Attachment_3_-_Narrative_Response.docx
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- Attached to
- Gases (Medical, Industrial, Specialty)
- Solicitation number
- 0000033449
- Issued by
- California
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This document is a Narrative Response attachment for a Department of General Services (DGS) procurement event related to Gases (Medical, Industrial, Specialty, BAR, CARB) with Event ID: 0000033449. The attachment contains a series of mandatory narrative questions for bidders to complete, covering business registration, tax permit details, international business activities, and various California-specific business preferences including small business, nonprofit veteran services, and disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) incentives.
The document requires bidders to disclose specific business information, including their Secretary of State business number, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Retailer's Seller Permit number, and whether they have conducted business outside the United States in the past three years. Additionally, the document seeks clarification on the bidder's distribution plan, willingness to accept Cal Card payments, and potential use of generative AI in contract deliverables or system functionality. The narrative response appears to be part of a comprehensive solicitation process that evaluates bidders across multiple dimensions beyond traditional pricing and technical capabilities.
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Department of General Services Gases (Medical, Industrial, Specialty, BAR, CARB) Procurement Division Event ID: 0000033449
ATTACHMENT 3, NARRATIVE RESPONSE
Instructions: Bidder must complete each line item outlined below.
| BIDDER NAME: |
NARRATIVE QUESTIONS:
1. Provide Bidder’s Secretary of State business number in the space provided below (IFB Section 28).
2. Provide the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Retailer’s Seller Permit number in the space provided below (IFB Section 28).
3. Has the Bidder conducted business outside of the United States in the last 3 years? (IFB Section 37) If yes, complete the Darfur Contracting Act form per the IFB.
4. Is the Bidder a California certified small business or small business/Nonprofit Veteran Services Agencies (SB/NVSA) claiming the small business preference? Yes/No response only (IFB Section 34. B and/or C)
5. Is the Bidder a non-small business claiming at least 25 percent small business subcontractor preference? Yes/No response only (IFB Section 34.D)
6. Is the Bidder claiming the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive? Yes/No response only (IFB Section 34)
Is the Bidder claiming a TACPA preference? Yes/No response only (IFB Section 34.E)
Please describe Bidder’s Distribution Plan (IFB Section 36) dsfd
7. Will the Bidder allow the use of Cal Card in a resulting contract? Yes/No response only (IFB Section 61)
8. Does Bidder intend to provide GenAI as a deliverable to the State or utilize GenAI, including GenAI from third parties, to complete all or a portion of any deliverable that materially impacts: (i) functionality of a State system, (ii) risk to the State, or (iii) Contract performance. (IFB Section 42)
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