Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Owned Enterprise (WBE)
It is the policy of Hudson Valley Community College to take affirmative action to ensure that minority business enterprises are given the opportunity
to demonstrate their ability to provide the college with goods and services at competitive prices. General Information
Hudson Valley Community College includes a prohibition against any employee accepting any gift, gratuity, stipend or other thing of value from
entities having a direct or indirect business interest with the college. The contractor agrees that its directors, officers, and employees will not offer
or give any gift, gratuity, stipend, or other thing of value to any employee of the college. The contractor shall further report any attempt by a college
employee to solicit any gift, gratuity, stipend, or thing of value. Any violation of this provision shall justify termination of this contract and may result
in the rejection of the contractor's RFP's for future contract. Bidder's Responsibility
Bidders who respond to Hudson Valley Community College's request for proposals hereby acknowledge and accept responsibility for the following,
and as a condition of the bidding process agree as follows:
1. to submit a complete and legibly prepared RFP;
2. SUBMIT RFP FORM AND ANY ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS;
3. to submit RFP pricing based upon RFP specifications promulgated by Hudson Valley Community College;
4. to submit the RFP on the Official RFP Form;
5. to be responsible for the mathematical accuracy of their RFP;
6. to provide an accurate conversion of packaging whenever their RFP varies from that product packaging detailed in Hudson Valley Community
College RFP specifications;
7. to provide the brand/manufacturer information when required by the specifications or in those instances where the products offered by the
bidder differ from those listed in Hudson Valley Community College's RFP specifications; and
8. to review our website periodically for addendums to the RFP.
Hudson Valley Community College reserves the right to reject any RFP which, through bidder error or omission is found to be mathematically
incorrect, otherwise incomplete, or not in compliance with Hudson Valley Community College RFP specifications. This right to reject RFP's which
are incomplete, inaccurate, or not in compliance shall be exercised in the best interest of Hudson Valley Community College.
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