CONE OF SILENCE. This Invitation to Bid is subject to the Cone of Silence that begins the date the bid submission opens through the bid award date and effective date of the awarded contract as indicated in the Bid Calendar. During this period all communications regarding this solicitation between FSA and Bidder will cease, except for procedural questions, questions regarding problems incurred in the use of the the bid system, or communications initiated by the FSA. All permitted communications during this period shall be made in writing to the procurement contacts identified in Section 1.01 of this Invitation to Bid. FSA is not responsible for bidder’s improper use of the bid system. Exceptions will be granted to this section should any bid system malfunctions occur.
CONE OF SILENCE. (a) Purpose. A cone of silence shall be applicable to all requests for proposal (RFP), invitations to bid (ITB), RFLI, or any other advertised solicitations for the provision of goods and services, professional services, and public works or improvements for amounts greater than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, unless otherwise exempted in this section.
CONE OF SILENCE. This Invitation to Bid is subject to the Cone of Silence that begins the date the bid submission opens as indicated in the Bid Calendar. During this period all communications regarding this solicitation between FSA and Bidder will cease, except for procedural questions, questions regarding problems incurred in the use of the FSA Cooperative Purchasing Program website or VeBA, or communications initiated by the FSA. All permitted communications during this period shall be made in writing to the procurement contacts identified in Section 1.01 of this Invitation to Bid. Bidders are encouraged to read the instructions and view the tutorial video regarding operation of VeBA. FSA is not responsible for bidder’s improper use of the VeBA system or website. Exceptions will be granted to this section should any website malfunctions occur.
CONE OF SILENCE. This Invitation to Bid is subject to the Cone of Silence that begins the date the bid submission opens as indicated in the Bid Calendar. During this period all communications regarding this solicitation between FSA and bidder will cease, except for procedural questions, questions regarding problems incurred in the use of the bid system, or communications initiated by the FSA. All permitted communications during this period shall be made in writing to the procurement contacts identified in Section 1.01 of this Invitation to Bid. Bidders are encouraged to read the Bidder Instructions, Section 2.0.
CONE OF SILENCE. Pursuant to Section 18-74 of the City of Miami Code, a “Cone of Silence” is imposed upon each RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or IFB after advertisement and terminates at the time the City Manager issues a written recommendation to the Miami City Commission. The Cone of Silence shall be applicable only to Contracts for the provision of goods and services and public works or improvements for amounts greater than $200,000. The Cone of Silence prohibits any communication regarding RFPs, RFQs, RFLI or IFBs (bids) between, among others: Potential vendors, service providers, bidders, lobbyists or consultants and the City’s professional staff including, but not limited to, the City Manager and the City Manager’s staff; the Mayor, City Commissioners, or their respective staffs and any member of the respective selection/evaluation committee. The provision does not apply to, among other communications: oral communications with the City purchasing staff, provided the communication is limited strictly to matters of process or procedure already contained in the formal solicitation document; the provisions of the Cone of Silence do not apply to oral communications at duly noticed site visits/inspections, pre-proposal or pre-bid conferences, oral presentations before selection/evaluation committees, contract negotiations during any duly noticed public meeting, or public presentations made to the Miami City Commission during a duly noticed public meeting; or communications in writing or by email at any time with any City employee, official or member of the City Commission unless specifically prohibited by the applicable RFP, RFQ, RFLI or IFB (bid) documents (See Section
CONE OF SILENCE. Pursuant to Section 2-11.1(t) of the County Code, all price quotes are subject to the Cone of Silence.
CONE OF SILENCE. As stated within School Board Policy 6325, “Cone of Silence” means a prohibition on any communication regarding a particular Request For Proposals (RFP), Invitation To Bid (ITB), or other competitive solicitation between:
CONE OF SILENCE. Notwithstanding any other provision in the specifications, the provisions of Section 2‐11.1 Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance, as set forth in subsection (t) “Cone of Silence,” of the Miami‐Dade County Code are applicable to this transaction. The Cone of Silence shall be imposed on this RFP upon its advertisement. The Cone of Silence prohibits the following activities:
CONE OF SILENCE. (1) In a competitive contracting process, the Cone of Silence begins from the time when an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Interest and Bid (RFIB), Request for Quote, Request for Qualification, or any other solicitation release is announced by LAUSD until the time a contract award recommendation is made public by the Board Secretariat’s posting of the board report for the contract to be approved.
CONE OF SILENCE. (Section 2-11.1)
