Timely and Sustained Response Interconnection Customer shall ensure that the Small Generating Facility’s real power response to sustained frequency deviations outside of the deadband setting is automatically provided and shall begin immediately after frequency deviates outside of the deadband, and to the extent the Small Generating Facility has operating capability in the direction needed to correct the frequency deviation. Interconnection Customer shall not block or otherwise inhibit the ability of the governor or equivalent controls to respond and shall ensure that the response is not inhibited, except under certain operational constraints including, but not limited to, ambient temperature limitations, physical energy limitations, outages of mechanical equipment, or regulatory requirements. The Small Generating Facility shall sustain the real power response at least until system frequency returns to a value within the deadband setting of the governor or equivalent controls. An Applicable Reliability Standard with equivalent or more stringent requirements shall supersede the above requirements.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS REGARDING ATTRIBUTE RESPONSES TIPS VENDORS RESPOND TO ATTRIBUTE QUESTIONS AS PART OF TIPS COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION PROCESS. THE VENDOR’S RESPONSES TO ATTRIBUTE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED HEREIN AS “SUPPLIER RESPONSE.” PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DEVIATIONS, IF ANY, IN VENDOR’S RESPONSE TO ATTRIBUTE QUESTIONS MAY NOT REFLECT VENDOR’S FINAL ATTRIBUTE RESPONSE, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO AWARD. PLEASE CONTACT THE TIPS OFFICE AT 866-839- 8477 WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING VENDOR ATTRIBUTE RESPONSE DEVIATIONS. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT TIPS DOES NOT PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSEL TO MEMBERS. TIPS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CONSULT YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL WHEN EXECUTING CONTRACTS WITH OR MAKING PURCHASES FROM TIPS VENDORS. Number: 211202 Title: Promotional and Award Products Type: Request for Proposal Issue Date: 12/2/2021 Deadline: 1/21/2022 03:00 PM (CT) Notes: IF YOU CURRENTLY HOLD TIPS CONTRACT 181205 PROMOTIONAL AND AWARD PRODUCTS ("181205"), YOU MUST RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION TO PREVENT LAPSE OF CONTRACT UNLESS YOU HOLD ANOTHER CURRENT TIPS CONTRACT THAT COVERS ALL OF YOUR PROMOTIONAL AND AWARD OFFERINGS . THIS AWARDED CONTRACT WILL REPLACE YOUR EXPIRING TIPS CONTRACT 181205. Address: Region 8 Education Service Center 0000 XX Xxxxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: +0 (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxx@xxxx-xxx.xxx Contact: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Address: 000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Toll Free: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx Web Address: xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx By submitting your response, you certify that you are authorized to represent and bind your company. Thank you for the opportunity to bid! If you have not taken exception or deviation to the agreement language in the solicitation attributes, download the AGREEMENT SIGNATURE FORM from the "ATTACHMENTS" tab. This PDF document is a fillable form. Download the document to your computer, fill in the requested company information, print the file, SIGN the form, SCAN the completed and signed AGREEMENT SIGNATURE FORM, and upload here. If you have taken exception to any of the agreement language and noted the exception in the deviations section of the attributes for the agreement, complete the AGREEMENT SIGNATURE FORM, but DO NOT SIGN until those deviations have been negotiated and resolved with TIPS management. Upload the unsigned form here, because this is a required document. All Other Certificates (if applicable) must be scanned and uploaded. If vendor has more than one other certification scan into one document. (PDF Format ONLY) DO NOT UPLOAD encrypted or password protected files. The vendor must download the PRICING SPREADSHEET SHEET from the attachment tab, fill in the requested information and upload the completed spreadsheet. DO NOT UPLOAD encrypted or password protected files.
