days after receipt of goods or a vendor's invoice in accordance with KRS 45.453 and KRS 45.454.

All supplies, equipment and services shall be subject to inspection or tests by Kentucky State University prior to acceptance. In the event of supplies, equipment or services are defective in material or workmanship or otherwise not in conformity with specified requirements, the University shall have the right to reject the items or services or require acceptable correction at the vendor's expense.

All questions shall be submitted in writing by January 12, 2024, by 4:30 PM ET to the Kentucky State University Purchasing Director listed below. No questions shall be accepted after the date(s) listed unless the question(s) is considered material to the procurement. The University shall respond to salient questions in writing by issuing an addendum to the solicitation. The addendum shall be posted to the Kentucky State University public website. SUBMIT QUESTIONS ON ATTACHMENT B – VENDORS' QUESTION FORM

The Kentucky State University buyer listed below shall be the sole point of contact throughout the procurement process. All communications, oral and written (regular, express, or electronic mail), concerning this procurement shall be addressed to:

Kentucky State University Purchasing Department

Kentucky State University Purchasing Department Fran Pinkston Finance and Administration Purchasing Department 400 East Main Street Carroll Academic Services Building, Suite 429C Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 597-6434 Purchasing@kysu.edu

Restrictions on Communications

From the issue date of this solicitation until a contractor(s) is selected and the selection is announced, offerors are not allowed to communicate with any Kentucky State University concerning this solicitation except: The Kentucky State University Purchasing Director cited in this solicitation via written questions submitted to the Purchasing Director.

Potential bidders should clearly understand that any verbal representatives made or assumed to be made during any oral discussions held between representatives of potential bidders and any Kentucky State University employee or official are not binding on the University. For violation of this provision, Kentucky State University shall reserve the right to disqualify the bid/proposal.