The completed Cost Form – The vendor should follow any instructions on the Cost Form (See Attachment A). Cost proposals shall not be accepted unless it is submitted using the Cost Form.
The signed Affidavit- Attachment C
Kentucky State University is exempt from paying sales or use taxes, except on those items and/or purchase transactions that are specifically exempted by law.
Costs for developing the proposals are solely the responsibility of the offerors.
A proposal shall not be considered for award if the price in the proposal was not arrived at independently without collusion, consultation, communication, or agreement as to any matter relating to such prices with any other offeror or with any competitor. In addition, the offeror is prohibited from making multiple proposals in a different form.
Section 13
Method of Award
Best Value – Ranking Approach
Kentucky State University intends to award a contract to the vendor, whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is the most advantageous on the basis of "best value" for all products, services, and requirements contained herein.
An evaluation committee, or a designated individual, will evaluate the information provided by the vendor in response to the established measurable criteria contained in the solicitation.
MEASURABLE CRITERIA
Price90 Points
Total Years in Business10 Points
TOTAL POINTS100 Points
Each vendor is responsible for submitting all relevant, factual and correct information with their offer to enable the evaluator(s) to afford each vendor the maximum score based on the available data submitted by the Vendor.
A bidder shall submit one (1) response to a solicitation and shall not propose more than one (1) price for each item listed in the solicitation, except for requested tier pricing. Multiple or alternate bids offering more than one (1) bid price in total or by line item shall be rejected.
Vendors responding with the minimum Best Value requirements in this solicitation shall not be credited with Best Value points. Vendors responding with greater than the minimum requirements shall receive Best Value points. Failure to provide adequate information will impact the evaluated points awarded to the vendor.
A. PRICE (90 Points)
The bidder with the lowest Price receives the maximum score. The bidder with the next lowest Price receives points by dividing the lowest Price by the next lowest price and multiplying that percentage by the available points. For example, 90 points is allocated to the lowest Price criteria for this procurement, bidder "A" bids $3.00 as the lowest bidder and receives