SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
PROJECT TITLE: JANITORIAL SERVICES
RFP NUMBER: SC 09/011
PROPOSALS DUE
BY DATE AND TIME NOTED IN SECTION 2.1
RFP SC 09/011
Janitorial Services
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
I.
Introduction – Summary of the Intended Procurement
1.1
Issuing Body
1.2
RFP Layout and Sections
1.3
Project Overview
II.
Procurement and Evaluation Process
2.1
Procurement Schedule and General Instructions
2.1.1
Contact List
2.1.2
Disposition of Material and Confidential or Proprietary Information
2.1.3
Proposal Preparation Costs
2.2
Pre-Proposal Walkthrough and Conference
2.2.1
Mandatory Pre-proposal Walkthrough and Conference
2.3
Pre-Submittal Process
2.3.1
Request for Clarifications or Modifications
2.3.2
Ambiguity, Discrepancies, Omissions
2.3.3
Contact with Court
2.3.4
RFP Addenda
2.4
Submission of Proposals
2.4.1
Proposal Delivery
2.4.2
Amendment or Withdrawal of Proposals
2.4.3
Mistake in Proposal
2.4.4
Error in Submitted Proposals
2.4.5
Authorized Signatures, Validity Period of Proposals
2.4.6
Knowledge of Requirements
2.4.7
Independence of Proposal and Joint Proposals
2.4.8
Covenant Against Gratuities
2.5
Overview of Evaluation Process
2.5.1
Evaluation Committee
2.5.2
Reservation of Rights
2.5.3
Evaluation of Cost Sheets
2.5.4
Requests for Additional Information
2.5.5
Brand Names
2.6
Minimum Qualifications
2.7
Evaluation Criteria
2.8
Interviews and Negotiations
2.8.1
Interviews
2.8.2
Negotiations
2.8.3
Payment
2.8.4
News Releases
2.9
Award of Contract
2.10
Protest Procedures
2.10.1 General
2.10.2 Prior to Submission of Proposal
2.10.3 After Award
2.10.4 Form of Protest
2.10.5 Determination of Protest Submitted Prior to Submission of Proposal
2.10.6 Determination of Protest Submitted After Submission of Proposal
2.10.7 Appeals Process
2.10.8 Protest Remedies
III.
Proposal Format and Content
3.1
Executive Summary
RFP SC 09/011