8-RFP 26-205 - Good Faith Effort Documentation Form.pdf

This is a Good Faith Effort Documentation Form issued by the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Office for the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Florida, in connection with RFP 26-205 for Biomass Waste Processing. The solicitation seeks a qualified and experienced contractor to receive, process, and beneficially use or recycle 50,000 tons of biomass waste. Proposers must submit responses electronically through Euna/Bonfire by the deadline specified in the RFP document, with confirmation of submission required for the Authority to consider the response valid. The Authority will not accept bid responses submitted through other means, and proposers are encouraged to submit in advance of the specified due date. All questions and clarification requests must be submitted through Euna/Bonfire by the date and time outlined in the RFP, with the Authority providing responses that may include written addenda.

The RFP includes a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation requirement with a twenty percent (20%) SBE subcontracting Affirmative Procurement Initiative (API) set-aside. Proposers experiencing technical difficulties with the Euna/Bonfire submission system should immediately contact the RFP Contact/Purchasing Agent and Euna/Bonfire for technical support. This Good Faith Effort Documentation Form is a compliance document requiring proposers to demonstrate their efforts to meet the SBE participation goals as part of their overall proposal submission.