ESBD_359263_1716914450205_Addendum No. 1.pdf
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- Attached to
- Disposable Paper & Plastic Products
- Solicitation number
- 304T-24-640A1
- Issued by
- Texas
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This document is an addendum to IFB No. 304T-24-640A1 issued by the Statewide Procurement Division (SPD), a division of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA). The IFB requests sealed responses for disposable paper and plastic products. The addendum provides responses to questions from potential bidders, including instructions on how to access and complete the mandatory price sheet, which was provided in an XML format. Respondents are advised to submit descriptive literature with their bid for SPD to review and determine if proposed items are approved equals. The contract term and renewal options are not specified in the provided information.
The addendum also clarifies the submission process, stating that electronic responses should be sent to SPD.ebids@cpa.texas.gov, while hard copy submissions should be sent to the address provided in the solicitation. No additional details are provided regarding pricing terms, set-asides, incumbents, funding requirements, or other salient information.
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Statewide Procurement Division
IFB No. 304T-24-640A1 ADDENDUM No. 1
CONTRACT SPECIALIST: Jennifer Walls, CTCD, CTCM
The purpose of this addendum is to provide a response to questions.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Question 1: For IFB No. 304T-24-640A1 could you please post the previous bid tabulation? Or provide instructions on how to obtain this?
Answer 1: Previous bid tabulation requests can be submitted through the Open Records Request portal:
https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/policies/open-records/
Question 2: Can you confirm how / where solicitation response should be sent as it is not clear on the posting.
Answer 2: Reference Part A, Section A.17 Submitting the Response to CPA. Electronic Submissions should be sent to SPD.ebids@cpa.texas.gov . Hard copy submissions should be sent to the address referenced in Part A, Section A.17.2.
Question 3: The file with pricing file with description: Mandatory Price Sheet 304T-24-640A1
Disposable Paper & Plastic Products will not open. Please can you send me.
Answer 3: To open the Mandatory Price Sheet follow these instructions:
1. Right click on the “xml” file and SAVE AS: CompanyName_SolicitationID.xml on your computer
(example: ABCCompany_304T-XX-123.xml).
2. Locate the file on your computer, right click and select PROPERTIES.
3. Click the CHANGE button; select Microsoft Excel; select OK; select APPLY and OK to close the
Properties window. (For a Mac, select the "Open with" drop-down menu, select Microsoft Excel and close window in the upper left.)
4. To open the file and complete, highlight the selection and double click.
5. If the issue persists, contact your IT department, and make the Contract Developer, Jennifer Walls, aware.
Question 4: When I downloaded the price sheet. This is what I saw when I opened it. Is this the correct format I should be seeing?
Answer 4: Reference Question and Answer 3.
https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/policies/open-records/ mailto:SPD.ebids@cpa.texas.gov
Question 5: It is in an xml format that is unreadable instead of an xlsx format. Following is a small snippet of what I get when I downloaded it. I am sure it is supposed to be an Excel Spreadsheet, but that is not what is downloading.Can you please provide me with the correct document?
Answer 5: Reference Question and Answer 3.
Question 6: Is there a spot on the Texas Smart Buy site where I can find the CPA Approved Equal? Or do
I submit my bid with the equivalent and you will review it to see if it is an approved equal?
Answer 6: Respondents should submit with their response descriptive literature for SPD to review and determine if it is an approved equal. Reference Part A, Section A.7.1 Referenced Brand Example.
THIS ADDENDUM SHALL BE ATTACHED TO AND FORM A PART OF THE REFERENCED
IFB AND THE CONTRACT.
BIDDER MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM, BY SIGNING AND
RETURNING WITH BID RESPONSE. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE SIGNED ADDENDUM MAY
DISQUALIFY THE BID.
BIDDER COMPANY NAME BIDDER AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
BIDDER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
PRINTED NAME
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