19-5934 RFP AMD1.pdf

AMENDMENT #1

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL # 19-5934

OFFICAL SEALED

Emergency Notification System

Todd Pooler

ISSUED DATE: 9/06/2018

DUE DATE: 10/16/2018 2:00 PM CDT

Proposal No. 19-5934

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

MADISON, WISCONSIN 53715-1218

University of Wisconsin – Madison

AMENDMENT #1

Request For Proposal

THIS IS NOT AN ORDER

OFFICIAL SEALED

Proposal Number: 19-5934

NO PUBLIC OPENING

AMD #1 Issue Date: 9/06/2018

Due Date: 10/16/2018 2:00 PM CDT

Agent: TODD POOLER

Questions regarding this proposal – see Section 2.8

For Submittal Instructions & Proposal Response Format – see Section 2.2 and 2.3 Proposal prices and terms shall be firm for sixty (60) days from the date of the proposal to the opening, unless otherwise specified in this Request for Proposal by the UW-Madison Purchasing Services.

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19-5934 / AMENDMENT #1 / Emergency Notification System Amendment #1 is issued to answer questions received from bidders.

If this amendment is not returned, it shall be assumed your original bid meets all conditions of the amendment.

All other terms and conditions remain the same. Please revise and submit your bid accordingly.

In signing this bid, we have read and fully understand and agree to all terms, conditions and specifications and acknowledge that the UW-Madison Purchasing Services bid document on file shall be the controlling document for any resulting contract. We certify that we have not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any contract or participated in any collusion or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competition; that no attempt has been made to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a bid; that this bid has been independently arrived at without collusion with any other bidder, competitor or potential competitor; that this bid has not been knowingly disclosed prior to the opening of bids to any other bidder or competitor; that the stated statement is accurate under penalty of perjury. I certify that the information I have provided in this bid is true and I understand that any false, misleading or missing information may disqualify the bid.

By submitting a bid, the bidder certifies that no relationship exists between the bidder and the University that interferes with fair competition or is a Conflict of Interest, and no relationship exists between such bidder and another person or firm that constitutes a Conflict of Interest. Further, bidder certifies that no employee of the University whose duties relate to this request for bid assisted the bidder in preparing the bid in any way other than in his or her official capacity and scope of employment.

The Bidder certifies by submission of the bid that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency.

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Proposal No. 19-5934

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

MADISON, WISCONSIN 53715-1218

AMENDMENT #1

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR 19-5934

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Q1. Do we need to turn anything into you before the Pre Solicitation Conference?

A1. Here are the due dates per section 2.1 of the RFP.

Q2. For travel purposes, do we need to be in the room for the pre solicitation meeting or will there be a conference bridge number for all companies to dial in that are in other states?

A2. The Pre-Solicitation Conference must be attended in person.

Q3. Whether companies from Outside USA can apply for this? (like, from India or Canada)

A3. Please see Section 4.2.1 of the solicitation and I quote “The State of Wisconsin requires purchased contractual services to be performed in the United States. Some exceptions apply, including procurements subject to the conditions of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTOGPA) and those listed in (Wis. Stats. 16.705 (1r). Subject to these exceptions, Contractor warrants that the services provided to the University under this contract will be performed in the United States. The inability to perform required services in the United States shall be grounds for disqualifying your proposal for this contract.”

Q4. Whether we need to come over there for meetings?

A4. The Pre-Solicitation Conference must be attended in person.

Q5. Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA? (like, from India or Canada)

A5. Please see Section 4.2.1 of the solicitation and I quote “The State of Wisconsin requires purchased contractual services to be performed in the United States. Some exceptions apply, including procurements subject to the conditions of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTOGPA) and those listed in (Wis. Stats. 16.705 (1r). Subject to these exceptions, Contractor warrants that the services provided to the University under this contract will be performed in the United States. The inability to perform required services in the United States shall be grounds for disqualifying your proposal for this contract.”

Q6. Can we submit the proposals via email?

A6. Please see section 2.2 of the solicitation and I quote “FAXED OR EMAILED RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.”