20-0083 RFB AMD 2.docx

AMENDMENT #2 to Bid No: 20-0083

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

MADISON, WISCONSIN 53715-1218

Bid prices and terms shall be firm for sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening, unless otherwise specified in this Request for Bid by the UW-Madison Purchasing Services.

All bid openings through May 24, 2020 will not be done in a public setting due to the Governor’s order concerning Covid-19. Results will be e-mailed to all responding bidders as soon as possible after the time and date of the stated bid opening. Bidders can make arrangements to review the bid file at a later date.

The bid abstract will be on file and is open to public inspection only after award determination has been made.

If NO BID (check here) ☐ and return.

AMENDMENT #2 / 20-0083 / Experimental Plot Combine Amendment #2 is issued to revise Attachment B: Specifications and Attachment E: Client Reference List. If this amendment is not signed and returned, your bid may be disqualified. All other terms and conditions remain the same. Please revise and submit your bid accordingly. Please replace pages 19 and 20 reflecting the revisions to Attachments B and replace page 24 and ADD page 24a reflecting the changes to Attachment E.

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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Attachment B: Specifications Scope:

The Department is looking for a new combine for the Cereal Breeding and Quantitative Genetic Group who manages the UW Oat, Barley and Wheat Breeding programs. The combine will be used to harvest yielding trials. The department manages around 6,000 yielding plots from 20 different yield trials in 8 different locations. A new plot combine is expected to help to improve the efficiency of the field work in time, safety, and comfort of people needed to achieve the tasks at hand.

MANDATORY SPECIFICATIONSPage 19 of 31

Meet Specifications

- Ability to collect sample and subsample in cabin

- Grain which is not used for subsampling must go to grain tank

- Must be equipped with Harvestmaster H2 Grain Gage weighing system or superior and provide Mirus Software or similar and Panasonic Toughbook or similar. System must get data from for each plot of weight, moisture and test weight.

- Weighing System needs to slide out completely for calibration and ease maintenance For ergonomic use, subsampling system must be close to bagging person, a bagging/subsampling system in the back wall of the cabin is not ergonomic and therefore not preferred

length: with header but without row dividers: approx. 16 -17 feet width: 5.5-5.8 feet

· height: approx. 8.2 feet, less than 9.8 feet.

· wheelbase between 8 feet and 9 feet

· weight: maximum of 8,000 pounds including weighing system, cabin and grain tank. This ensure current hauling equipment can be used for transport of plot combine and samples at the same time for remote harvesting sites

OPTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS (UW-Madison will use responses for informational purposes only)

Meet Specifications

A minimum of 1-day training provided by a technician of weighing system vendor

Attachment E: Client Reference List

Bidder Name:

The Bidder must provide a minimum of five (5) business references. See attachment B, item 1 for more information.

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References may be contacted to confirm the Bidder’s abilities and qualifications as stated in the Bidder’s response. The University may perform due diligence by contacting any applicable business reference, including references from within the UW System, state agencies, or other state public institutions. The University reserves the right to disqualify any Bidder whose references don’t support their stated claim of qualifications in their response.

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