Amendment 1.docx

State of South Carolina

Invitation for Bid

Amendment 1 Solicitation Number:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

5400025960 09/26/2023 Jennifer Coleman 803-896-1564 jcoleman@scvrd.net

DESCRIPTION: Linen and Laundry Services

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department

The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal". Unless submitted on-line, your offer must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening Date must appear on package exterior. See "Submitting Your Offer" provision.

SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.procurement.sc.gov and/or

SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:

MAILING ADDRESS:

SC Vocational Rehabilitation Attn: Procurement Dept P.O. Box 15 West Columbia SC 29171

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

SC Vocational Rehabilitation Attn: Procurement Dept 1410 Boston Ave.

West Columbia SC 29170

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): 10/04/2023 by 02:00 PM (See “Deadline For Submission of Offer” provision)

QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 09/26/2023 by 11:00 AM EXPIRED (See "Questions From Offerors" provision)

NUMBER OF HARD COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: “One Original”

CONFERENCE TYPE: Not Applicable

DATE & TIME:

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions) LOCATION: Not Applicable

You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By submitting a bid or proposal, You agree to be bound by the terms of the Solicitation. You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days after the Opening Date. (See "Signing Your Offer" and "Electronic Signature" provisions.)

NAME OF OFFEROR

(full legal name of business submitting the offer) Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.

(See "Taxpayer Identification Number" provision)

TITLE

(business title of person signing above)

STATE VENDOR NO.

(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov )

PRINTED NAME

(printed name of person signing above)

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY: (Check one) (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

___ Sole Proprietorship ___ Partnership ___ Other_____________________________

___ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt) ___ Corporation (tax-exempt) ___ Government entity (federal, state, or local)

AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION (JANUARY 2006) (a) The Solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening. All actual and prospective Offerors should monitor the following web site for the issuance of Amendments: www.procurement.sc.gov (b) Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation (1) by signing and returning the amendment, (2) by identifying the amendment number and date in the space provided for this purpose on Page Two, (3) by letter, or (4) by submitting a bid that indicates in some way that the bidder received the amendment. (c) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged.

THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. INFORMATION OR CHANGES RESULTING FROM QUESTIONS WILL BE SHOWN IN A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. ALL QUESTIONS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN REPRINTED BELOW. THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” SHOULD BE READ WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED SOLELY TO PROVIDE A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR THAT SUBMITTED THE QUESTION. QUESTIONS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE CONTRACT; THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” DOES. ANY RESTATEMENT OF PART OR ALL OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF THE SOLICITATION IN AN ANSWER DOES NOT MODIFY THE ORIGINAL PROVISION EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS: UNDERLINED TEXT IS ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL PROVISON. STRICKEN TEXT IS DELETED.

1. Question: In the bid it says the price must include all other fees, however under the items it lists a service charge and an inventory maintenance charge? Can we charge these fees in addition to our prices?

· State’s Response: No Change. If the company submitting a bid charges service charges and inventory maintenance charges then those fees should be listed as required on Items 22 & 23 of the bid schedule.

2. Question: Do we deliver back the amount of linen we pick up or does each location place an order for each delivery?

· State’s Response: No Change. The same quantity & item of linens that are picked up should be replaced. For example, if SCVRD orders 30 Queen fitted sheets but only returns 15 at pick up then it should be replaced with 15 clean sheets.

3. Question: How many times a week do they expect delivery and pickup at each location?

· State’s Response: No Change. Deliveries and pick up vary by the needs of each location. Some locations operate on an as needed basis, and some have weekly deliveries and pick up.

4. Question: How much is the emergency stock at each location?

· State’s Response: No Change. The Reserve stock varies by the needs of each location.

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