ONLY ONLINE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS RFB.***
*On this line, Bidders must enter $0.01 for price and zero (0) for delivery in the e-procurement system.*
To do this, see attached document "How to Respond to an Online Bid through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service site (updated).pdf".
*DELIVERY TIME must be entered on attached "Bid Sheet" and submitted as an attachment in the e-procurement system, During Phase 1*
*BID PRICES will be submitted during Phase 2.*
*Please enter contact person, phone number, and email address on the bid sheet.*
Emailed and hard copies delivered by any method WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. This RFB will be conducted as a Multistep Competitive Sealed Bid in accordance with 200 KAR 5:375 also referred to as a REVERSE AUCTION. The Commonwealth has partnered with eBridge to host this bidding event on its Web-Based Bidding Platform. Vendors who have not previously registered must register with eBridge by emailing tara.obannon@ebridgeglobal.com. Review the attachment (eBridge Bid Instructions). The awarded supplier is obligated to pay a transaction fee to eBridge pursuant to the Terms and Conditions accepted upon placement of initial bid. This RFB will consist of two phases. Phase 1: VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT UNPRICED OFFERS per instruction in Section 3.04. Prices will be accepted only from bidders whose unpriced technical offer is found acceptable during Phase 1. Phase 2: PRICES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IN THE SECOND PHASE DURING THE ONLINE REVERSE AUCTION BIDDING EVENT. If only one (1) responsive bid is received, the online reverse auction will be cancelled and the Division of Purchases, will request pricing from the vendor via email. The criteria that will be used to evaluate the offers at the conclusion of the online bidding event are located in section 5.00. Reciprocal Preference will be given to the resident bidders per KRS 45A.494 prior to award.
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