o Under the guidelines of the Texas School Law, any item(s) or services purchased with regards to a total aggregate in any given category over $50,000 will be competitively bid. Salado ISD is seeking Request for Proposal for our RFP #24-01 Cafeteria Tables - MULTIPLE CAMPUSES. Salado ISD reserves the right to award one or more contracts, in part or in whole, to single or to multiple prospective vendors. The decisions to award multiple contracts, award only one contract, or to make no awards rests solely with Salado ISD. o In addition, all contracted service providers shall be required to comply with Texas Education Code Section 22.083, Access to Criminal History Records of Employees by Local and Regional Education. This requires that all contractors who come in contact with students shall be fingerprinted and the person's national criminal history record information researched to determine the individual's criminal history. The cost for such background check and fingerprinting shall be the responsibility of the contractor. Additional information in regards to the process of the Fast Pass can be found on the Salado ISD website under Contractor/Consultant Proposal. Anticipated Award July 29, 2024 Questions regarding the requirements specified in this solicitation must be submitted in email form. Salado ISD will not answer verbal questions. Questions regarding equipment specifications, proposal terms and conditions: email Ted Smith, Ted.Smith@Saladoisd.org Salado ISD reserves the right to revise and amend the specifications prior to the date set for the receipt of proposals. Respondents are requested to clarify any ambiguity, conflict, discrepancy, omission or other error(s) in the RFP in writing. Revisions or amendments, if any, will be made by issuing an addendum. Every effort will be made to send addenda issued to the parties known to have been furnished a complete copy of the RFP. It is the responsibility of each Contractor, prior to submitting the Proposal, to contact the Business & Finance Department to determine if addenda were issued and, if so, to obtain such addenda for attachment to the Proposal. Once the contract has been awarded, bid tabulations will be posted on the Salado ISD Business & Finance website Salado ISD makes no guarantee or commitment of any kind concerning quantities that will actually be purchased. The estimate should not be construed to be a guarantee of either minimum or maximum since purchases are dependent up on actual need and available funding. Salado ISD makes no guarantee or commitment of any kind regarding usage of any contracts resulting from this solicitation. Whenever an article or material is defined by Salado ISD in this solicitation by describing a proprietary product or by using the name of a manufacturer or band name, the term "or equal" if not inserted shall be implied (as applicable). The specified article or material shall be understood as indicating type, function, minimum standard of design, efficiency and quality desired and shall not be construed as to exclude other manufactured products of comparable quality, design and efficiency (as applicable). Alternate bids must include a backup specification sheet. Salado ISD will determine if the alternate meets or exceeds the model specified. Salado ISD can consider items individually and make awards on each item independently or award the entire bid to one vendor. In cases where related items for which "compatibility" will be an element of consideration, small groups of items will be considered as a unit. Upon notification of award, a Master Contract provided by Salado ISD must be signed and returned within five (5) business days. o Providing Salado ISD has the funds available, both parties agree to the service and renewal conditions, and no increases are incurred except for the growth of the district. The district reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to accept any proposal, which appears in its best interest.
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