Bid Evaluation

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Incentive Gift Cards
Solicitation number
40500-DPH0000187
Issued by
Georgia

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This is a Bid Evaluation and Tabulation document for the Georgia Department of Public Health's Request for Quotes (RFQ) for Incentive Gift Cards (Solicitation No. DPH0000187), issued by Officer Kathleen Lane on February 1, 2021. The solicitation sought to establish a contract with a qualified supplier to provide physical incentive gift cards in denominations of $10.00, $25.00, and $50.00 for use as participant compensation in various DPH projects, including the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance project and Medical Monitoring Project. The cards would be ordered on an as-needed basis by authorized DPH program staff. Three suppliers submitted responses: Truist Bank, US Bank, and Warbucks, with the submission deadline and award determination occurring on or before February 1, 2021.

During the administrative review phase, Truist Bank and US Bank passed all mandatory requirements and compliance checks, while Warbucks failed the administrative review and was deemed ineligible for further evaluation. In the second phase evaluation, both Truist Bank and US Bank passed product sample review and reference verification; however, US Bank was noted as not domiciled in Georgia, which triggered reciprocal preference considerations. US Bank was ultimately selected as the top-ranked supplier based on cost at an estimated $100,000.00 with an issuance fee of $2.00 per card. Prior to contract award, US Bank was verified as not suspended or debarred, meeting eVerify requirements, and passing the Sales and Use Tax Check with the Georgia Department of Revenue. No contract exceptions were identified, and the Anti-Boycott of Israel Certification was noted as not applicable to this procurement.

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BID TABULATION TEMPLATE

Instructions to Issuing Officer: this sample template may be used during the evaluation process for Request for Quotes (RFQs) to document the results of the bid evaluation. The issuing officer may use a document developed by the State Entity or a modified version of the “Administrative

Review” tab of SPD-EP001 Administrative Review Requirements Summary Sheet. If using this sample template, please edit as needed to correspond with your RFQ requirements and award scenario. The finalized document (or similar document) should be published with the Notice of

Intent to Award or Notice of Award (whichever comes first) to satisfy the requirement to provide public inspection of the recording of all bids received conforming to the solicitation.

Solicitation Title/Event Name: Incentive Gift Cards

Solicitation No/Event ID:

DPH0000187

Issuing Officer:

Kathleen Lane

Administrative Review:

During the administrative review, the issuing officer reviews all timely bids to determine suppliers’ compliance with several basic requirements.

The purpose of the administrative review process is to identify any responses which are not eligible for further evaluation. Space has been provided for up to seven suppliers. The table may be copied and inserted below if there are additional responding suppliers.

Requirements Truist Bank US Bank Warbucks [Insert Name of Supplier #4]

[Insert Name of Supplier #5]

[Insert Name of Supplier #6]

Timely Submission through Sourcing Tool*

Yes Yes

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Requirements Truist Bank US Bank Warbucks [Insert Name of Supplier #4]

[Insert Name of Supplier #5]

[Insert Name of Supplier #6]

Mandatory Requirements (supplier responded “yes” as appropriate and provided all required information)

Yes Yes No

Completed Cost Submission (either as line item or attached worksheet as applicable) CRQ#11

Yes Yes No

Not Scrutinized Company (see GPM Section 3.5.1.4)**

Yes Yes No

Certificate of Non- Collusion**

Yes Yes No

Vendor Management Form Yes Yes No

Funding and Partnership Attestation

Yes Yes No

Claims, Litigation and Financial History

Yes Yes No

W-9 Request for Taxpayer Information

Yes Yes No

BPQ#1 - Overall Experience Yes Yes No

BPQ#2 – Incentive Card Exp Yes Yes No

BPQ#3 - References Yes Yes No

BFQ#1/Attachment #3 Yes Yes No

Overall Results

(PASS OR FAIL)

Pass Pass Fail

*Unless SPD grants a written exception, all state entities are required to conduct competitive sealed bidding through approved sourcing tools such as Team Georgia Marketplace™ and eSource/Jaggaer. These systems will not allow a supplier to submit a bid/proposal once the solicitation closing date/time has passed.

**By submitting a response via Team Georgia Marketplace™ or eSource/Jaggaer, suppliers automatically agree to the certificate of non-collusion and must also certify that they are not a scrutinized company. If conducting through another sourcing tool with SPD approval, the issuing officer may use form SPD-SP012 Certificate of Non-Collusion to obtain the certification and SPD-SP042 Supplier General Information Worksheet.

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Second Phase of Evaluation:

Following administrative review, the issuing officer may proceed with further evaluation of all suppliers that passed administrative review.

Additional evaluation activities may include review/testing of samples, contacting client references (if requested) to verify previous work experience, etc. Examples are included below. Revise as needed to correspond to the RFQ requirements.

Requirements Truist US Bank Warbucks [Insert Name of Supplier #4]

[Insert Name of Supplier #5]

[Insert Name of Supplier #6]

Product Samples Yes Yes N/A

Contact Client References Yes Yes - Checked N/A

Verify business is registered with the Secretary of State’s Office and authorized to conduct business in the State of Georgia, as applicable

Yes Not Domiciled in GA

N/A

Overall Results

(PASS OR FAIL)

Pass Pass N/A

Cost Evaluation:

During the cost evaluation, the issuing officer will evaluate the cost proposals to identify the lowest priced supplier(s) using the identified cost evaluation methodology. Factors that may impact the cost evaluation are noted below:

• Price Match Option: If selected by the issuing officer and included as part of the RFQ, then the price match option should be offered to any supplier that meets the following requirement: is (1) a Georgia-based, small business or Georgia Resident small business, (2) that agreed to price match and (3) submitted a response within 5% up to $10,000 of the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Only applicable if a non-

Georgia based/non-small business is the lowest priced bidder.

• Georgia Enterprises for Products and Services (GEPS): for purposes of cost evaluation only, any bid submitted by GEPS will receive a price preference of 8%. Please see GPM Section 5.6.6.6. for additional information.

• Cost Negotiation: State entities may conduct one round of cost negotiations (Best and Final Offer) with responsive and responsible suppliers.

• Reciprocal Preference: only applicable if Georgia-resident suppliers bid but a non-Georgia-resident supplier is selected for contract award.

Please reference GPM Section 5.6.6.5 for additional information.

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Best Ranked Suppliers Based on Cost

Please list the top ranked supplier(s) based on cost that will be selected for contract award:

Top Ranked Supplier(s) Estimated Cost (for purposes of NOIA/NOA)

USBank (Issuance Fee $2.00 per card) $100,000.00

[Add more rows as needed if split/multiple awards]

Final Evaluation Prior to NOIA/NOA:

Prior to contract award, the issuing officer should complete the steps below (plus any remaining tasks identified in the RFQ) to verify eligible for award prior to publishing the results. For efficiency, this final review may be limited to the supplier(s) selected for contract award.

Requirements USBank [Insert Name of Supplier Selected for Contract Award]

[Insert Name of Supplier Selected for Contract Award]

[Insert Name of Supplier Selected for Contract Award]

[Insert Name of Supplier Selected for Contract Award]

[Insert Name of Supplier Selected for Contract Award]

Verify Not Suspended or Debarred (both State and Federal Lists) for selected suppliers

Yes

Supplier Meets eVerify Requirement

Yes

Pass Sales and Use Tax Check with DOR (only required if estimated award more than$100,000) for selected suppliers

Yes

Resolve Contract Exceptions (if any) for selected suppliers Ensure Anti-Boycott of Israel Certification (GPM Section

3.5.1.7 included in contract)

N/A

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