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 received after the submission deadline will be accepted if the request to do so is in writing submitted by Offeror's authorized representative. 32. RESPONSE EVALUATION For Bid Responses: a. Section B will state whether the contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or to the bidder who provides goods or services at the best value for H-GAC and its participants. b. If the contract will be awarded based on best value, Section B will state any relevant criteria which H-GAC will consider. c. For each offered Product Item, H-GAC may use the offered price, prices for Required Options, and the prices of selected common Published Options to determine the lowest responsible offer. d. Failure of Offeror to submit pricing for frequently_purchased options and any H-GAC required options may cause response to be considered non-compliant at H-GAC's sole discretion. For Proposal Responses: e. H-GAC will evaluate proposals as detailed in Section B. f By submission of a Response Offeror indicates acceptance of the evaluation technique, and recognizes and accepts that H-GAC may at it's sole discretion make subjective judgments during the evaluation process. 33. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD In the event of conflict between this document and any references or documents cited herein, this document shall take precedence prior to contract award. 34. AWARD OF CONTRACT a. H-GAC reserves the right to accept or reject any Product Item or option offered. Additionally, all options included in Offeror's response and accepted by H-GAC are understood to be included in any contract. b. H-GAC shall award contract(s) for line items or groups of line items,at its sole discretion. c. With authority granted by the H-GAC Board of Directors,a written contract shall be presented to the successful Offeror(s) and shall be subject to acceptance by the successful Offeror(s)within thirty(30)calendar days after presentation by H-GAC. If a contract is not executed within thirty(30)calendar days, H-GAC may rescind the contract offer and award a contract to the next Offeror in order of rank as determined by H-GAC. d. Delivery time and prompt payment discounts, including time allowed for payment, may be considered in tie- breaking of offers which are judged by H-GAC to be equal in all other criteria. e. The contract shall include the following documents in the stated order of precedence: 1st The contract document signed by H-GAC and Offeror. 2nd This Invitation and all specifications referenced herein. 3rd Offeror's response to this Invitation. 35. PRO-FORMA CONTRACT This Invitation includes a Pro-Forma (sample) Contract which successful offerors will be expected to sign. The actual final contract will be the same or nearly the same as the Pro-Forma. NOTE: Successful Offerors MAY NOT process My purchase orders until the contract documents have been executed and returned to H-GAC. 36. CONTRACT TERM The contract shall be in effect throughout the period stated elsewhere in the contract documents, and thereafter until such time as any outstanding orders against the contract have been fulfilled. The contract may be extended if deemed by H-GAC to be in the best interests of the Program, and subject to mutual agreement of the parties. 37. PERFORMANCE&PAYMENT BOND H-GAC's contractual requirements DO NOT include a Performance & Payment Bond (PPB), and offered pricing should reflect this cost saving. However, Contractor must be prepared to offer a PPB to cover any specific order if so requested by End User. Contractor shall quote a price to End User for provision of any requested PPB, and agrees to furnish the PPB within ten business(10) days of receipt of End User's purchase order. Revised: 12/03/09 Page 14 of 19