Common use of Procurement Officer Clause in Contracts

Procurement Officer. The Procurement Officer is the sole point of contact from the date of release of this ITB until 72 hours after the intent to award is posted. Procurement Officer for this ITB is: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Associate Category Manager Florida Department of Management Services Division of State Purchasing 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000.0X Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Email: Xxxxxxxxx.Xxxxxx@xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx ****ALL EMAILS TO THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER SHOULD CONTAIN THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE EMAIL**** Between the release of this solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the Department posting the Notice of Intended Award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and State holidays (section 110.117, Florida Statutes), Bidders to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the Procurement Officer or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response. Although this solicitation uses terms such as “must”, “shall”, “will”, and “is required”, and may define certain items as requirements, the Department reserves the right, in its discretion, to waive any minor irregularity, technicality, or omission if the Department determines that it is in the best interest of the state to do so. However, failure to provide requested information may result in the rejection of a bid. There is no guarantee that the Department will waive an omission or deviation, or that any Vendor with a bid containing a deviation or omission will be considered for award of this procurement. The Department may reject any bid not submitted in the manner specified by this solicitation.