ATTACHMENT C - How to Respond to Online Bid through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service.pdf

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Fish Hauling Tanks
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RFQ 758 2100000034 2
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Elliott County, Kentucky

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This is an instructional document from the Commonwealth of Kentucky outlining the procedural requirements for submitting bids through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) online portal. The document provides step-by-step guidance for vendors to access the VSS platform, locate solicitations using a 10-digit Document ID, and complete the online bid submission process. Vendors must create or access existing accounts, navigate to the Business Opportunities section, and proceed through five sequential steps: responding to commodity lines with pricing and delivery information, reviewing submission checklists, attaching supporting documentation, entering discounts or comments if applicable, and reviewing and submitting their bid responses. The process culminates in a confirmation screen indicating successful submission, with vendors able to review their responses through the Solicitation Responses tab.

The instructional document contains no pricing terms, set-asides, funding information, or other financial requirements, as it serves solely as a technical guide for the bid submission mechanism. The document emphasizes that vendors may designate uploaded files as either standard or proprietary in nature and permits modification of responses prior to final submission. No specific response deadlines, contract terms, incumbent information, or project-specific details are included in this procedural guidance document.

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How to Respond to Online Bid through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) site.

1. Access the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) site at https://emars311.ky.gov/webapp/vssprdonline/AltSelfService

2. If you already have an account please login using your User ID and Password. If you do not have an account please create an account by clicking on the

Register button.

3. Once logged into your account click on Business Opportunities. All solicitations that have been posted will appear here.

https://emars311.ky.gov/webapp/vssprdonline/AltSelfService

4. Search for the solicitation that you wish to bid on by entering the 10-digit Document ID in the Keyword Search box. Once you have located the solicitation click on Details.

5. Once the solicitation Details page opens click on the Respond Online box.

6. The Solicitation Response will then open. You will need to complete Steps 1-5.

7. Step 1 – Respond to Lines. You will need to enter your Response Type (most often you will select Bid or No Bid), Unit Price or Contract Amount, and

Delivery Days if applicable for each Commodity Line. Once completed click Save and then Go to Step 2.

8. Step 2 – Submission Checklist. Please review and ensure that you can provide all required information. Once you have completely reviewed click Save and Go to Step 3.

9. Step 3 – Attach Your Files. Please attach any files that you feel are pertinent to your bid submission.

a) Click the Attach Files

b) Browse and Select your documents. The Type will default to Standard but if it should be Proprietary select that instead.

c) Once File and Type have been selected click Attach File.

d) Each file that you have uploaded will appear on the Attach Your Files tab. If you need to delete any of these files click on the scissors. Before the line is deleted it will ask “Are sure you want to delete this line?”. When you have uploaded or deleted the attachments you want submitted with your bid click Save and Go to Step 4.

10. Step 4 – Discounts/Comments. Only complete this section if you will be giving a Discount or have an Overall Comment for your Bid. If you don’t click

Save and Go to Step 5.

11. Step 5 – Review/Submit. Please verify your bid information. If you need to make any changes please do so before clicking the Submit button.

12. Once you have clicked Submit a popup screen will appear. If you want to return to the response you may click Cancel but if you are content with your responses select OK.

13. After you have completed your submission a “Response Submitted Successfully” screen will open.

14. To review any bid submissions you can navigate to the My Response page by clicking the Solicitation Responses tab.

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