GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Fluvanna County is centrally located in the heart of Virginia, 120 miles south of Washington, D.C., 60 miles west of Richmond, VA, and 25 miles southeast of Charlottesville, VA. The County encompasses a land area of 282 square miles and is bound by interstate 64 to the north and by the James River to the south. As of July 2021, the County had an estimated population of 27,723. B. By submitting a Proposal hereto, the Offeror agrees that it is familiar with the County offices, buildings, and properties (leased or owned by the County or any County departments or office) RFP Questions: Address questions concerning this RFP to the Procurement Contact listed on page 1 of this RFP. Offerors shall submit any questions in writing. Written responses, including
the questions, will be posted with the RFP. Questions will not be accepted after 10 a.m. local time on March 25 , 2024. AWARD OF CONTRACT The award(s) shall be based on the Offeror(s)' ability to meet all RFP requirements and the right is reserved to make the award to other than the lowest priced Offeror when it is in the best interest of the County and consistent with the Virginia Procurement Act, the County's Code, the County's Procurement Policies and Procedures and other applicable law. The provisions set forth herein are for contractual goods/services rendered to the County of Fluvanna, Virginia and this solicitation in done under Virginia Code Section 2.2-4302.2(A)(3) as a competitive negotiation for goods and/or nonprofessional services. Selection shall be made of two or more offerors deemed to be fully qualified and best suited among those submitting proposals, on the basis of the factors involved in the Request for Proposal, including price. Negotiations shall then be conducted with each of the offerors so selected. Price shall be considered but need not be the sole or primary determining factor. After negotiations have been conducted with each offeror so selected, the public body shall select the offeror(s) which, in its opinion, have made the best proposals and provides the best values, and shall award the contract to those offeror(s). ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS: Unless otherwise specified, all formal Bids or Proposals submitted shall be valid for a minimum period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following the date established for opening or receipt, respectively, unless extend by mutual agreement of the parties. At the end of the one hundred twenty (120) calendar days the Bid/Proposal may be withdrawn at the written request of the Bidder. Thereafter, unless and until the Proposal is withdrawn, it remains in effect until an award is made or the Solicitation is canceled by the County. The County may cancel any Solicitation at any time by notice of such cancelation to the Bidders.
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