This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The terms of the introduction and project description are incorporated herein. All proposals shall be effective for ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening, unless an award of the Contract is delayed by the required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds or the award of a grant, in which case all proposals will remain effective for One Hundred Twenty (120) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening. Any Proposer awarded a contract under this Request for Proposal shall be required to assure protection against discrimination for employees, applicants for employment, and subcontractors on the grounds of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids. The Contract documents for the Project can be obtained over the internet from the Pennsylvania Electronic Document and Bid Management Program known as website at website. Potential Proposers must register with website online to have access to said documents. Registration is at no cost and the process takes only a few minutes. Once registered, potential Proposers can obtain all project documents for the Project and for any other website-registered project (for free) and thereafter submit and update their confidential proposals online prior to the deadline for submitting a Proposal. All proposals shall be submitted exclusively in electronic format to City through website. Proposals provided by any other means will not be accepted. All proposals must be labeled "Smart Lancaster Fiber Initiative Contract" and submitted in PDF format. Incomplete proposals and those received after the specified date and time will not be considered. Hand delivered, mailed, courrier, faxed and/or e-mailed responses will not be accepted. Proposals, after having been submitted, may be withdrawn by the Proposer prior to the time set for the opening of proposals upon the written direction to City through website. No withdrawal proposals will be allowed within sixty (60) calendar days after said time, even though proposals may not have as yet been opened. The City is not required to award any contracts under these proposals, although if it determines to award a contract to a Proposer, it may not submit to the Proposer providing the lowest dollar amount. The City will consider the quality of services supplied, responsiveness of the Proposer, past performance of the Proposer, compatability of the Proposer's process with other City services, the Proposer's ability to handle the work proposed and the other terms of the Proposal as required hereunder. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and re-advertise if the best interest of the City will thereby be promoted. The City also reserves the right to waive technical defects if in its judgment, the interest of the City shall so require. The City further reserves the right to waive any informalities in the proposals received and reject any or all proposals for any reason whatsover. Included in its right to reject proposals, is the right for the City, in its sole discretion, to reject proposals which are deemed by the City to be incomplete, conditional, or obscure, or which contain additions, erasures, alterations, omissions or irregularities of any kind. In reviewing the proposals, the City will review the Proposer's experience, necessary facilities and financial resources to furnish the items of this Contract, all as more particularly set forth in the Instructions to Proposers, and the City reserves the right to reject the Proposal of any Proposer not possessing satisfactory qualifications. The City may choose to interview Proposers. All proposals will be handled confidentially by the City during the pre-award process. Requests for clarification are due Wednesday, June 1, 2022 4:00:00 PM [(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)].