SWC_244_Natural_Gas.pdf

Event Description This is a Pre-Response Notification

This event is to bid a multi-year statewide contract for SWC 244 Natural Gas for the State of Tennessee.

Specifications and Terms and Conditions are attached.

Pre-Response Conference shall be held on November 29, 2023, at 10:00AM CST at the following link. This information can be found in the terms and conditions.

Link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2Q0Y2ZlZGMtMzJkMy00NjZmLTkwMjEtNTExNTY5N zQwZjRm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f345bebf-0d71-4337-9281-24b941616c36%22%2c%22Oid %22%3a%22d86fc98c-572d-4584-bb0a-6e67f7e74bf9%22%7d

Meeting ID: 257 327 015 474 Passcode: JDxsrt

Call In (Audio Only): +1 629-209-4396 Phone Conference ID: 753 864 939#

Solicitation Coordinator:

Chad Butler Chad.Butler@tn.gov 615-532-7235

READ THE ENTIRE BID, including the Event Details, Specifications, Terms and Conditions, and any other attachments.

If the Review and bid on this event link included in the e-mail notification does not work, please go to http://www.edison.tn.gov/ and click the link to the Supplier Portal Home Page. Log in with your vendor ID and password in order to search bid opportunities.

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Supplier Portal link: http://www.edison.tn.gov (Maintain supplier information)

Central Procurement Office Website: https://www.tn.gov/generalservices/procurement

The website is constantly being updated with information to assist the agencies and vendors; you are encouraged to visit the website frequently.

RFI Details

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 1 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas Start Time Finish Time

11/22/2023 10:00:00 CST 11/29/2023 11:30:00 CST

Question Response

Factor Summary Question Response Please complete the attached form, included with the Terms and Conditions document, and attach all pertinent documentation regarding your company's efforts to achieve diversity business participation. This information must be submitted with the bid document and monthly thereafter until a reasonable level of diversity business participation is achieved. Confirm below that you have completed this attached form by choosing, "Yes."

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Please attach documentation that reflects you are registered with the Department of Revenue for sales and use tax, as stated in the Terms and Conditions. If you are exempt, please provide a copy of the communication from the Department of Revenue supporting this exemption.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

The Respondent affirms the following statement, as required by the Iran Divestment Act Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-12-111: "By submission of this response, each Respondent and each person signing on behalf of any Respondent certifies, and in the case of a joint response each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each Respondent is not on the list created pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-12-106." For reference purposes, the list is currently available online at:

https://www.tn.gov/generalservices/procurement/central-procurement-office--cpo-/ library-/public-information-library.html

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 2 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas

The purpose of this Invitation to Bid is to establish a source or sources of supply for all Tennessee State Agencies and Authorized Users.

Tennessee State Agencies refers to the various departments, institutions, boards, commissions, and agencies of the executive branch of government of the State of Tennessee with exceptions as addressed in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs.

0690-03-01-.01. The Contractor shall provide all goods or services and deliverables as required by this Contract to all Tennessee State Agencies.

Authorized Users are those entities that are authorized to purchase off of Statewide Contracts and include the following:

a) all Tennessee State governmental entities (this includes the legislative branch; judicial branch; and, commissions and boards of the State outside of the executive branch of government);

b) Tennessee local governmental agencies;

c) the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee system, the Tennessee board of regents system, or the State university boards;

d) any private nonprofit institution of higher education chartered in Tennessee;

and,

e) any corporation which is exempted from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3), as amended, and which contracts with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services or the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to provide services to the public (Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-1001).

Any contracts awarded from this Invitation to Bid shall be made available to Authorized Users in addition to Tennessee State Agencies, unless a letter is attached to this Invitation to Bid, requesting that the contract is only available for use by Tennessee State Agencies.

NOTE: To request that any resulting contract be available only to Tennessee State Agencies, enter No and attach an exemption request letter addressed to the Central Procurement Office.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Respondents must attach their completed Evaluation Model/Bid Pricing Document here.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

A file attachment is required to satisfy this question.

Your bid will need to be edited online to include attachment responses.

