FDLE ITB 2501 - Add1 Q&A-Page23 .pdf

DATE: August 9, 2024

SOLICITATION NUMBER: FDLE ITB 2501

SOLICITATION TITLE: Data Center Batteries

REPLY OPENING: August 16, 2024

ADDENDA NUMBER: 1

This addendum serves as notice of responses to questions received from potential Vendors relevant to the Invitation to Bid (ITB) and amended pages from the original ITB document.

Remove: Page 23 of the original advertisement date July 10, 2024 Invitation to Bid document.

Insert: Attached page 23 of the Invitation to Bid document marked amended (August 9, 2024).

All other terms and conditions of the ITB remain unchanged.

THIS ADDENDUM NOW BECOMES PART OF YOUR BID RESPONSE.

THE ADDENDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM SHALL BE SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED COMPANY

REPRESENTATIVE, DATED AND RETURNED WITH THE BID RESPONSE.

ADDENDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

COMPANY NAME:

ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP:

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE: TITLE:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: DATE:

PHONE: EMAIL:

FAILURE TO FILE A PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 120.57(3) OR FAILURE TO FILE A BOND OR OTHER SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED FOR FILING A BOND SHALL

CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 120 FLORIDA STATUTES.

ATTACHMENT B

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

FDLE ITB 2501

DATA CENTER BATTERIES

All written questions are reproduced in the same format as submitted by the Vendor.

Question #1 Is the needed quantity for 240 Data Center batteries?

Answer #1 Please reference sections 1.1 and 2.1 of FDLE-ITB-2501.

Question #2 We recently completed this bid a couple months ago and did the site visit then.

Since we were at the site visit previously are we still able to bid this?

Answer #2 Please reference sections 1.9 and 3.11(A) of FDLE-ITB-2501.

4.6. UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS

The employment of unauthorized aliens by any Bidder is considered a violation of Section 274A (e) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act. If the Bidder knowingly employs unauthorized aliens, such violation shall be cause for unilateral cancellation of the Bid award and/ or subsequent Purchase Order or Contract.

4.7. SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

All agents and subcontractors with access to the Department’s facilities to be engaged by the Contracting Party in the performance of this purchase order must be approved by Department and must abide by all applicable terms and conditions of the purchase order as well as Department security of information resources policies and procedures, State of Florida information security laws and rules.

Whenever necessitated by a legitimate concern for reasonable security precautions as determined by the

Department and without regard to the identity of any individual, the Department will require the Contracting

Party(ies) and/or employees of the Contracting Party(ies) to submit to, and successfully pass, an appropriate security background investigation prior to being allowed access to any of the Department’s facilities to perform those services as set forth in this purchase order. Department reserves the right to have Contracting Party’s staff removed from the account when it is determined to be in the best interest of the State.

4.8. NO PREFERENCE

Pursuant to Section 287.05701 F.S., the Department does not give preference to any vendor based on that vendor’s social, political or ideological interests.

4.9. COMMODITIES PRODUCED BY FORCED LABOR

All companies submitting a bid, proposal, or reply for a contract with this agency, as well as those entering into or renewing a contract for the provision of commodities, are hereby notified of the requirements outlined in Section 287.1345, Florida Statutes.

In accordance with this section, it is mandatory that, at the time of submission and prior to entering into or renewing a contract with this agency, a member of the company’s senior management must provide a written certification on company letterhead. This certification must affirm, to the best of the senior management member's knowledge, that the commodities offered by the company have not been produced, in whole or in part, by forced labor.

For the purposes of this section:

"Forced labor" means work or service exacted from any person, including a minor, under the menace of a penalty for nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself or herself voluntarily or an activity that violates s. 787.06.

"Senior management" includes chief executive officers; assistant chief executive officers, including, but not limited to, assistant presidents, vice presidents, or assistant treasurers; chief financial officers; chief personnel officers; or any employee of an entity performing similar functions.

Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification from the procurement process and potential legal consequences.

Invitation to Bid FDLE-ITB-2501 Data Center Batteries Amended Page 23

Addenda #1