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NC0126 INVITATION TO BID NEATO WIC RETAIL INFANT FORMULA REBATE AGREEMENT
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BD-21-1031-BFHN0-BFH01-57777
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Massachusetts

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This document is an update regarding bidder questions for the Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the New England And Tribal Organizations (NEATO) WIC Retail Infant Formula Rebate Agreement, ITB ID # NC0126, COMMBUYS Bid# BD-21-1031-BFHN0-BFH01-57777. The ITB release date is January 20, 2021, and bidder questions are now due by 11:00 AM ET on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Responses to the questions will be posted on the Massachusetts procurement website COMMBUYS by February 24, 2021, and will be binding on all NEATO members participating in the bid process. Bids are due by 10:00 AM ET on March 10, 2021, with bids opened at 11:00 AM ET the same day. The tentative contract award notification is scheduled for March 17, 2021, and the agreement start date is October 1, 2021.

The document does not provide details on pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, funding requirements and sources, or other salient information. It focuses solely on the updated bidder question timeline and the binding nature of the written responses provided by NEATO.

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Invitation to Bid for New England And Tribal Organizations (NEATO) WIC Retail Infant Formula Rebate Agreement

ITB ID # NC0126

COMMBUYS Bid# BD-21-1031-BFHN0-BFH01-57777 Bidder Questions Update

Please be advised the bidder questions will be due no later than 11:00AM ET on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. The following sections of ITB File Attachment 1 NEATO Invitation to Bid shall be so revised.

1. Tentative Timetable, Page 3

TENTATIVE TIMETABLE

EVENT DEADLINE

ITB Release Date:January 20, 2021
Bidder Questions Due:February 3, 2021, 11:00 AM ET
Response to Bidder Questions:February 24, 2021
Bids Due:March 10, 2021, 10:00 AM ET
Bids Opened:March 10, 2021, 11:00 AM ET
Tentative Contract Award Notification:March 17, 2021
Agreement Start Date:October 1, 2021

2. Section II.A.1. Bid Requirements – Timetable

0. Question & Answer Period: Questions regarding this ITB must be submitted via email in a Microsoft Word document received not later than 11:00 AM ET on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Responses to all questions shall be prepared jointly by NEATO, and shall be posted on Massachusetts’ official procurement system website, COMMBUYS (http://www.commbuys.com). Responses shall be by consensus and binding upon any state/tribe as long as it continues to participate in the receiving of bids, evaluation of bids, awarding of the Agreement, and implementation of the Agreement. No oral responses shall be provided to bidder questions. All questions and comments shall be directed to the NEATO ITB Representative:

Beth Wilson-Lampro beth.wilson@mass.gov

Written answers issued by NEATO in response to timely filed questions shall be posted on COMMBUYS by Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The answers shall be binding upon all NEATO members continuing to participate in the receipt and evaluation of bids and shall constitute an amendment to the ITB and incorporated into the Agreement.

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