The Little Rock School District invites your proposal for Large Equipment - Delivered to Multiple School Sites.
The complete request for proposal is available online at
https://lrsd.ionwave.net.
Interested Proposers must register at this site to view and download proposal documents and to submit a proposal electronically. This is the
preferred
method of submission.
Proposals will be taken under advisement upon closing and successful proposers will be notified as soon as an evaluation is completed.
The District will negotiate, as appropriate, with the apparent acceptable proposers. Any questions regarding the RFP should be submitted by 4:30 p.m. October 25, 2023.
All questions received and the corresponding answers will be posted publicly for all vendors. No
verbal responses will be provided.
District will not respond to questions after this time and date.
ISSUING DEPARTMENT
This proposal is issued by the Child Nutrition Department, Little Rock School District. The Child Nutrition Department is the sole point of contact between proposer and the District on matters pertaining to the award of any contract resulting from this RFP. Questions relating to this RFP should be submitted under the questions tab before question deadline. Proposers under no circumstances shall contact any other Little Rock School District administrators or staff at any time during this procurement process. Any contact with Little Rock School District administrators or staff could result in your proposal being disqualified.
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND AWARD
The contract will be awarded to the contractor who submits the most responsible, responsive offer complying with the instructions specified within. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any formalities or technicality in any proposal should such be deemed to be in the best interest of the Owner. The proposed costs, fee or expense, will weigh heavily in the award of any resulting contract but will not necessarily be the determining factor. The District intends to review all written proposals. The District will utilize but will not be limited to the following criteria in reviewing proposals received. The District reserves the right to issue a single or multiple contracts,
whichever is most advantageous to the District and the Child Nutrition Department
.
1. Pricing
2. Company Profile (geographical preference and number of years in business)
3. Availability and Expected Delivery Schedule/Lead Time
4. References
5. Overall responsiveness (Bid Signature, Bidders Assurance and Disclosure Form, and other required documents.)
