Addendum No. 5 - RFP Revision.pdf

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Food, Water, and Ice for Emergency Operations

No. 23-93131800-RFP

Addendum No. 5

RFP Revisions

Addendum No. 5

The Department hereby amends RFP No. 23-93131800-RFP as noted within this Addendum.

For revisions, underlines and yellow highlights represent additions and strikethroughs represent deletions. In the event of a conflict between previously posted information and the information contained herein, the information herein shall control. The information included in this addendum is hereby made part of this solicitation.

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Any protest concerning this agency decision must be timely filed with the Agency Clerk. Protests may be filed by courier, hand delivery, or U.S. mail at Department of Management Services, Office of the General Counsel, Attention: Agency Clerk, 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950. Protests may also be filed by fax at 850-922-6312 or by email at agencyclerk@dms.fl.gov. It is the filing party’s responsibility to meet all filing deadlines.

The Procurement Officer should be copied in such filings.

Please note: This addendum does not need to be returned with the proposal.

1. Timeline of Events The table below contains the Timeline of Events for this solicitation. The dates and times within the Timeline of Events are subject to change. It is the responsibility of the Respondent to check for any changes on the Vendor Information Portal (VIP) and in the Business Network.

Respondents shall not rely on the Business Network time clock. It is not the official submission date and time deadline. In the event of a technical malfunction or discrepancy in VIP or in the Business Network, the Timeline of Events listed in the solicitation document shall prevail. The official solicitation dates and time deadlines are reflected in the Timeline of Events.

mailto:agencyclerk@dms.fl.gov

Timeline of Events

Event

Time

(Eastern Time)

Date

Solicitation posted on VIP and in the Business Network

July 10, 2023

Public Meeting: Non-mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference

In-Person Attendees:

Department of Management Services 4050 Esplanade Way Conference Room 101 Tallahassee, FL 32399

Virtual Option:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 3218693179375591002

10:00 AM July 20, 2023

Deadline to submit questions in the Business Network 2:00 PM July 28, 2023

Department’s anticipated date of posting Q&A on VIP and in the Business Network

August 29, 2023

Deadline to submit Proposal and all required documents in the Business Network

2:00 PM

September 22, October 2, 2023 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3218693179375591002 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3218693179375591002

Timeline of Events

Event

Time

(Eastern Time)

Date

Public meeting: Proposal opening (non-mandatory)

In-Person Attendees:

Department of Management Services 4050 Esplanade Way Conference Room 101 Tallahassee, FL 32399

Virtual Option:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 2049176745770884446

Conference Call Number: 888-585-9008 Conference Room Number: 145-153-086

2:01 PM

September 22, October 2, 2023

Anticipated period for evaluations

October 3, 2023 – October 24, 2023

October 17, 2023

– November 7, Anticipated date to post Notice of Intent to Award on VIP and in the Business Network

November 14, November 28, Anticipated Contract start date December 8, 2023

January 2, 2024 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2049176745770884446 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2049176745770884446

1. Attachment D, Technical Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria, is hereby revised and replaced in its entirety. Please see the attached Revised Attachment D, Technical Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria. All references to Attachment D, Technical Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria contained in RFP No. 23-93131800-RFP are hereby amended to refer to Revised Attachment D, Technical Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria.

2. Section 1.6, Procurement Officer of the Request for Proposals is hereby amended as follows and all references to the Procurement Officer contained in RFP No. 23- 93131800-RFP are hereby amended to refer to the Procurement Officer below:

1.6 Procurement Officer

In accordance with section 21 of the PUR 1001: The Procurement Officer is the sole point of contact for this RFP. Violation of section 21 of the PUR 1001 may be grounds for rejecting a Proposal. The name and contact information for the Procurement Officer is:

Heather Drymon Purchasing Analyst, Division of State Purchasing Florida Department of Management Services 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 360, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950 Phone: 850-487-1463 Email: Heather.Drymon@dms.fl.gov

Allen Thompson Purchasing Analyst, Division of State Purchasing Florida Department of Management Services 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 360, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950 Phone: 850-921-0030 Email: Allen.Thompson@dms.fl.gov

****ALL EMAILS TO THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER SHOULD CONTAIN THE

SOLICITATION NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE EMAIL****

mailto:Heather.Drymon@dms.fl.gov mailto:Allen.Thompson@dms.fl.gov

1. Timeline of Events