Motor Vehicles

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The State of Florida (State), Department of Management Services (Department), invites interested vendors to submit bids in accordance with the solicitation and required documents for ITB 03-25100000-A Motor Vehicles.

Vendors shall submit a response to this solicitation via the MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) Sourcing Application. Bidders shall have a current Vendor registration and be active for Sourcing Events within the MFMP Vendor Information Portal (VIP).

For information on the MFMP Sourcing Application, registering in VIP, or responding to events, please visit: http://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mfmp_university/mfmp_u_for_vendors/articulate_files_vendor/vendor_equote_and_sourcing.

MFMP University also offers additional online training resources for Vendors at: http://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mfmp_university/mfmp_u_for_vendors.

For additional assistance, please contact the MFMP Vendor Help Desk at VendorHelp@myfloridamarketplace.com, or by telephone at (866-352-3776) between the hours of 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 287.057(23), FLORIDA STATUTES

Respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

Any protest concerning this agency decision must be timely received by the Agency Clerk at: Department of Management Services of the General Counsel ? Agency Clerk 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950

Invitation to Bid will be opened at the below address at 02:01 P.M., October 24, 2017.

Please direct all questions to:
Ashley Balkcom
Phone: (850) 488-0050

4050 Esplanade Way Suite 360K
Tallahassee FL, 32399

Email: ashley.balkcom@dms.myflorida.com

Any person with a disability requiring special accommodations at the pre-solicitation conference and/or bid/proposal opening shall contact purchasing at the phone number above at least five (5) working days prior to the event. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact this office by using the Florida Relay Services which can be reached at 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD).

The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids or accept minor irregularities in the best interest of the State of Florida.

Certified Business Enterprises are encouraged to participate in the solicitation process.