This RFP is for consulting or other personal services. Kentucky law requires a Personal Services Contract to be signed by the vendor and filed with the Legislative Research Commission in Frankfort prior to any work beginning. Kentucky Revised Statute 45A.690 defines a Personal Service Contract as "an agreement whereby an individual, firm, partnership, or corporation is to perform certain services requiring professional skill or professional judgment for a specified period of time at a price agreed upon."
After determination but prior to award, a Personal Services Contract will be sent to the selected Offeror for signature. Please be sure to sign and return the original contract promptly to Kentucky State University. A Notice of Award will not be issued until the signed Personal Services Contract has been received by the Purchasing Department and filed with the Legislative Research Commission in Frankfort, Kentucky.
House Bill 387 has now amended Kentucky Revised Statute 45A.695(10)(A) with the following language, "No payment shall be made on any personal service contract unless the individual, firm, partnership, or corporation awarded the personal service contract submits its invoice for payment on a form established by the committee."
It is the intent of the University to award a Contract to the qualified Successful Offeror whose offer, conforming to the conditions and requirements of the RFP, is determined to be the most advantageous to the University, cost and other factors considered in accordance with KRS 45A.085.
Notwithstanding the above, this RFP does not commit the University to contract for any requirements detailed in this document. The University reserves the right to reject any or all offers and to waive formalities and minor irregularities in the Proposal(s) received.