Common use of Eligibility to Submit Proposals and Alternate Proposals Clause in Contracts

Eligibility to Submit Proposals and Alternate Proposals. Public agencies, private for-profit companies, and non-profit companies and institutions are invited to submit proposals in response to this Request for Proposals. The Sourcing Team recognizes that no single entity is likely capable of fulfilling the entirety of the needs as described in this RFP, and encourages partnerships and consortia of entities to work together to respond to this RFP. Each proposal, however, must clearly identify a prime Bidder. The prime Bidder will be responsible for providing all deliverables as defined by the resulting contract according to the terms and conditions as set forth in the resulting contract. Bidders may submit one (1) alternate proposal. The alternate should be submitted separately, and it should follow all requirements as set forth in this RFP. Alternate proposals will be reviewed and scored according to the same requirements and guidelines as all other proposals. The Sourcing Team is only interested in alternate proposals if the alternate is materially different (such as the use of a completely different personal computing device) than the main proposal. Alternate proposals should be labeled clearly on the cover page “ALTERNATE PROPOSAL”.