No person or selling agency shall be employed or retained or given anything of monetary value to solicit or secure this contract, except bona fide employees of the Offeror or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Offeror for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violation of this provision, the University shall have the right to reject the proposal or cancel the resulting contract without liability.
The RFP specifies the format, required information, and general content of proposals submitted in response to the RFP. Kentucky State University will not disclose any portions of the proposals prior to Contract Award to anyone outside the University. After a contract is awarded in whole or in part, the University shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose all proposal data submitted by Vendors in response to this RFP as a matter of public record. Although the University recognizes the Vendor's possible interest in preserving selected data which may be part of a proposal, the University must treat such information as provided by the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 et sequitur. Informational areas which normally might be considered proprietary shall be limited to individual personnel data, customer references, selected financial data, formula, and financial audits which, if disclosed, would permit an unfair advantage to competitors. If a proposal contains information in these areas that a Vendor declares proprietary in nature and not available for public disclosure, the Vendor shall declare in the Transmittal Letter [see Section 60.6 (A)] the inclusion of proprietary information and shall noticeably label as proprietary each sheet containing such information. Proprietary information shall be submitted under separate sealed cover marked "Proprietary Data". Proposals containing information declared by the Vendor to be proprietary, either in whole or in part, outside the areas listed above may be deemed non-responsive to the RFP and may be rejected.
The Parties acknowledge that KRS 45A.225 to 45A.290 governs contract claims.
The liability of the University related to contractual damages is set forth in KRS 45A.245.
Upon vendor selection and contract award, the University shall issue a Purchase Order Contract for a term beginning upon award, anticipated May, 2025 for a three-year period terminating June 30, 2028 with the option of two (2) additional two (2) year terms.
The vendor shall be required to: