It is the intention of the Request for Proposal (RFP) to enter into competitive negotiation as authorized by KRS 45A.085.

An award of contract may be made upon the basis of the initial written proposals received without written or oral discussions.

Contracts resulting from this RFP must be governed by and in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The University reserves the right to request proposal amendments or modifications after the proposal receiving date.

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INCLUDE ALL GENERAL CONDITIONS, AS SET FORTH BY KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY PLUS ANY SPECIAL CONDITIONS ENUMERATED HEREIN.

Any person who violates any provisions of KRS 45A.325 shall be guilty of a class D felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five years, or both such fine and imprisonment. Any firm, corporation, or association who violates any of the provisions of KRS 45A.325 shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than ten thousand dollars or more than twenty thousand dollars.

AUTHENTICATION OF RFP AND STATEMENT OF NON-COLLUSION AND NON-CONFLICT OF INTEREST

I hereby swear (or affirm) under the penalty for false swearing as provided by KRS 523.040: That I am the Offeror (if the Offeror is an individual), a partner (if the Offeror is a partnership), or an Officer or employee of the bidding corporation having authority to sign on its behalf (if the Offeror is a corporation); That the attached proposal has been arrived at by the Offeror independently and has been submitted without collusion with, and without any agreement, understanding or planned common course of action with, any other Contractor of materials, supplies, equipment or services described in the Request for Proposal, designed to limit independent offering or competition; That the contents of the proposal have not been communicated by the Offeror or its employees or agents to any person not an employee or agent of the Offeror or its surety on any bond furnished with the proposal and will not be communicated to any such person prior to the official closing of the RFP; That the Offeror is legally entitled to enter into contracts with the Kentucky State University and is not in violation of any prohibited conflict of interest, including those prohibited by the provisions of KRS 45A.330 through KRS 45A.340 and KRS 164.390; and

That the offeror is legally entitled to enter into contracts with the Kentucky State University and is not in violation of any prohibited conflict of interest, including those prohibited by the provisions of KRS 45A.330 through KRS 45A.340 and KRS 164.390; and

That I have fully informed myself regarding the accuracy of the statement made above.

Proposals for competitive negotiation shall not be subject to public inspection until negotiations between the purchasing agency and all Offerors have been concluded and a contract awarded to the responsible Offeror submitting the proposal determined in writing to be the most advantageous to the University. Price and the evaluation factors set forth in the advertisement and solicitations for proposals will be considered.

NOTICE

Any agreement or collusion among Offerors or prospective Offerors, which restrains, tends to restrain, or is reasonably calculated to restrain competition by agreement to proposal at a fixed price or to refrain from offering, or otherwise, is prohibited.

That the contents of the proposal have not been communicated by the Offeror or its employees or agents to any person not an employee or agent of the RFP;