BPM006379 Award Letter - AARC.pdf

Phoenix Office 1110 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-771-2300 azdeq.gov

Southern Regional Office 400 W. Congress St. Suite 433 Tucson, AZ 85701 520-628-6733

Katie Hobbs Governor

Karen Peters Deputy Director

October 23, 2024

AARC Consultants LLC Rick Chainani, President 2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S #850 Houston, TX 77042

SENT VIA EMAIL: rchainani@aarcgroup.com

Re: Award of Contract #CTR074216 Capacity Development/Technical Assistance to Small Public Drinking Water Systems

Dear Mr. Chainani:

Thank you for submitting a response to solicitation No. BPM0063779. I am pleased to inform you that your company’s offer has been selected for award. The initial contract term shall begin on November 1, 2024.

The offer was evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation document.

The procurement file for this solicitation, including evaluation documents and resultant contract(s), are now available for public viewing via the State’s e-procurement system, Arizona Procurement Portal (APP).

The contract requires verification of insurance to be provided prior to the commencement of work.

Therefore, a certificate of insurance must be submitted in accordance with the Contractor Insurance Requirements as stated in the Contract Addendum A to the Special Terms and Conditions and must reference the above-mentioned contract number. Please ensure all forms/endorsements are sent to Machiche.Ana@azdeq.gov . The required forms must be received no later than 10 days prior to the contract effective date. The Offer and Acceptance is attached.

If you have any questions regarding your company’s contract, please contact me at Machiche.Ana@azdeq.gov or (602) 771-4140. Thank you for your response and for your continued interest in doing business with the State of Arizona.

Sincerely, Ana Machiche ADEQ Procurement Unit Contract Manager mailto:rchainani@aarcgroup.com mailto:Machiche.Ana@azdeq.gov mailto:Machiche.Ana@azdeq.gov 60422 Cross-Out

Request for Proposal

Solicitation No. BPM006379

Capacity Development/Technical Assistance to Small Public Drinking Water Systems

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)

1110 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

Solicitation Attachment – Offer and Acceptance | Revision No. 6 | Revised 03-24

Attachment 1 – Offer and Acceptance Form

SUBMISSION OF OFFER: The undersigned hereby offers and agrees to provide Capacity Development/Technical Assistance to Small Public Drinking Water Systems in compliance with all terms, conditions, specifications, and amendments in the Solicitation and any written exceptions in the Offer indicated by the latest dated version below

CERTIFICATION: By signature in the above, Offeror certifies that it:

1. Will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in violation of Federal Executive Order 11246, [Arizona] State Executive

Orders 2023-09, 2023-01, 2009-09 or A.R.S. §§ 41-1461 through 41-1465;

2. Has not given, offered to give, nor intends to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or Service to a public servant in connection with the submitted offer. Failure to provide a valid signature affirming the stipulations required by this clause will result in rejection of the Offer. Signing the Offer with a false statement will void the Offer, any resulting contract, and may be subject to legal penalties under law;

3. Complies with A.R.S. § 18-132 when offering electronics or information technology products, Services, or maintenance;

4. Has submitted this Offer as a firm offer for 180 days following the Solicitation due date and time per the Instructions to Offers. Any extensions to the Offer Acceptance Period shall be made in accordance with the A.A.C. R2-7-C310;

5. Did not and will not involve collusion or other anti-competitive practices; and

6. Is not debarred from, or otherwise prohibited from, participating in any contract awarded by federal, state, or local government.

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER

The offer is hereby accepted.

The Contractor is now bound to sell the Materials or Services listed by the attached Contract and based upon the Solicitation, including all terms, conditions, specifications, amendments, etc., and the Contractor’s Offer as accepted by the State.

The Contract shall henceforth be referred to as Contract No. CTR074216

The effective date of the Contract is November 1, 2024

The Contractor is cautioned not to commence any billable work or to provide any Material or Service under this Contract until Contractor receives purchase order or written notice to proceed.

State of Arizona Awarded this 22nd day of October 20 24

AARC Consultants, LLC. August 22, 2024

Offeror company name Signature of person authorized to sign Offer Date

2000 W Sam Houston Pkwy S #850 Rick Chainani, President

Address Printed name and Title

Houston, TX 77042 Rick Chainani, President

City, State, ZIP Contact name and Title rchainani@aarcgroup.com (833)493-2272

Contact email address Contact phone number

Revised Offers:

Date Signature Date Signature

Best and Final Offer:

10/07/2024

Date Signature

Request for Proposal

Solicitation No. BPM006379

Capacity Development/Technical Assistance to Small Public Drinking Water Systems

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)

1110 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

Solicitation Attachment – Offer and Acceptance | Revision No. 6 | Revised 03-24

Chief Procurement Signature

__ ___Louis Anaya, MPA, C.P.M., CPPB_____ Chief Procurement Officer Name