provide the ounce size minimums. Bid Factor updated to read: The qualifications listed in Inventory, Time in Business include Time in Business “must furnish satisfactory evidence of successful completion of List the Length of Time Your Company has been comparable contracts for at least in Business. A bidder must have occupied a bona three customers within the past two fide place of business for at least one year with years. Please provide the suitable equipment, supplies and a trained staff qualifications for comparable capable of providing the products requested. contracts to be compliant. The pricing will be determined by each How will CPO provide the bid prices respondent’s digital catalog and the instruction to the State agencies that each sheet will list the proper procedures for bidder will be bound by (the bidder’s determining the final price by sub category. final price after the percentage is taken off their catalog price)? Please contact Sylvia Chunn with the Go-DBE Please confirm that bidders should team for further clarification. Her email is put “Not Known” in the percentage Sylvia.D.Chunn@tn.gov of sales to come from diverse suppliers since various agency buyers will actually decide what items to buy from the accepted catalogs. Only the digital catalog submitted by each Not all items available for sale are respondent will be available for purchase. listed in each vendor’s catalog. How will pricing be determined for these items not listed in the catalog? Digital Catalog updates will be allowed on What will be the maximum January 1st and July 1st of each year. allowable amount of catalog releases per year by vendors that may alter items available to the State agencies and pricing of items? Will there be any evaluation on Terms and Conditions vendor catalog pricing and/or Section 2.1. Multiple Awards. adjusted pricing after discount? If so, The State will award separate contracts to please provide how this will be done? responsible and responsive Respondents who meet all requirements and criteria as set forth in this ITB. Categories are:
provide the ounce size minimums. The qualifications listed in Inventory, Time in Business include “must furnish satisfactory evidence of successful completion of comparable contracts for at least three customers within the past two years. Please provide the qualifications for comparable contracts to be compliant. Bid Factor updated to read: Time in Business List the Length of Time Your Company has been in Business. A bidder must have occupied a bona fide place of business for at least one year with suitable equipment, supplies and a trained staff capable of providing the products requested. How will CPO provide the bid prices to the State agencies that each bidder will be bound by (the bidder’s final price after the percentage is taken off their catalog price)? The pricing will be determined by each respondent’s digital catalog and the instruction sheet will list the proper procedures for determining the final price by sub category. Please confirm that bidders should put “Not Known” in the percentage of sales to come from diverse suppliers since various agency buyers will actually decide what items to buy from the accepted catalogs. Please contact Sylvia Chunn with the Go-DBE team for further clarification. Her email is Sylvia.D.Chunn@tn.gov Not all items available for sale are listed in each vendor’s catalog. How will pricing be determined for these items not listed in the catalog? Only the digital catalog submitted by each respondent will be available for purchase. What will be the maximum allowable amount of catalog releases per year by vendors that may alter items available to the State agencies and pricing of items? Digital Catalog updates will be allowed on January 1st and July 1st of each year. Will there be any evaluation on vendor catalog pricing and/or adjusted pricing after discount? If so, please provide how this will be done? Terms and Conditions Section 2.1. Multiple Awards. The State will award separate contracts to responsible and responsive Respondents who meet all requirements and criteria as set forth in this ITB. Categories are:
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