Revised - Notice of Intent to Award-1-19-2023.pdf

Department of Administrative Services Enterprise Goods & Services | Procurement Services

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Salem, Oregon 97301-4285

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Mission: We support state government to serve the people of Oregon.

January 19, 2023

REVISED - NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

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S-DASOBO-00004975

This Notice of Intent to Award is revised and reissued due to an inadvertent posting error.

The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Administrative Services, Procurement Services (DAS PS), on behalf of Oregon Department of Revenue (Agency) has completed the Bid Review process. Based on the criteria prescribed in ITB S-DASOBO-00004975, Section 4 the following Bidder is named as the lowest cost Responsible Bidder:

• Aston Potter (USA) Ltd.

In accordance with ITB Section 6, the awarded Contractor must complete the following requirements.

1. Register with the Orgon Secretary of State to do Business in Oregon.

State of Oregon: Business - Register a Business

2. Submit a Pay Equity Certification, if Applicable.

https://www.oregon.gov/das/Procurement/Pages/PayEquity.aspx

3. Submit Certificates of Insurance in accordance with the Insurance Requirements found in Exhibit B of the Sample Contract.

Pursuant to RFP Section 5.2, an Affected Bidder shall have seven (7) calendar days from the date of any Notice of Intent to Award a Contract within which to file a written protest.

DAS PS shall consider only protests stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects:

1. All higher ranked proposals are non-responsive;

2. DAS PS failed to conduct the Review of Bids in accordance with the criteria or processes described in the ITB;

https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/register.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/das/Procurement/Pages/PayEquity.aspx

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Mission: We support state government to serve the people of Oregon.

3. DAS PS abused its discretion in rejecting the Bidder’s Bid as non-responsive; or

4. DAS PS’s Review of Bids or its subsequent determination of award is otherwise in violation of Oregon Revised Statutes chapters 279A or 279B.

Protests must:

Be submitted to DAS PS in accordance with Section 5.2 of the ITB DASOBO-00004975;

Please note: Late Protests will not be accepted.

Pursuant to Oregon Administrative Rules, DAS PS is not permitted to consider award protests submitted after the award protests due date. Award protests shall be resolved in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules.

Protests must be delivered to the DAS PS Single Point of Contact seven (7) calendar days from the date this revised Notice of Intent to Award is posted in OregonBuys. DASPS will not consider any protest of the notice after this deadline.

Service of this revised Notice of Intent to Award a Contract is effective upon issuance on the OregonBuys System.

Sincerely, Kim O’Neill

Procurement & Contract Specialist