APP_Cover_Page.docx

This cover page document is from the California Department of General Services, Procurement Division, and pertains to Solicitation No. #00000038873 for a multi-year statewide contract for plastic trash bags. The solicitation is being conducted under Public Contract Code Section 12125, et seq., utilizing an Alternative Protest Process. The contract term is three years with two one-year extension options available. The method of award is all or none, and the contract will be mandatory for use by all State of California departments while remaining available for use by local governmental agencies on a statewide basis. The delivery and service area encompasses all locations throughout California.

The document establishes the protest procedures for interested bidders, requiring any bidder wishing to protest a proposed award to submit a written Notice of Intent to Protest to the Alternative Protest Process Coordinator within the protest period established in the Notice of Intent to Award. Submission of a bid constitutes consent to participation in this Alternative Protest Process. The Coordinator contact information is provided as the Department of General Services Procurement Division, Purchasing Authority Management Section, located in Sacramento, California, with phone and fax numbers available for inquiries. Failure to submit a timely written notice of intent to protest will result in waiver of the bidder's right to protest.