Attachment_3_-_Narrative_Response.docx

This document is an attachment to an Invitation for Bid (IFB) soliciting bids for a mandatory statewide contract for Paper, Newsprint and Carbonless in the state of California. The contract will be for an initial term of three (3) years with two (2) one (1) year extension options. The IFB requires bidders to provide their company's Secretary of State business number, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Retailer's Seller Permit number, and to indicate if they have conducted business outside of the United States in the last 3 years. Bidders must also indicate if they are a California certified small business or small business/Nonprofit Veteran Services Agencies (SB/NVSA) claiming the small business preference, a non-small business claiming at least 25 percent small business subcontractor preference, or are claiming the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive. The IFB also requires bidders to describe their Distribution Plan and indicate if they will allow the use of Cal Card for this contract.

The contract will serve Sacramento County and Sacramento City. Pricing terms, funding requirements and sources, and other salient information are not provided in this document. The IFB indicates that the resulting contract will be mandatory statewide, suggesting that the awarded vendor(s) will be required to serve all eligible jurisdictions within the state of California.