Att D - Business Proposal Response S-10700-00001355 v4.docx
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- RFP - Office Supplies (NASPO ValuePoint)
- Solicitation number
- S-10700-00001355
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- Marion County, Oregon
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This document is an Attachment D - Business Proposal Response for RFP S-10700-00001355 for Office Supplies in furtherance of the NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Program. The RFP is being issued by the State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Goods and Services, Procurement Services, to establish one or more Master Agreements with qualified offerors to provide office supplies for all Participating States and Entities. The RFP covers Marion County, Salem City, and Salem City as the state and local jurisdictions involved.
The proposal response requests information on the offeror's corporate capability and structure, experience working with contracting cooperatives, plans for marketing and encouraging usage of the Master Agreement, and detailed plans for meeting the usage fee and reporting requirements of NASPO ValuePoint and Participating States. The RFP does not include any pricing information, and the contract term and renewal options are not specified.
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RFP S-10700-00001355 - Office Supplies (NASPO ValuePoint)
ATTACHMENT D- BUSINESS PROPOSAL RESPONSE
Regardless of whether the Proposer is submitting a proposal that provides supplies and services for an individual state, a geographical region or nationwide, the Proposer shall provide responses to the items below using this attachment and submit with Proposal documents. Do not include any pricing information.
Proposer’s Name: ____________________________________________________
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Describe the highlights of the Proposal.
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2. CORPORATE CAPABILITY AND STRUCTURE
a) Describe the skills, knowledge and resources that enable Proposer to provide quality products to customers. Identify Proposer’s current capabilities and Proposer’s future direction.
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b) Provide an outline on how Proposer’s organization qualifies the organization to be responsive to the requirements of the RFP. Please include company size, distribution system, customer service structure, technical licenses or certificates relative to the product or services being offered.
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c) Provide an explanation that encompasses the Proposer’s full offer detailing how the Proposer will manage the business for the locations offered once an award is established. If applicable, please provide examples of how Proposer has done this previously for large government or private sector accounts.
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d) Provide any information that Proposer wishes to submit about the nature of Proposer’s business and primary business focus. Include information about what makes the Proposer’s overall approach to the requirements of the Proposal different from a competitor’s.
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e) Provide an overview of Proposer’s business model. Is Proposer a manufacturer, a reseller, or a distributor? If Proposer is a manufacturer, will Proposer be distributing its own products, or will distributors sell Proposer’s products? If distributors will sell Proposer’s products, please list Proposer’s authorized distributors for each state the Proposer intends to supply products and services to.
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3. CORPORATE INFORMATION
Please provide the following corporate information.
a. How long has Proposer been in business?
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b. Is Proposer’s primary line of business for office supplies?
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c. Are there other related lines of business that Proposer participates in? If so, please list and describe.
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d. Name of parent company, if any.
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e. Name of subsidiaries, if any.
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4. Promotion of the NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement
The Sample NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement (Attachment A) includes program provisions governing participation in the cooperative, reporting and payment of administrative fees, and marketing/education relating to the NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Procurement Program. Technical and management evaluation factors may include evaluation of: the likely effectiveness of the Proposer’s promotion of the Master Agreement; the Proposer’s understanding of and approach to administration of and reporting under the Master Agreement; the risk that Proposer’s contractual obligations to other procurement cooperatives may impede achievement of the objectives of the ValuePoint cooperative procurement program, in which case awards could be Lead-State-only awards. In this regard,
a. Describe Proposer’s experience working with contracting cooperatives.
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b. List the cooperatives through which Proposer currently has a contract and provide sales volume information for each. Identify any restrictions on pricing and sales imposed by Proposer’s other cooperative contracts.
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c. Describe how Proposer intends to market the Master Agreement and encourage participation among potential Participating Entities, including state governments.
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d. Describe how Proposer intends to encourage usage of the Master Agreement by Purchasing Entities.
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e. Describe Proposer’s approach to negotiation of Participating Addenda and the extent to which Proposer provide Participating Entities flexibility in incorporating entity-specific language into their Participating Addenda.
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5. Usage Fee and Reporting Plan
Proposer shall provide a detailed plan for meeting the usage fee and reporting requirements of NASPO ValuePoint and Participating States. All information within the plan must be kept current, with NASPO ValuePoint and the Lead State Contract Administrator being notified of any changes to the usage fee and reporting plan immediately.
The plan shall include but not be limited to the following components:
a. Proposer shall identify the person responsible for providing the mandatory usage reports.
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b. Proposer shall identify the method and frequency in which usage data will be collected from authorized distributors.
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c. Proposer shall identify the method in which usage fees will be distributed to NASPO ValuePoint and applicable Participating States.
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d. Proposer shall identify the method in which up-to-date information will be provided to NASPO ValuePoint and the Lead State Contract Administrator.
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