Solicitation Process. The Lead Agency will, according to this Agreement and the resulting solicitation documents jointly developed and agreed upon by the Parties, receive from each Purchasing Entity specifications for the Goods and a detailed schedule of Goods by contract year that each Purchasing Entity is interested in purchasing during the life of its contract with the successful bidder. The Lead Agency will solicit competitive bids for the Goods in accordance with State of North Carolina General Statute §143-129, 49 CFR Part 18.36 (the Common Rule), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Circular 4420.1F (Third Party Contracting Guidance). The solicitation process will allow any of the Parties to exercise its right to purchase said Goods based on its stated needs for the base and option years, as appended to this and any other agreements related to this procurement action. The Lead Agency will use its usual procedures for such solicitations, as long as they comply with the rules cited above and the Purchasing Entities’ usual procedures. The Parties agree that the Lead Agency may use internet advertising pursuant to its own procedures and may forgo requiring bid bonds and performance bonds. If any of the Purchasing Entities require different procurement, solicitation and/or advertising procedures (“Special Requirements”), the Lead Agency agrees to accommodate such needs so long as the requesting Purchasing Entity provides, in writing, sufficient advanced notification of the Special Requirements to the Lead Agency. The requesting Purchasing Entity shall be responsible for the cost associated with any Special Requirements. The Lead Agency shall make all solicitation and bid documents, including but not limited to, the ICE, the Invitation for Bid, all bids received, all required bid certifications, the bid evaluation, bidder responsiveness and responsibility checks, confirmation from the System for Award Management of non- debarment of the selected bidder and the summary of the solicitation and selection results available to the Purchasing Entities. Before accepting the bid of the apparent lowest, responsive and responsible bidder, the Lead Agency will provide a reasonable period of time for the Purchasing Entities’ review and approval of a FTA-compliant price analysis it performed on all quantities of Goods for base and option years and equipment options.
Solicitation Process. 1. The MRC will conduct an annual faculty meeting on each campus to review the on-going activities of the Center and apprise the faculty of its research opportunities.
2. The Program Directors will solicit proposals from faculty across the desired manufacturing research agenda, usually in the Spring term of each academic year.
Solicitation Process. 3.1 In consideration for SABMiller agreeing to consider and/or conduct the Solicitation Process, AB InBev agrees:
(a) to promptly reimburse SABMiller upon written demand for all and any of its documented expenses incurred in connection with AB InBev’s request that SABMiller considers the Solicitation Process and (if SABMiller agrees to conduct it) the Solicitation Process and/or the Solicitation Documents (including without limitation all legal fees and expenses, all investment bank advisory fees, all fees and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) of the solicitation agent, tabulation agent and fiscal agent, and all consent fees payable to noteholders by SABMiller pursuant to the Solicitation Process and including in each case any such fees and expenses incurred before the date hereof); and
(b) to indemnify and hold harmless SABMiller and its Connected Persons on demand from and against any losses, liabilities and claims of whatever nature, and any costs and expenses suffered or incurred by SABMiller or any of its Connected Persons arising as a result of any claim made against SABMiller or any of its Connected Persons in connection with the Solicitation Process or the Solicitation Documents, except to the extent such losses, liabilities, claims, costs and expenses are finally judicially determined to have arisen from the gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud by SABMiller or any of its Connected Persons.
3.2 For the avoidance of doubt, AB InBev acknowledges and agrees that SABMiller is under no obligation to take any actions in relation to the Solicitation Process.
Solicitation Process. The Solicitation Process will allow for the award of newly solicited projects. The Government will issue a Technology Plan to the CMF, on behalf of the NAC, that will detail the objective area requirements that Government customers have identified. The CMF, on behalf of the NAC, shall release the Technology Plan to all NAC Members. During this collaboration period, Government customers and interested NAC Members are encouraged to freely communicate regarding the objective area requirements. The Request for Ordnance Technology Initiatives (ROTI) is the official solicitation document whereby the Government seeks proposals in anticipation of project awards. The ROTI, also issued to the CMF, on behalf of the NAC, solicits proposals based on the requirements identified in the Technology Plan. The proposals that NAC Members submit in response to the ROTI are called Enhanced Whitepapers. NAC Members submit Enhanced Whitepapers through the BIDS system. NAC Members are encouraged to submit an Enhanced Whitepaper for any requirements in which they are interested. The CMF will review the Enhanced Whitepaper submissions for completeness and conformity with format requirements. After Enhanced Whitepapers are reviewed by the CMF, they are made available through the BIDS system to the cognizant Government customer, who is responsible for evaluating them in a timely manner and documenting their findings in the Competitive Evaluation. The Government will prepare a Competitive Evaluation for every Enhanced Whitepaper. NAC Members will receive feedback on every Enhanced Whitepaper that is reviewed by the Government. All Enhanced Whitepapers that are not rejected will be placed in the Basket. In order to protect the integrity of the evaluation process, no collaboration between Government customers and NAC Members is allowed from the time Enhanced Whitepapers are submitted until feedback is received for the specific objective area requirement. The Government is solely responsible for determining which DOTC technology endeavors to pursue and which projects to fund. If a Government customer wants to award a project, that source selection decision will be documented, with substantiating rationale, in the Selection Memo. After the Selection Memo is reviewed and approved by the Agreements Officer and Legal, a selection notification is sent to the CMF, who then notifies the NAC Member. The Government customer and the NAC Member will then negotiate the details of the project’s Statem...
Solicitation Process
