Second Round of Vendor Q and A Bid-175~1.docx

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AGR- IFB Payment Processing/Reporting for Megapass-Admissions-Parking
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18-406AGR-ADMIN-B-175
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St. Clair County, Illinois

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This document is the Second Round of Vendor Questions and Agency Responses for the Illinois Department of Agriculture's Invitation for Bid (IFB) BidBuy BID # 18-406AGR-ADMIN-B-175 for MEGAPASS-GATE-ADMISSIONS ONLINE AND ONSITE PAYMENT PROCESSING SERVICES. The IFB seeks vendors to provide payment processing and reporting services for the state's MEGAPASS-Admissions-Parking program. Bids must be submitted in paper form by March 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm and are not accepted through the BidBuy system. The Department has estimated the annual value of the contract to be $12,000 per year.

The document addresses vendor questions, including clarification that the Department has set the Interchange/Assessment Fee at 2.9%, and any additional fees must be bid as a Processing Fee and a Convenience Fee. The Department also clarified that the bid due date is March 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm, and that bids must be mailed to the specified address, not to any other person or address.

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Illinois Department of Agriculture Second Round of Vendor Questions and Agency Responses BidBuy BID # 18-406AGR-ADMIN-B-175

MEGAPASS-GATE-ADMISSIONS ONLINE AND ONSITE PAYMENT PROCESSING SERVICES

The purpose of these questions and responses is to clarify, confirm and potentially amend the specifications or requirements of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) referenced above. The questions provided below were submitted by potential bidders in no specific order. In the event a response provided below conflicts with a specification or requirement of the IFB, the response provided herein will amend/supersede what was provided in the IFB.

Round 2, QUESTION #1:

We charge more for Assessment and Interchange than 2.9%. How can we bid the additional fee?

RESPONSE: The Department has set the Interchange/Assessment Fee at 2.9%. Any additional fees must be bid as a Processing Fee and a Convenience Fee in the Pricing Table in Section 2.5.

Round 2, QUESTION #2:

Do we bid through BidBuy or send the hard copy bid to Kim Hart address shown on BidBuy?

RESPONSE: Electronic Bids are not being accepted for this IFB. Bids must be received in paper form, mailed to the name and address shown in Sections A.5 and A.8.3 of the bid instructions. Please do not mail the bid to any other person or address.

Round 2, QUESTION #3:

What is the $12,000 estimated value on item #4 (the first one) stand for; is that the value bidder is supposed to make?

RESPONSE: Yes, the Department was required to estimate the value to the vendor, and the Department estimated that to be $12,000 per year. The Department did not intend to publish this information, and it has been removed.

Round 2, QUESTION #4:

Is the time the bid is due on 3/20 set for 2pm?

RESPONSE: Yes, the bid is due by March 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

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