The District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to make a partial award, or to make a multiple vendor award. The acceptance or rejection of any or all proposals and the making of an award or partial award shall be at the sole discretion of the District. The District reserves the right to request additional information. The contract shall be awarded to the qualified Proposer(s) whose proposal (which may include and incorporate the outcome of any subsequent negotiations), is determined to be in the best interests of the District. Any questions regarding this Request for Proposal ("RFP") should be directed to Beebe via email at purchasing@smsd.org: Beebe Shawnee Mission School District 8200 W. 71st Street Shawnee Mission, KS 66204 913-993-6475 purchasing@smsd.org All questions concerning this RFP must be received no later than Tuesday, March 29, 2022 by 4:00 p.m. CST. The District will address questions via addenda; it is currently anticipated that any applicable addenda will be issued by Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by 4:00 p.m. CST. The District reserves the right to obtain clarification of any point in a proposal or to obtain additional information necessary to properly evaluate a particular proposal. Failure of a Proposer to respond to such a request for additional information or clarification could result in rejection of a proposal. The term of any awarded contract will run from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, with four annual (12-month) options to renew each year, as mutually agreed in writing by both parties, for a potential maximum of five (5) years, within terms negotiated as part of the resulting contract, and subject to applicable statutes and regulations. Initial contract pricing will remain the same for the initial annual contract period and any subsequent first and second annual renewals, with no more than a maximum 5% increase, based on initial annual contract pricing, allowed in any subsequent third and fourth annual renewals
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