This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Any bids received after bid opening date/time will be Returned unopened. CLARIFICATIONS - Any inquiries or requests regarding clarification of this procurement document shall be submitted to the Procurement Officer in writing. Purchasing Agent Contact information is Wendy Robinson, Alamogordo, NM 88310, 575-434-0710 or wrobinson@co.otero.nm.us. Offerors may contact ONLY the Purchasing Agent regarding the terminology stated in the procurements document. Other County employees do not have the authority to respond on behalf of the County. 4.1 Offerors shall promptly notify the County Procurement Officer of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or error which they may discover upon examination of the ITB. Any response made by the County will be provided in writing to all contractors by addendum, no verbal responses shall be authoritative. 4.2 No Addendum will be issued later than three (3) days prior to the date for receipt of Bids, except an Addendum withdrawing the Invitation to Bids or one which includes postponement of the date for receipt of bids. 5. COLLUSION - No contractor shall be interested in more than one bid. Collusion among contractors or the submission of more than one bid under different names by any firm or individual shall be cause for rejection of all bids without consideration. The enclosed Non-Collusion Affidavit must be executed along with the Bids. 6. COMPETITION - In signing a contract with Otero County the Contractor certifies that the Contactor has not, either directly or indirectly, entered into action in restraint of full competition in connection with the proposal submitted to the County. 7. CONTACTS - Offerors MAY NOT contact other Otero County Departments, the Otero County Manager or her staff, members of the Otero County Board of County Commissioners or their staff, and any other Otero County Elected Official or their staff regarding inquiries or requests regarding clarification to this ITB. All inquiries or request regarding clarification of this procurement document shall be submitted to the Procurement Officer in writing. 8. COST - All costs incurred by a Proposer in connection with responding to this ITB, the evaluation and selection process undertaken in connection with this procurement, and any negotiations with the County will be borne by the Proposer. 9. DEBARMENT & SUSPENSION - The Proposer (offeror) certifies that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntary excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. It further agrees that by submitting this proposal that it will include this clause without modification in all lower tier transactions, solicitations, proposals, contracts, and subcontracts. Where the Proposer/offeror/contractor or any lower tier participant is unable to certify to this statement, it shall attach an explanation to this solicitation/proposal. The enclosed Certificate of Debarment and Suspension must be executed along with the Proposal. REJECT ALL - Pursuant to Sec 13-1-131 NMSA, 1984 Comp., as amended, Otero County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, whole or in part, submitted hereunder, provided that such rejections shall be accomplished by a written statement declaring the reason for the rejections.