Responsive & Responsible Checklist.pdf

This is a Vendor Responsive & Responsible Checklist used by the State of Colorado for evaluating bids submitted in response to the Psychiatric Nursing Program contract opportunity. The checklist establishes the criteria and documentation requirements that vendors must satisfy to demonstrate both responsiveness and responsibility. Key documentation requirements include attendance at a mandatory site visit, submission of a sealed bid by the specified deadline, completion of a vendor response signature page, a vendor disclosure statement, a W-9 form, insurance documents, a Colorado Secretary of State's Certificate of Good Standing, and a Contract Performance Outside the United States or Colorado disclosure form for non-construction work. Additionally, vendors must submit financial documentation in accordance with solicitation requirements and confirm their adherence to all solicitation directions and submission requirements.

The checklist serves as a gate-keeping mechanism requiring evaluation staff to confirm that vendors meet the definition of "responsible" as established in the solicitation and the Colorado Procurement Code, which encompasses the vendor's capability to perform all contract requirements and demonstrated integrity and reliability to ensure good faith performance. Only vendors meeting both the responsive and responsible criteria advance to the evaluation committee for further consideration. The document does not specify pricing terms, contract duration, renewal options, or funding amounts, as this checklist functions solely as a qualification and compliance verification tool within Colorado's procurement process.