Offeror's Checklist.docx
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- Attached to
- SCJB WEBSITE PHASE 1 State and local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 5400022715
- Issued by
- Richland County, South Carolina
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This is an Offeror's Checklist provided by the State of South Carolina for the SCJB Website Phase 1 contract opportunity, designed to guide bidders in preparing and submitting compliant proposals. The checklist outlines critical submission requirements and common mistakes to avoid, including prohibitions against including standard contract forms, boilerplate clauses, or exceptions to mandatory state requirements unless expressly requested. Offerors must properly mark all protected, confidential, or trade secret information according to submission instructions without designating their entire bid as confidential, acknowledge all amendments, include a signed solicitation cover page authorized by someone with contractual binding authority, and ensure all requested materials are included in their response.
The checklist emphasizes that offerors should address any concerns or questions through the pre-bid/proposal conference or designated question-and-answer period rather than raising them within the proposal itself, as submission concerns cannot be remedied after bid opening. Notably, the checklist is provided as a reference tool to help offerors avoid disqualification and is not itself required to be returned with the proposal. Responsiveness will be evaluated strictly against the solicitation documents rather than against this checklist, making it essential that offerors carefully review all solicitation requirements and comply with every specified submission requirement.
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OFFEROR’S CHECKLIST
AVOID COMMON BID/PROPOSAL MISTAKES
Review this checklist prior to submitting your bid/proposal.
If you fail to follow this checklist, you risk having your bid/proposal rejected.
· Do not include any of your standard contract forms.
· Unless expressly required, do not include any additional boilerplate contract clauses.
· Reread your entire bid/proposal to make sure your bid/proposal does not take exception to any of the state’s mandatory requirements.
· Make sure you have properly marked all protected, confidential, or trade secret information in accordance with the instructions entitled: SUBMITTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. DO NOT mark your entire bid/proposal as confidential, trade secret, or protected. Do not include a legend on the cover stating that your entire response is not to be released.
· Have you properly acknowledged all amendments? Instructions regarding how to acknowledge an amendment should appear in all amendments issued.
· Make sure your bid/proposal includes a copy of the solicitation cover page. Make sure the cover page is signed by a person that is authorized to contractually bind your business.
· Check to ensure your bid/proposal includes everything requested.
· If you have concerns about the solicitation, do not raise those concerns in your response. After opening, it is too late! If this solicitation includes a pre-bid/proposal conference or a question & answer period, raise your questions as a part of that process! Please see instructions under the heading "submission of questions" and any provisions regarding pre-bid/proposal conferences.
This checklist is included only as a reminder to help offerors avoid common mistakes. Responsiveness will be evaluated against the solicitation, not against this checklist. You do not need to return this checklist with your response.
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