Definitions.pdf
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- Attached to
- Milk & Dairy Products for Cherokee
- Solicitation number
- 005-RFB-0177-2022
- Issued by
- Chickasaw County, Iowa
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The document is a Request for Bid (RFB) Definitions page for a state contract opportunity in Iowa, specifically defining key terminology for a solicitation related to milk and dairy products for human services in Cherokee. The definitions provide clarity on terms such as "Agency," "Bidder," "Contract," "Lead Agency," "Participating Agency," "Political Subdivisions," "Responsible Bidder," and "Responsive Bid" to ensure precise understanding of the procurement process and requirements.
The definitions establish important criteria for bid evaluation, including what constitutes a responsible and responsive bidder. A responsible bidder is defined as a vendor with the capability to perform contract requirements, which the agency will assess based on competence, qualifications, integrity, reliability, and past performance. The document indicates that the procurement is open to the State of Iowa, identified agencies, state boards and commissions, and political subdivisions like cities, counties, and educational institutions, allowing broad potential usage of the resulting contract.
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Request for Bid (RFB) Definitions
Definitions – For the purposes of this RFB and the resulting contract, the following terms shall mean:
“Agency” means the agency identified in the solicitation that is issuing the RFB and any other agency that purchases from the Contract.
“Alternative Bid” means a response to a bid that does not meet the exact requirements of the specification but offers an alternative for consideration. An alternative bid is submitted with an intentional variation to a provision, specification, term or condition of the solicitation. This alternative, in the opinion of the bidder, achieves the same end result. Alternative bids may be rejected as non-responsive.
“Bid” means the Bidder’s bid submitted in response to the RFB.
“Bidder” means a vendor submitting a bid in response to this RFB.
“Contract” means the contract(s) entered into with the successful Bidder(s).
“Lead Agency” means the agency facilitating the procurement and establishing the Contract.
“Participating Agency” means the agency utilizing the established contract.
“Political Subdivisions” means cities, counties, and educational institutions.
“Responsible Bidder” means a Bidder that has the capability in all respects to perform the requirements of the Contract. In determining whether a Bidder is a Responsible Bidder, the Agency may consider various factors including, but not limited to, the Bidder’s competence and qualifications to provide the goods or services requested, the Bidder’s integrity and reliability, the past performance of the Bidder relative to the quality of the goods or services offered by the Bidder and the best interest of the Agency and the State.
“Responsive Bid” means a Bid that complies with each of the provisions of this RFB, or is either an alternative bid or a bid with an exception, if accepted by the Agency.
“RFB” means this Request for Bids and any addenda hereto.
“State” means the State of Iowa, the Agency identified in the solicitation, and all state agencies, boards, and commissions, and any political subdivisions making purchases from the Contract as permitted by this RFB.
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