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 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. 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:
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:
1. any person who seeks an award there from, including a potential vendor or vendor’s representative; and
2. any School Board member or the member’s staff, the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents and their respective support staff, or any person appointed by the School Board to evaluate or recommend selection in such procurement process. For purpose of this section, “vendor’s representative” means an employee, partner, director, or officer of a potential vendor or consultant, lobbyist, or actual or potential subcontractor or sub-consultant of a vendor, or any other individual acting through or on behalf of any person seeking an award. A Cone of Silence shall be applicable to each ITB, bid, or other competitive solicitation during the solicitation and review of bid proposals. At the time of issuance of the solicitation, the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee shall provide public notice of the Cone of Silence. The Superintendent shall include any advertisement and public solicitation for goods and services in a statement disclosing the requirements of this section. The Cone of Silence shall terminate at the time the Superintendent of Schools submits a written recommendation to award or approve a contract, to reject all bids or responses, or otherwise takes action which ends the solicitation and review process. All provisions of the above- referenced School Board Rule Policy 6325 apply to this solicitation.
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:
(1) Any communication regarding this RFP between a potential vendor, service provider, Proposer, lobbyist or consultant and the City’s professional staff;
(2) Any communication regarding this RFP between the Mayor, Council members and any member of the Mayor and Council’s professional staff;
(3) Any communication regarding this RFP between potential vendor, service provider, Proposer, lobbyist or consultant and any member of a selection committee;
(4) Any communication regarding this RFP between the Mayor, Council members and any member of the selection committee therefore;
(5) Any communication regarding this RFP between any member of the City’s professional staff and any member of the selection committee; and
(6) Any communication regarding this RFP between a potential vendor, service provider, Proposer, lobbyist or consultant and the Mayor or Council Pursuant to Section 2-11.1(t)(1)(a)(ii), the Cone of Silence shall terminate at the time the Manager makes his/her written recommendation to the City Council. However, if the City Council refers the Manager’s recommendation back to the Manager or staff for further review, the Cone of Silence shall be re-imposed until such time as the Manager makes a subsequent written recommendation. The Cone of Silence shall not apply to:
(1) oral communications at pre-bid conferences;
(2) oral presentations before selection of evaluation committees;
(3) public presentations made to the City Council during any duly noticed public meeting;
(4) written communications regarding a particular RFP, RFP, or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, Proposer, bidder, lobbyist or consultant and the City’s Purchasing Agent or City employee designated responsible for administering the procurement process of such RFP, RFP, or bid, provided the communication is limited strictly to matters of process or procedure already contained in the corresponding solicitation document;
(5) communications with the City Attorney and his or her staff;
(6) duly noticed site visits to determine the competency of bidders/Proposers regarding a particular bid/statemen...
CONE OF SILENCE. (Section 2-11.1)
CONE OF SILENCE. During the Cone of Silence (formerly called Blackout period) as defined in the next paragraph, except as pursuant to an authorized appeal, no person may lobby (as defined in section 1.4) on behalf of a competing party in a particular procurement process, City officials or employees except the Procurement designated staff contact in the Procurement division. Violation of this provision shall result in disqualification of the party on whose behalf the lobbying occurred. The Cone of Silence is the period between the issue date of the RFQ, which allows for immediate submittals to the City of Gainesville Procurement Division for the request for qualifications and the time the City Officials and Employee awards the contract.
