following the evaluation of Proposals and before the final contract award. The procedure of the negotiations will be specified in the PDS. Negotiations be held in the presence of Probity Assurance Provider appointed by the Employer. Negotiations may address any aspect of the contract so long as they do not change the specified business function and performance requirements. The Employer may negotiate first with the Proposer that has the Most Advantageous Proposal. If the negotiations are unsuccessful the Employer may negotiate with the Proposer that has the next best Most Advantageous Proposal, and so on down the list until a successful negotiated outcome is achieved. Employer’s The Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any Proposal, Right to Accept and to annul the RFP process and reject all Proposals at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Any Proposal, and to Reject Proposers. In case of annulment, all Proposals submitted and Any or All specifically, Proposal securities shall be promptly returned to the Proposals Proposers. Standstill The Contract not be awarded earlier than the expiry of the Period Standstill Period. The Standstill Period shall be ten (10) Business Days unless extended in accordance with ITP 52. The Standstill Period commences the day after the date the Employer has transmitted to each Proposer (that has not already been notified that it has been unsuccessful) the Notification of Intention to Award the Contract. Where only one Proposal is submitted, or if
BAFO will apply a two envelope procurement process. The submission of BAFOs, opening of the Technical Parts and Financial Parts and the evaluation of Proposals will follow the procedures described for the Technical, Financial and Combined evaluation above, as appropriate. Most Advantageous Proposal (MAP) The Most Advantageous Proposal is the Proposal of the Proposer that meets the Qualification Criteria, and whose Proposal has been determined to be: substantially responsive to the RFP; and the best evaluated Proposal i.e. the highest scoring Proposal, in the combined technical and financial evaluation. Negotiations If specified in the PDS, the Employer may conduct negotiations following the evaluation of Proposals and before the final contract award. The procedure of the negotiations will be specified in the PDS. Negotiations be held in the presence of Probity Assurance Provider appointed by the Employer. Negotiations may address any aspect of the contract so long as they do not change the specified business function and performance requirements. The Employer may negotiate first with the Proposer that has the Most Advantageous Proposal. If the negotiations are unsuccessful the Employer may negotiate with the Proposer that has the next best Most Advantageous Proposal, and so on down the list until a successful negotiated outcome is achieved. Employer’s Right to Accept Any Proposal, and to Reject Any or All Proposals The Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any Proposal, and to annul the RFP process and reject all Proposals at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Proposers. In case of annulment, all Proposals submitted and specifically, Proposal securities shall be promptly returned to the Proposers. Standstill Period The Contract not be awarded earlier than the expiry of the Standstill Period. The Standstill Period shall be ten (10) Business Days unless extended in accordance with ITP 52. The Standstill Period commences the day after the date the Employer has transmitted to each Proposer (that has not already been notified that it has been unsuccessful) the Notification of Intention to Award the Contract. Where only one Proposal is submitted, or if
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