Clauses Extension Overrun 3 Performance Bid.doc

This is an Additional Clauses document for a state and local contract opportunity issued by the State of Maine for Pages for Reference Binder. The solicitation establishes the contractual framework and operational parameters for the procurement. The contract term may be extended beyond the initial expiration date at the discretion of the State Purchasing Director with contractor consent, with a maximum total contract period not to exceed three years.

Pricing and award considerations include an allowable cost overrun not to exceed 3 percent. The State reserves the right to consider a vendor's past performance as a factor in the award decision. Additionally, the solicitation offers a price preference for recycled content paper products, whereby bids for paper or paper products containing a minimum of 30 percent postconsumer recycled material that fall within 10 percent of the lowest bid meeting all other specifications may receive up to a 10 percent price preference. Bidders must explicitly indicate their offer of recycled paper products and disclose the recycled content percentage in the comments section of their solicitation response to be considered for this preference.