Line Item Question Response 46 Do your warranties cover all products, parts, and labor? Warranties are those supplied by the equipment manufacturers. Generally cover parts and labor. * 47 Do your warranties impose usage restrictions or other limitations that adversely affect coverage? Warranty will not cover abuse or lack of maintenance. * 48 Do your warranties cover the expense of technicians' travel time and mileage to perform warranty repairs? Yes * 49 Are there any geographic regions of the United States or Canada (as applicable) for which you cannot provide a certified technician to perform warranty repairs? How will Sourcewell participating entities in these regions be provided service for warranty repair? We have coverage in the United States. * 50 Will you cover warranty service for items made by other manufacturers that are part of your proposal, or are these warranties issues typically passed on to the original equipment manufacturer? We warranty any work we preform. The equipment is covered by the original equipment manufacturer. * 51 What are your proposed exchange and return programs and policies? Special order items are not returnable and will not be exchanged. If a manufacture will take back an item they consider returnable, the return must have an RMA and be returned within 90 days in the original carton. All freight, restocking, damage plus a service fee will be deducted form the credit for equipment. * 52 Describe any service contract options for the items included in your proposal. We offer preventative maintenance contracts for refrigeration equipment in Texas. DFW, Houston, Beaumont and Austin. * 53 Describe your payment terms and accepted payment methods. Standard payment terms are Net 30 days. To be considered for an open account, all new customers will be required to complete a New Customer Application and provide tax exemption certification if applicable. All applicants are subject to Strategic's Credit Terms and Policies and must meet criteria specified therein. Finance charges of 1/5% per month (18% APR) or the maximum rate that an applicant may lawfully contract to pay, whichever is less, on any payment Seller considers past due until collected. Accepted payment methods include check, ACH, wire transfer, credit card * 54 Describe any leasing or financing options available for use by educational or governmental entities. TriMark Strategic has developed business relationships with several reputable third-party leasing companies and can provide Sourcewell customers with information regarding this option upon request. * 55 Describe any standard transaction documents that you propose to use in connection with an awarded contract (order forms, terms and conditions, service level agreements, etc.). Upload a sample of each (as applicable) in the document upload section of your response. Strategic will require a valid Purchase Order from Sourcewell customers. Upon acceptance, Strategic will agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Order. All quotes submitted by Strategic to Sourcewell customers will be on a standard Quotation Form and will have this statement regarding the Terms of Sale: "This Quote shall be subject to Trimark's Terms of Sale http//xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/XxxxXxxxx/XxxxXxxxxxxxx/Xxxx/XxxXxxx-Xxxxx- and-Conditions-of-Sale.pdf, which are incorporated herein by reference. The customer's Purchase Order terms and conditions shall govern. *
Incident Response Operator shall have a written incident response plan that reflects best practices and is consistent with industry standards and federal and state law for responding to a data breach, breach of security, privacy incident or unauthorized acquisition or use of any portion of Data, including PII, and agrees to provide LEA, upon request, an executive summary of the written incident response plan.
Personnel Actions Wages, working conditions, and employee benefits shall be established and administered, and personnel actions of every type, including hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, and termination, shall be taken without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability. The following procedures shall be followed:
a. The contractor will conduct periodic inspections of project sites to insure that working conditions and employee facilities do not indicate discriminatory treatment of project site personnel.
b. The contractor will periodically evaluate the spread of wages paid within each classification to determine any evidence of discriminatory wage practices.
c. The contractor will periodically review selected personnel actions in depth to determine whether there is evidence of discrimination. Where evidence is found, the contractor will promptly take corrective action. If the review indicates that the discrimination may extend beyond the actions reviewed, such corrective action shall include all affected persons.
d. The contractor will promptly investigate all complaints of alleged discrimination made to the contractor in connection with its obligations under this contract, will attempt to resolve such complaints, and will take appropriate corrective action within a reasonable time. If the investigation indicates that the discrimination may affect persons other than the complainant, such corrective action shall include such other persons. Upon completion of each investigation, the contractor will inform every complainant of all of their avenues of appeal.
Reasonable Suspicion Testing All Employees Performing Safety-Sensitive Functions
A. Reasonable suspicion testing for alcohol or controlled substances may be directed by the Employer for any employee performing safety-sensitive functions when there is reason to suspect that alcohol or controlled substance use may be adversely affecting the employee’s job performance or that the employee may present a danger to the physical safety of the employee or another.
B. Specific objective grounds must be stated in writing that support the reasonable suspicion. Examples of specific objective grounds include but are not limited to:
1. Physical symptoms consistent with alcohol and/or controlled substance use;
2. Evidence or observation of alcohol or controlled substance use, possession, sale, or delivery; or
3. The occurrence of an accident(s) where a trained manager, supervisor or lead worker suspects alcohol or other controlled substance use may have been a factor.
Claims Review Population A description of the Population subject to the Claims Review.
Optional Xactimate Response Attachment (Part 2)
Proposed Corrective Action Plan Simultaneously with the submission of the Audit, the District will submit to OCR for its review and approval a proposed Corrective Action Plan to address all inaccessible content and functionality identified during the District’s Audit. The proposed Corrective Action Plan will set out a detailed schedule for: (1) addressing problems, taking into account identified priorities, with all corrective actions to be completed within 18 months of the date OCR approved the Corrective Action Plan; (2) setting up systems of accountability and verifying claims of accessibility by vendors or open sources; and setting up a system of testing and accountability to maintain the accessibility of all online content and functionality on an ongoing basis. In its Corrective Action Plan, the District will acknowledge that if all inaccessible content and functionality identified during the Audit is not removed or made accessible on a timely basis, the District will be in violation of this Agreement, Section 504, and Title II and OCR may initiate administrative enforcement or judicial proceedings to enforce the specific terms and obligations of the Agreement.
REQUIRED PRICE PROPOSAL RESPONSE All pricing must be fixed cost, inclusive of all expenses and fees if this Statement of Work proposal is for a fixed price agreement. (Remove if Time and Materials agreement) For Time and Materials the pricing proposal must include estimated effort hours, hourly rate for proposed personnel, projected timeline, including timing expectations for the State functional and technical resources and be submitted as a separate document from the rest of the proposal. (Remove if not Time and Materials)