Response Comments

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 3 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas

Please answer yes or no to the following. If YES, describe using additional pages and attach to the Response including any relevant details:

(a) is the Respondent presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal or state department or agency;

(b) has the Respondent within the past three (3) years, been convicted of, or had a civil judgment rendered against the contracting party from commission of fraud, or a criminal offence in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state, or local) transaction or grant under a public transaction; violation of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;

(c) is the Respondent presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government entity (federal, state, or local) with commission of any of the offenses detailed above; and

(d) has the Respondent within a three (3) year period preceding the contract had one or more public transactions (federal, state, or local) terminated for cause or default.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Please enter the number of days, from the bid opening date, after which your bid offer will expire:

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

How many days after receipt of purchase order will it take to deliver item(s)?

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 4 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas

I (we) agree to strictly abide by all the statutes and terms contained in the rules of the Department of General Services, Central Procurement Office, which are by reference made a part hereof, in addition to the special terms, conditions and specifications embodied in the invitation to bid.

IMPORTANT: By Selecting YES, the bidder certifies compliance with the above and further certifies that this bid is made without collusion or fraud.

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:Yes

Response Comments

The respondent shall indicate whether or not they plan to sub-contract:

No: The respondent does not anticipate using a sub-contractor at this time and agrees to submit a request to subcontract during the contract period prior to using a subcontractor.

Yes: The bidder shall list the subcontractor(s):

Attach list of additional subcontractors to the bid, including the following for each subcontractor.

List the Sub-Contractor's Name List the Sub-Contractor's Address List the Sub-Contractor's Contact Person List the Sub-Contractor's Phone Number

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Associated Terms:

The Contractor shall not assign this Contract or enter into a subcontract for any of the goods or services provided under this Contract without obtaining the prior written approval of the Central Procurement Office. Notwithstanding any use of approved subcontractors, the Contractor shall be the prime contractor and shall be responsible for all work provided.

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 5 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas

Please list the following information:

List the Contract Administrator's Name List the Contract Administrator's Address List the Contract Administrator's Phone Number List the Respondent's Toll Free Phone Number List the Contract Administrator's Pager or Cell Number List the Contract Administrator's Email Address List the Respondent's Website

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

We ask that you take a few short minutes to complete this survey. The purpose of this survey is to capture Respondents' assessments of CPO procurement processes.

Your responses will remain anonymous, and will have no bearing or consideration on contract award.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/stateoftncpocustomer

Required: No Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

Will the respondent accept the State's Purchasing Card (P-Card) as a form of payment under the awarded Contract?

Required: Yes Mandatory Response:No

Response Comments

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 6 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 7 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas

Bidder Information Firm Name:

Name: Signature: Date:

Phone #: Fax #:

Street Address:

City & State: Zip Code:

Email:

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 8 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas

Appendix B - Terms & Conditions

1. The undersigned acknowledges that all submitted information and documentation will become the property of the state of Tennessee. The undersigned also affirms that the information given above is true, accurate, and includes pertinent information necessary to identify and explain the operation of this organization to the best of my knowledge and is in no way misleading.

2. Should any data change in the future, the Supplier agrees to immediately submit the correct information electronically through the State's Supplier Portal.

If the information will be submitted in writing please mail to the following address:

Department of Finance and Administration 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.

21st Floor Tennessee Tower ATTN: Supplier Maintenance Nashville, TN 37243

3. No person on the grounds of handicap or disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, creed, or any other classification protected by Federal and/or Tennessee State constitutional and/or statutory law shall be excluded from participation in, or denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the performance of the Contract or in the employment practices of the Contractor. The Contractor shall, upon request, show proof of such non-discrimination, and shall post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants, notices of non-discrimination.

Last Updated: 08/30/2016

RFI Details (cont.)

Bidder: METROPOLITAN GOVT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSO Metro Finance-Div Of Accts PO Box 196300 Nashville TN 37219-6300 United States

Submit To: General Services - CPO

312 ROSA L PARKS AVE

3rd Floor

NASHVILLE TN 37243

United States

Contact: Chad Butler Phone: 615/532-7235 Email: chad.butler@tn.gov

PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing Event ID Format Type Page 32110-0000013049 RFI RFx 9 Event Round Version 1 2 Event Name SWC 244 Natural Gas