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6 <br /> <br />finance-purchasing@orangecountync.gov. When submitting your proposal by e‐mail, you must <br />have a reply from Orange County acknowledging receipt of proposal. <br />1.7 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION <br /> <br />Proprietary information may be submitted as part of the proposal. Please clearly mark only the <br />pages that contain proprietary information with the word “CONFIDENTIAL.” Information and <br />records submitted to Orange County are governed by the N.C. Public Records Act, which is set forth <br />in N.C. General Statutes 132‐1, et. seq. Applicants are encouraged to review the applicable <br />Statutes prior to submitting any information or documentation believed to be proprietary. <br />1.8 REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS <br />Orange County will respond to questions submitted ONLY via e‐mail to Jovana Amaro at finance- <br />purchasing@orangecountync.gov .The deadline for questions is February 17, 2025. Orange <br />County’s response, and any additional terms deemed necessary by the County will be posted in <br />the form of an addendum to Orange County website at <br />https://www.orangecountync.gov/bids.aspx. Neither Orange County staff nor Commissioners will <br />answer questions directly. <br />1.9 PROPOSAL SELECTION PROCESS <br />In addition to the details listed in Section 3 of this RFP, proposals will be reviewed to ensure that <br />the application is received on time. The submission deadline for this RFP is March 3, 2025, at <br />3:00 pm, submitted via electronic mail. All forms and signatures are due at the time of submission. <br />In addition to timeliness, submissions will be reviewed to ensure the submission is substantially <br />complete and meets all the requirements. If these standards are not met, the proposal will not <br />receive further consideration. General selection review will include: <br /> <br />• Timeliness: Proposals will be reviewed to verify submission by the submission deadline. <br />Orange County will reject proposals that do not meet the submission deadline. <br />• Completeness: Proposals will be reviewed to verify completeness. Orange County will reject <br />proposals that do not address all items in these sections and are thus materially incomplete. <br />• Criteria Review: Proposals will be rated and ranked based off of submittal requirements set <br />forth in this RFP. <br />• Eligible Contractor: Proposals will be reviewed to verify the eligibility of the contractor. <br />• Appeals Process: There will be no appeals process. <br /> <br />1.10 REGISTRATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTH CAROLINA <br />Any firm wishing to be considered for the contract for the requested services must be properly <br />registered with the Office of the Secretary of State at the time of submission of the RFP. <br /> <br />1.11 OPTIONAL PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE <br />A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled to be held virtually on February 13, 2025, <br />at 10:00 a.m. by the Orange County Solid Waste Department. Following is the link to join the <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Recycling Processor Virtual Pre-Proposal Conference: <br />Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 3C46D4D9-4262-4835-B314-9FEB472CCC00