Appendix E - Complaints and Protest.docx
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- Fish Food for WDFW Hatcheries - Statewide
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- 24-00015
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- Asotin County, Chelan County, Clallam County, Clark County, Columbia County, Cowlitz County, Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, King County, Klickitat County, Lewis County, Mason County, Okanogan County, Pacific County, Pierce County, Skagit County, Skamania County, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Thurston County, Wahkiakum County, Yakima County, Asotin City, Clarkston City, Clarkston Heights-Vineland CDP, West Clarkston-Highland CDP, Chelan City, Chelan Falls CDP, Clallam Bay CDP, Lewisville CDP, Pacific Beach CDP, Pacific City, Kingston CDP, Klickitat CDP, Okanogan City, Fort Lewis CDP, North Fort Lewis CDP, Stevenson City, Lake Stevens City, Snohomish City, Spokane City, Spokane Valley City, Yakima City, Washington
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This document is the Appendix E - Complaint, Debrief and Protest Procedure for Invitation For Bids (IFB) No. 24-00015 Fish Food for WDFW Hatcheries - Statewide, issued by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The IFB is for multiple optional use contracts with different fish food vendors to provide fish food for WDFW fish hatcheries statewide. The complaint process allows vendors to submit written complaints regarding the solicitation up to five business days before the response due date. The protest procedure allows bidders to submit a protest after the announcement of the apparent successful bidder, which must be received within five business days after the debriefing conference. Protests can be made on issues of bias, errors in scoring, or non-compliance with procedures.
The WDFW Chief Financial Officer is responsible for investigating and responding to any protests within 10 business days. The WDFW Chief Financial Officer's decision regarding a protest is final. The contract terms and renewal options are not specified in this document.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| Appendix F - Fish hatcheries.docx | DOCX document | |
| IFB 24-00015 amendment 1.pdf | ||
| IFB 24-00015 Fish Food.docx | DOCX document | |
| Appendix C - Vendor’s Price Sheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Appendix B-1 - Revised Specifications.pdf | ||
| Appendix B - Specifications.docx | DOCX document | |
| Appendix I - Cert and assurances.docx | DOCX document | |
| Appendix D - Bidder Profile.docx | DOCX document | |
| Copy of 24-00015 bidder questions and answers.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Appendix A - terms and conditions.pdf | ||
| Appendix H - PCB Testing Report.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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Invitation For Bids (IFB) No. 24-00015 Fish Food for WDFW Hatcheries - Statewide
Appendix E - Complaint, Debrief and Protest Procedure
PROCUREMENT COMPLAINT PROCESS
Vendors considering submitting a bid or proposal in response to any request for bids, request for qualifications, request for proposals or any solicitation for goods and services under RCW 39.26 may submit complaints regarding a particular solicitation to the WDFW solicitation point of contact. Vendors may submit a complaint on the following for any solicitation:
· The solicitation unnecessarily restricts competition;
· The solicitation evaluation or scoring process is unfair or flawed; or
· The solicitation requirements are inadequate or insufficient to prepare a response.
All complaints submitted under this process must:
· Be in writing;
· Be received by the WDFW solicitation point of contact by e-mail not later than five business days before the vendor’s response to a solicitation is required to be submitted to WDFW.
· Clearly articulate the basis for the complaint; and
· Include a proposed remedy.
WDFW will respond to complaints in writing and post the response (and any changes to the solicitation required by the response) on WEBS. Vendors may not appeal the response or raise the same complaint during any protest period.
PROCUREMENT PROTEST PROCEDURE
RCW 39.26.170 requires WDFW to have a clear and transparent complaint process that allows bidders to submit protests after the announcement of the apparent successful bidder (ASB). The purpose of this process is to allow WDFW to correct evaluation process errors and problems before a contract is executed. After the announcement of the ASB, the WDFW solicitation point of contact must offer a debriefing conference to any bidder upon request. Bidders must request a debriefing conference within three (3) business days after the ASB is announced. In order to submit a protest for a solicitation:
· The bidder must have submitted a response for that solicitation;
· The bidder must have participated in a debriefing conference for that solicitation;
· The protest must be received by the WDFW solicitation point of contact by e-mail or letter within (5) business days after the bidder’s debriefing conference; and
· The protest must be in writing and clearly articulate the basis for the protest.
Bidders may submit a protest on the following issues for a solicitation:
· A matter of bias, discrimination, or conflict of interest on the part of an evaluator;
· Errors in computing the scores; or
· Non-compliance with procedures described in the procurement document or agency protest process.
The WDFW Chief Financial Officer is responsible for investigating and responding to the protest in writing within 10 business days from receipt of the protest, unless additional time is needed. If additional time is needed the WDFW Chief Financial Officer will notify the protesting bidder within 10 business days from receipt of the protest. The WDFW Chief Financial Officer’s decision regarding a protest is final.
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