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This addendum pertains to a Reverse Auction procurement conducted by the Forrest County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi for the acquisition of one or more new articulated front-end loaders with pneumatic tires. The solicitation was originally posted on July 28, 2022, with responses due by August 18, 2022. The procurement process includes two key procedural milestones: unpriced proposals will open at 10:00 AM on August 15, 2022, followed by the reverse auction itself, which is scheduled to commence at 10:00 AM on August 18, 2022. All bidding activities will take place through an online platform at www.centralbidding.com, which will serve as the venue for competitive bidding and price negotiations.

The reverse auction format indicates that pricing will be dynamically determined through competitive online bidding rather than through traditional fixed-price proposals. The procurement does not specify an incumbent vendor, budget allocation, or explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged business enterprises or specific vendor classifications. The structure allows flexibility in the county's equipment acquisition strategy by permitting the purchase of one or multiple units based on final bids received. No specific budget range was disclosed in the available documentation, and the reverse auction mechanism is designed to potentially achieve competitive pricing through real-time bidding competition among qualified vendors.