This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The opened Proposals will be read aloud, examined for conformance to specifications, tabulated, and preserved in the custody of the Purchasing Department. Proposals submitted will be evaluated by the Finance and Audit Committee. The Finance and Audit Committee of the Board will present its recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners as soon thereafter as possible. At the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners or the Finance and Audit Committee, firms submitting proposals may be requested to make oral presentations as part of the evaluation process. For information concerning procedures for responding to this RFP, contact Donna Fish, Purchasing Department, (904) 278-3761 or by email: purchasing@claycountygov.com During the Request for Bids Period, from publication of the Notice of a Request for Bids to the making of a Bid Decision, and during any related Protest Period, Bidders are prohibited from contacting, by any means, whether orally, telephonically, electronically or in writing, any member of the Board, any County Employee, including the County Manager, the County Attorney, or the Commission Auditor, any member of the designated Evaluation Committee or any agent of the County regarding the Request for Bids in any respect, with the exception of (i) inquiries may be submitted to the Purchasing Department or other County Employees or agents if specifically provided in the Request for Bids (ii) pre-Bid conferences provided for in the request package; and (iii) formal presentations by Bidders to the designated Evaluation Committee or to the Board or any committee thereof specifically contemplated in the Request for Bids. The County reserves the right to waive formalities in any response, to reject any or all responses with or without cause, to waive technical and non-technical or non-material defects in the solicitation or submittal of any responses, including the lack of availability of adequate funds, regulatory agency requirements, to make award in part or completely, and/or to accept the response that, in its judgment, will be in the best interest of the County of Clay. Bid proposals in which the prices obviously are unbalanced will be rejected. Interested vendors are advised that the Clay County Board of County Commissioners has a local preference policy and Buy American policy.