Common use of CAUTION TO VENDORS Clause in Contracts

CAUTION TO VENDORS. During the time between the proposal opening and contract award, any contact concerning this RFP will be initiated by the issuing office or requesting entity and not the Vendor. Specifically, the Bureau of Legislative Research will initiate all contact. • Vendors are requested to respond to each numbered paragraph of the RFP. • Vendors must submit one (1) signed original hard copy of the proposal on or before the date specified on page one of this RFP. In addition, the Vendor should submit, on or before the date specified on page one of this RFP, two (2) electronic versions of the proposal (one (1) redacted electronic version and one (1) unredacted electronic version), preferably in MS Word/Excel format, on CD, flash drive, or via e-mail. Do NOT include any pricing from the Official Proposal Price Sheet on the copies, including on the CD, flash drive, or in the e-mail. Pricing from the Official Proposal Price Sheet, attached as Attachment A, must be separately sealed and submitted from the proposal response and clearly marked as pricing information. The electronic version of the Official Proposal Price Sheet must also be sealed and submitted separately from the electronic version of the proposal and, if submitted via e-mail, the e-mail must clearly state that the attachment contains pricing information. Failure to submit the required number of copies with the proposal may be cause for rejection. • For a proposal to be considered, an official authorized to bind the Vendor to a resultant contract must have signed the proposal and the Official Proposal Price Sheet. • All official documents shall be included as part of the resultant Contract. • The Task Force reserves the right to award a contract or reject a proposal for any or all line items of a proposal received as a result of this RFP, if it is in the best interest of the Task Force to do so. Proposals will be rejected for one or more reasons not limited to the following:

CAUTION TO VENDORS. During the time between the proposal opening and contract award, any contact concerning this RFP will be initiated by the issuing office or requesting entity and not the Vendor. Specifically, the Bureau of Legislative Research person(s) named herein will initiate all contact. • Vendors are requested to respond to each numbered paragraph of the RFP. • Vendors must submit one (1) signed original hard copy of the proposal on or before the date specified on page one of this RFP. In addition, the The Vendor should submit, on or before the date specified on page one of this RFP, submit two (2) electronic versions of the proposal (one (1) redacted electronic version and one (1) unredacted electronic version), preferably in MS Word/Excel format, on CD, flash drive, CD or via e-mail. Do NOT include any pricing from the Official Proposal Price Sheet on the copies, including on the CD, flash drive, CD or in the e-mail. Pricing from the Official Proposal Price Sheet, attached as Attachment A, must be separately sealed and submitted from the proposal response and clearly marked as pricing information. The electronic version of the Official Proposal Price Sheet must also be sealed and submitted separately from the electronic version of the proposal and, if submitted via e-mail, the e-mail must clearly state that the attachment contains pricing information. Failure to submit the required number of copies with the proposal may be cause for rejection. If the BLR requests additional copies of the proposal, they must be delivered within twenty-four (24) hours of request. • For a proposal to be considered, an official authorized to bind the Vendor to a resultant contract must have signed the proposal and the Official Proposal Price Sheet. • All official documents and correspondence shall be included as part of the resultant Contract. • The Task Force Committee reserves the right to award a contract or reject a proposal for any or all line items of a proposal received as a result of this RFP, if it is in the best interest of the Task Force Committee to do so. Proposals will be rejected for one or more reasons not limited to the following:

CAUTION TO VENDORS.  During the time between the proposal opening and contract award, any contact concerning this RFP will be initiated by the issuing office or requesting entity and not the Vendor. Specifically, the Bureau of Legislative Research will initiate all contact. •  Vendors are requested to respond to each numbered paragraph of the RFP. •  Vendors must submit one (1) signed original hard copy of the proposal on or before the date specified on page one of this RFP. In addition, the Vendor should submit, on or before the date specified on page one of this RFP, two (2) electronic versions of the proposal (one (1) redacted electronic version and one (1) unredacted electronic version), preferably in MS Word/Excel format, on CD, flash drive, or via e-mail. Do NOT include any pricing from the Official Proposal Price Sheet on the copies, including on the CD, flash drive, or in the e-mail. Pricing from the Official Proposal Price Sheet, attached as Attachment A, must be separately sealed and submitted from the proposal response and clearly marked as pricing information. The electronic version of the Official Proposal Price Sheet must also be sealed and submitted separately from the electronic version of the proposal and, if submitted via e-mail, the e-mail must clearly state that the attachment contains pricing information. Failure to submit the required number of copies with the proposal may be cause for rejection. •  For a proposal to be considered, an official authorized to bind the Vendor to a resultant contract must have signed the proposal and the Official Proposal Price Sheet. •  All official documents shall be included as part of the resultant Contract. •  The Task Force reserves the right to award a contract or reject a proposal for any or all line items of a proposal received as a result of this RFP, if it is in the best interest of the Task Force to do so. Proposals will be rejected for one or more reasons not limited to the following: