Proposal Evaluation All proposals received in response to this RFP by the stated deadline will receive a comprehensive, fair, and impartial evaluation. Consensus scoring will be used in the evaluation process. Consensus scoring involves a solidarity or general agreement of opinion among evaluators, based on information and data contained in the RFP responses. The evaluation of any proposal may be suspended and/or terminated at the Board’s discretion at any point during the evaluation process at which the Board determines that said proposal and/or proposer fails to meet any of the mandatory requirements as stated in this RFP, the proposal is determined to contain fatal deficiencies to the extent that the likelihood of selection for contract negotiations is minimal, or the Board receives reliable information that would make contracting with the proposer impractical or otherwise not in the best interests of the Board and/or the State of Mississippi. An evaluation committee will evaluate the proposals a three-phase process, consisting of Compliance, Analysis, and Finalist phases. The evaluation process, including the evaluation factors and weights, is described below: Compliance - In this phase of the evaluation process, all proposals received will be reviewed to determine if the following mandatory requirements of this RFP have been satisfied: Proposal submission deadline met Required format followed Signed original proposal, requested number of copies of proposal, and complete electronic copy of proposal in Microsoft Office® format on drive or compact disc and redacted copy of proposal and redacted electronic copy Minimum Vendor Requirements met Scope of Services Confirmation Signed Statutory Requirement disclosure statement Signed Statement of Compliance with high degree of acceptance Signed Acknowledgment of Responses to Vendor Questions, if any posted Signed Acknowledgement of RFP Amendment(s), if any posted Duration of proposal requirement met Narrative questionnaire answered Required proposal attachments provided Weight This phase of the evaluation is considered Pass/Fail. – Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the proposal being eliminated from further consideration. Those proposers passing the Compliance Phase will be evaluated further. The Board reserves the right to waive minor informalities in a proposal in this phase of the evaluation.
Proposal Evaluation All proposals received in response to this RFP by the stated deadline will receive a comprehensive, fair, and impartial evaluation. Consensus scoring will be used in the evaluation process. Consensus scoring involves a solidarity or general agreement of opinion among evaluators, based on information and data contained in the RFP responses. The evaluation of any proposal may be suspended and/or terminated at the Board’s discretion at any point during the evaluation process at which the Board determines that said proposal and/or proposer fails to meet any of the mandatory requirements as stated in this RFP, the proposal is determined to contain fatal deficiencies to the extent that the likelihood of selection for contract negotiations is minimal, or the Board receives reliable information that would make contracting with the proposer impractical or otherwise not in the best interests of the Board and/or the State of Mississippi. An evaluation committee will evaluate the proposals a three-phase process, consisting of Compliance, Analysis, and Finalist phases. The evaluation process, including the evaluation factors and weights, is described below: Compliance - In this phase of the evaluation process, all proposals received will be reviewed to determine if the following mandatory requirements of this RFP have been satisfied: Proposal submission deadline met Required format followed Signed original proposal, requested number of copies of proposal, and complete electronic copy of proposal in Microsoft Office® format on drive or compact disc and redacted copy of proposal and redacted electronic copy Minimum Vendor Requirements met Scope of Services Confirmation Signed Statutory Requirement disclosure statement Signed Statement of Compliance with high degree of acceptance Signed Acknowledgment of Responses to Vendor Questions, if any posted Signed Acknowledgement of RFP Amendment(s), if any posted Duration of proposal requirement met Narrative questionnaire answered Required proposal attachments provided Weight – This phase of the evaluation is considered Pass/Fail. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the proposal being eliminated from further consideration. Those proposers passing the Compliance Phase will be evaluated further. The Board reserves the right to waive minor informalities in a proposal in this phase of the evaluation.
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