If you need more information on this event, please contact: Heath Mills hmills@alpinedistrict.org Question Submission Close Date: 10/24/2023 12:00 PM MDT Contact: sciquestadmin@Utah.gov Remove existing tables/benches and pockets and legally disposing ALL materials. Meet truck and unload and install new pockets/tables/benches and haul off, legally disposing of ALL packaging/garbage material. All Adjustments and Training will be provided by supplier. ALL WORK MUST BE DONE DURING NON SCHOOL HOURS BEGINNING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The purpose of this RFP is to enter into a contract to provide: The removal of the existing tables, benches, pockets and legally disposing all materials then unload from delivery truck and install new pockets, tables, benches and legally disposing of all packaging & garbage material. Adjustments and training will be provided by vendor to custodial staff at the school. Work will be done during non-school hours beginning as soon as possible coordinating the removal & arrival of new equipment install as close together as possible. The contract resulting from this RFP will be for the duration of this project. The projected construction start date is ASAP and the completion date will be determined at the walk-through. Westfield Elementary Schools in wall lunch tables require replacement, which entails removing the outdated tables, benches, and pockets and installing brand-new in wall tables, pockets, and benches. Evaluation Administrative and Mandatory Minimum Requirement Compliance Each proposal received shall be evaluated as outlined in this RFP and the Utah Procurement Code. To be responsive and responsible Offerors must review and respond to the following sections of this RFP: prerequisites, buyer attachments, and questions. The Prerequisites section includes the objective and subjective criteria that will be used to evaluate the proposals, which include the mandatory minimum requirements, technical criteria, and other prerequisites that Offerors must read and agree to in order to respond to this RFP. The Buyer Attachments section includes the standard contractual terms and conditions of this RFP and other documents required for this RFP. The Questions section allows the District to ask Offerors questions regarding this RFP. Offerors must review each section carefully. New Technology: Pursuant to Utah Administrative Rule R33-12-502 the awarded contract(s) may be modified to incorporate new technology or technological upgrades associated with the procurement item being solicited, including new or upgraded: (i) systems; (ii) apparatuses; (iii) modules; (iv) components; and (v) other supplementary items. Further, a maintenance or service agreement associated with the procurement item under the resulting contract(s) may be modified to include any new technology or technological upgrades. Any contract modification incorporating new technology or technological upgrades will be specific to the procurement item being solicited and substantially within the scope of the original procurement or contract. Offerors are prohibited from communications regarding this RFP with the conducting procurement unit staff, evaluation committee members, or other associated individuals EXCEPT the Districts Department of Purchasing procurement officer overseeing this RFP. Wherever in this RFP an item is defined by using a trade name, brand name, or a manufacturer and/or model number, it is intended that the words, or equivalent apply; and invites the submission of equivalent products by the Offerors. If an equivalent is submitted the bidder must present sufficient evidence that the equivalent brand proposed meets and or exceeds the required specifications of the listed brand in the solicitation. The bidder has the burden to prove equivalence and the bidder will be considered unresponsive if this information is not supplied in detail. The conducting unit has the right to determine if the supplied information is sufficient and if the equivalent will be accepted. Offerors may be required to submit product samples to assist the chief procurement officer or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority in evaluating whether a procurement item meets the specifications and other requirements set forth in the request for proposals. Product samples must be furnished free of charge unless otherwise stated in the invitation for proposals, and if not destroyed by testing, will upon written request within any deadline stated in the invitation for proposals, be returned at the Offerors expense. Samples must be labeled or otherwise identified as specified in the invitation for proposals by the procurement unit. The District reserves the right to conduct discussions with the Offerors who submit proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award, followed by an opportunity to make best and final offers pursuant to UCA 63G-6a-707.5, but proposals may be accepted without discussions. To determine which proposal provides the best value to the conducting procurement unit, the evaluation committee shall evaluate each responsive and responsible proposal that has not been disqualified from consideration under the provisions of Part 7 of Utah Code 63G-6a, using the criteria described in this RFP. After the evaluation and final scoring of proposals are completed, the District shall award the contract as soon as practicable (subject to the requirements of Utah Code Section 63G-6a-707(10) to the eligible responsive and responsible Offeror, subject to Utah Code Section 63G-6a-707(10), provided the RFP is not canceled in accordance with Utah Code Section 63G-6a-902.