The University of South Florida Board of Trustees, a public body corporate ("USF") is posting the above solicitation ("Event") to request qualified business entities ("Supplier(s)") submit responses ("Supplier Bid(s)") to provide goods and/or services as specified herein. Please note Supplier Bids must be submitted through the solicitation portal no later than the date and time specified above. Supplier Bids submitted after the prescribed time will be rejected at USF's sole discretion. Supplier Bids, and revisions thereto, will not be accepted at any time by fax or email. Accepted Supplier Bids will be opened and recorded immediately after the time specified above. Suppliers cannot withdraw submitted Supplier Bids after the submission deadline has passed. A required pre-proposal meeting will be held at the date, time, and location specified below. Any questions concerning this Event should be submitted on the Event's Q & A Board. USF is situated in the vibrant and diverse Tampa Bay region, with campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. Together, our campuses serve more than 50,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist and professional degrees. Across our 13 colleges, undergraduates choose from more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations, from business and engineering to the arts and USF Health. USF is the fastest-rising university in America, according to U.S. News and World Report's (U.S. News) 2021 Best Colleges rankings. Over the past 10 years, USF has risen 78 spots among all universities and 54 spots among public universities, more than any other university in the country. This is the second consecutive year USF is among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News. High-impact global research is central to USF's mission as one of only three Preeminent Research Universities, as designated by the Florida Board of Governors. The Preeminence program rewards high-achieving universities based on 12 metrics, including graduation rates, student retention rates, research expenditures and the number of patents awarded. The University of South Florida will be closed for winter break beginning on December 21st 2023 and will reopen on January 02nd 2024. It is solely the Supplier's responsibility to become fully informed as to the nature and extent of the work required and its relation to any other work in the area, including, but not limited to, possible interference from academic or other USF activities. USF representative(s) will be available at the pre-proposal meeting to answer questions related to the Event. However, all verbal statements made by any person are non-binding. USF is not liable for any cost incurred in connection with the preparation, production, or submission of the Supplier Response, including any costs resulting from the Supplier accepting verbal direction. All changes or clarifications to the Event, if any, will only be made through written answers on the Event's Q&A Board, and when appropriate via written addenda to the Event posted on the solicitation platform. Supplier must submit written questions through the Event's Q & A Board to ensure issues discussed during the pre-proposal meeting are addressed on the Q & A Board and, when appropriate, included in a written addendum to the Solicitation Documents.
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