Common use of Criteria for Selection Clause in Contracts

Criteria for Selection. The successful Proposer(s), if any, will be the Proposer(s) who submit a response to this RFP on or before the Submittal Deadline, and whose response is the best value UNTS, taking into consideration the evaluation criteria contained herein. Selection by UNTS will be in accordance with the requirements and specifications set forth in this RFP. The successful Proposer(s) is/are referred to as the “Contractor”. UNTS reserves the right to make a single award from this solicitation or multiple awards, whatever is in the best interest of the University, with UNTS being the sole judge thereof. Proposer is encouraged to propose terms and conditions offering the maximum benefit to UNTS as outlined below. Proposers should describe all educational, state and local government discounts, as well as any other applicable discounts that may be available to UNTS in a contract for the services. An evaluation team from UNTS will evaluate proposals. The evaluation of proposals and the selection of Contractor will be based on the information provided by Proposer in its proposal. Proposers should address, within the response, each of the criteria listed in this section. Failure to respond to these criteria may result in your proposal receiving a negative rating or considered as non-responsive. Proposers should note that the awarded proposal may not be the lowest offer, but the offer(s) deemed most advantageous to UNTS as described in this section. The criteria to be considered by UNTS in evaluating proposals and selecting awardee(s), will be the following factors:

Criteria for Selection. The successful Proposer(s), if any, will be the Proposer(s) who submit a response to this RFP on or before the Submittal Deadline, and whose response is the best value UNTS, taking into consideration the evaluation criteria contained herein. Selection by UNTS will be in accordance with the requirements and specifications set forth in this RFP. The successful Proposer(s) is/are referred to as the “Contractor”. UNTS reserves the right to make a single award from this solicitation or multiple awards, whatever is in the best interest of the University, with UNTS being the sole judge thereof. Proposer is encouraged to propose terms and conditions offering the maximum benefit to UNTS as outlined below. Proposers should describe all educational, state and local government discounts, as well as any other applicable discounts that may be available to UNTS in a contract for the services. An evaluation team from UNTS will evaluate proposals. The evaluation of proposals and the selection of Contractor will be based on the information provided by Proposer in its proposal. Proposers should address, within the response, each of the criteria listed in this section. Failure to respond to these criteria may result in your proposal receiving a negative rating or considered as non-responsive. Proposers should note that the awarded proposal may not be the lowest offer, but the offer(s) deemed most advantageous to UNTS as described in this section. The criteria to be considered by UNTS in evaluating proposals and selecting awardee(s), will be the following factors: 2.3.1 Financial Considerations including service fees; 2.3.2 Quality of References (current clients similar in structure to the University of North Texas System); 2.3.3 Quality of product/service offering that includes, at minimum, the listing in Sec. 5.2; 2.3.4 Corporate Structure; and 2.3.5 Quality and thoroughness of proposal Furthermore, UNTS may consider information related to past contract performance of a respondent including, but not limited to, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Vendor Performance Tracking System.