2016-283-E Emergency Svc - FESCO Emergency Sales for the purchase of new ambulance

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DocuSign Envelope ID: F4D38498-6182-495F-9F57-49F44D76229A 14. TEXAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION CODE&LICENSING Sales of motor vehicles in the State of Texas are subject to the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission Code. If this Invitation includes any motor vehicle to be sold in the State of Texas, Offeror certifies by submission of a response hereto that all required Texas Motor Vehicle Commission licenses are in place and current, and that copies of all such licenses have been submitted with the Response. Further, it shall be Contractor's responsibility to keep current all required Texas Motor Vehicle Commission licensing during the term of the contract, and to furnish license copies at any time on request by H-GAC. If Contractor does not maintain current licensing, H-GAC reserves the right to immediately terminate the contract. NOTE: In accordance with the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission Code, contracts for motor vehicles to be sold within the state of Texas may be made ONLY with properly licensed Texas Motor Vehicle Dealers. Therefore, to be considered for a contract covering Texas End Users, the Response must include a Form A from a licensed Texas Motor Vehicle Dealer 15. INTENT AND SCOPE OF SPECIFICATIONS a. The intent of the specifications herein is to provide Offeror with sufficient information concerning the Products/Services to be contracted such that Offeror can prepare and submit an acceptable Response. b. The specifications may be detailed or general in nature with regard to any particular Product/Service.Where not otherwise specified, details of construction, materials, or the way in which services will be provided, are left to the discretion of the Offeror, provided only that any offering shall conform, as a minimum, to best Industry standards and practices and to what is currently being sold in the marketplace. c. Responses shall be considered only from Offerors that have established good reputations in their markets, and who furnish satisfactory evidence of ability to supply the Products/Services specified herein. d. Offeror shall show proof of ability to provide to End Users prompt and competent service, including parts if applicable, for all Products/Services covered by this Invitation,by proper completion of a Service Organization Document as described elsewhere herein. 16. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PHYSICAL GOODS In the case of physical goods (e.g. equipment, material, supplies, as opposed to services), all Products offered must, unless otherwise stipulated in Section B: a. Be new,unused,and not refurbished. b. Not be a prototype insofar as the general design,operation and performance. This requirement is NOT meant to preclude Offeror from offering new models or configurations which incorporate improvements in a current design or add functionality,but which in such new model or configuration may be new to the marketplace. c. Include any and all accessories which may or may not be specifically mentioned herein,but which are normally furnished or which are necessary to make a delivered Product ready for its intended use. Such accessories shall be assembled,installed and adjusted such that the Product is ready for continuous operation at time of delivery. d. Have assemblies, sub-assemblies and component parts that are standard and interchangeable throughout the entire quantity of a particular Product as may be purchased simultaneously by any individual End User. a. Be designed and constructed using current industry accepted engineering and safety practices,and materials. b. Be available for inspection at any time prior to or after procurement. 17. PRODUCT CODES Unless otherwise addressed in Section B of this Invitation,the following requirements shall apply: a. Each Product/Service offered shall be uniquely identified using an H-GAC Product Code, which shall be determined as described in Section B of this Invitation. Offeror shall offer ONLY ONE Product for any particular Product Code. For example, Offeror may wish to submit a bid for Product Code ABC and may have another offering that also meets the requirements for ABC. Offeror MAY NOT submit two offerings for ABC. The alternate offering that also meets the requirements for ABC must be offered as an option "upgrade/downgrade" to ABC on Form E. b. Pricing for optional upgrades or downgrades to base bid items should be quoted as an "adder" or "deduct" amount as appropriate,to be applied to the offered price of the base Product Item listed on Form D. c. Base bid items and their associated HGACBuy Product Codes are included in the Section B and/or on Form D. Revised: 12/03/09 Page 8 of 19