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: 220105 Addendum 1 Title: Technology Solutions, Products and Services Type: Request for Proposal Issue Date: 1/6/2022 Deadline: 2/18/2022 03:00 PM (CT) Notes: I F YO U ALREAD Y HOL D TIP S CONTRAC T 200105 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (“200105”) OR 210101 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ("210101"), YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION UNLESS YOU WISH TO REPLACE 200105 OR 210101 AT THIS TIME. IF YOU HOLD 200105 OR ꞏ TIPS 190103 Web and Cloud Computing Services ꞏ TIPS 181203 Management Software and Services ꞏ TIPS 181204 Notification Systems Address: Region 8 Education Service Center 0000 XX Xxxxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: +0 (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxx@xxxx-xxx.xxx Address: 000 X XXX 00 Xxxxx 00 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Web Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx By submitting your response, you certify that you are authorized to represent and bind your company. 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.
Interest Questionnaire - Form CIQ No response Do not upload this form unless you have a reportable conflict with TIPS. There is an Attribute entitled “Conflict of Interest Questionnaire Requirement” immediately followed by an Attribute entitled “Conflict of Interest Questionnaire Requirement – Form CIQ – Continued.” Properly respond to those Attributes and only upload this form if applicable/instructed. If upload is required based on your response to those Attributes, the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire – Form CIQ must be downloaded from the “Attachments” section of the IonWave eBid System, reviewed, properly completed, and uploaded at this location.
Vendor Logo (Supplemental Vendor Information Only) No response Optional. If Vendor desires that their logo be displayed on their public TIPS profile for TIPS and TIPS Member viewing, Vendor may upload that logo at this location. These supplemental documents shall not be considered part of the TIPS Contract. Rather, they are Vendor Supplemental Information for marketing and informational purposes only. Some participating public entities are required to seek Disadvantaged/Minority/Women Business & Federal HUBZone ("D/M/WBE/Federal HUBZone") vendors. Does Vendor certify that their entity is a D/M/WBE/Federal HUBZone vendor? If you respond "Yes," you must upload current certification proof in the appropriate "Response Attachments" location. NO Some participating public entities are required to seek Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) vendors as defined by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide HUB Program. Does Vendor certify that their entity is a HUB vendor? If you respond "Yes," you must upload current certification proof in the appropriate "Response Attachments" location. No Can the Vendor provide its proposed goods and services to all 50 US States? Yes
Supplemental Vendor Information Only) No response Optional. If Vendor desires that their logo be displayed on their public TIPS profile for TIPS and TIPS Member viewing, Vendor may upload that logo at this location. These supplemental documents shall not be considered part of the TIPS Contract. Rather, they are Vendor Supplemental Information for marketing and informational purposes only. Some participating public entities are required to seek Disadvantaged/Minority/Women Business & Federal HUBZone ("D/M/WBE/Federal HUBZone") vendors. Does Vendor certify that their entity is a D/M/WBE/Federal HUBZone vendor? If you respond "Yes," you must upload current certification proof in the appropriate "Response Attachments" location. NO Some participating public entities are required to seek Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) vendors as defined by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide HUB Program. Does Vendor certify that their entity is a HUB vendor? If you respond "Yes," you must upload current certification proof in the appropriate "Response Attachments" location. No Can the Vendor provide its proposed goods and services to all 50 US States? No
Conflict of Interest Questionnaire - Form CIQ No response Do not upload this form unless you have a reportable conflict with TIPS. There is an Attribute entitled “Conflict of Interest Questionnaire Requirement” immediately followed by an Attribute entitled “Conflict of Interest Questionnaire Requirement – Form CIQ – Continued.” Properly respond to those Attributes and only upload this form if applicable/instructed. If upload is required based on your response to those Attributes, the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire – Form CIQ must be downloaded from the “Attachments” section of the IonWave eBid System, reviewed, properly completed, and uploaded at this location.
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. *
Alternate or Supplemental Pricing Documents No response Optional. If when completing Pricing Form 1 & Pricing Form 2 you direct TIPS to view additional, alternate, or supplemental pricing documentation, you may upload that documentation.
JOC Pricing of Itemized List of RS Means Non-Prepriced Items No response The Vendor may download the optional Pricing of Itemized List of RS Means Non-Prepriced Items form from the attachment tab, fill in the requested information, and upload the completed spreadsheet. DO NOT UPLOAD encrypted or password protected files. Valid Reference Email addresses are REQUIRED on the spreadsheet. The vendor must download the References spreadsheet from the attachment tab, fill in the requested information and upload the completed spreadsheet. DO NOT UPLOAD encrypted or password protected files.
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