Interested vendors must: 1) respond on time; 2) provide services within the catchment area with a facility available for use at the time the proposal is submitted (site inspection will be conducted at technically acceptable vendor); 3) services will be provided by a professional meeting the criteria required; and 4) prices of treatment shall be as low or lower than those charged the vendor’s most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions. Please note those instances wherein multiple counties/zip codes are referenced as a catchment area, the vendor must only have one site somewhere within one of the counties/zip codes identified as the catchment area.

The RFP contains the full text of all applicable Government regulations, and all offerors are subject to the provisions contained in the RFP. In responding to the RFP, you should answer each item and supply all information requested.

Section “L” provides specific directions for potential vendors in completing the proposal. The offeror should fully read Section ”L” and follow the directions set forth. The minimum standards for the services listed are contained in the Clauses and Terms of Agreement, and all proposals will be evaluated by the criterion explained in Section “M.” Note if you intend to subcontract any services, instructions are included in Section “L” the offeror should follow.

If you have any questions regarding the RFP, please submit your questions, no later than Friday, August 27, 2021 at 12:00 p.m, via e-mail to Nicole_Vernier-Gelven@moep.uscourts.gov. You may NOT call with ANY questions regarding the RFP, regardless how minor the question. All responses will be returned via e-mail, as well as ALL questions and responses posted on the web site under “BPA Questions and Answers.” All responses will be posted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2021; however, responses will be added as questions are received. Therefore, please check the web site occasionally while working on the RFP, and prior to submitting the RFP, for any clarification issues.

Proposals will be awarded on the basis of initial offers submitted, and each initial offer should contain your organization’s best terms from a cost and technical standpoint. There will be no additional opportunity to modify your proposal.

The term for this Blanket Purchase Agreement is twelve (12) months, with a provision that shall allow the Government to unilaterally extend the agreement for an additional two (2) years, at two (2) twelve (12) month intervals, at the Government’s discretion.

For all proposals, an original and one (1) copy must be received in the U.S. Probation Office, Attn: Nicole Vernier-Gelven, 111 S. 10th Street, Ste. 2.325, St. Louis, Missouri 63102, no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. The vendor should not submit the proposal in a binder or with any form of binding.

All copies must be originally signed. A copy of the Blanket Purchase Agreement, Clauses and Terms of Agreement, should be retained by the vendor for their files.

BPA Questions and Answers

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