City of Seattle Invitation to Bid-POL-2010 Body Armor
Addendum
Updated on 7/7/2010
The following is additional information regarding Invitation to Bid–POL-2010, Body Armor released on 6/24/2010. The due date and time for responses remains as 7/14/2010, 4:00pm (Pacific). This addendum includes both questions from prospective bidders and the City’s answers, and revisions to the ITB. This addendum is hereby made part of the ITBand therefore, the information contained herein shall be taken into consideration when preparing and submitting a bid.
Item # / Date Received / Date Answered / Vendor’s Question / City’s Answer / ITB/ Revisions1 / 6/28/2010 / 7/2/2010 / Item #12, page 1, on the bid offer sheet states; Vendor shall provide a soft or hard trauma plate with the ballistic vest at the officer’s option” Can you clarify what type of hard trauma plate you want provided. / The Police Department clarified they want the impact trauma plate. Unit price must include the impact trauma plate.
2 / 6/28/2010 / 7/2/2010 / Item #35, page 3, on the bid offer sheet states;Vendor shall provide officers with the option of having police identification via a hear transfer or stencil process on the front and back of one or both carriers. This will increase the cost of the vest can we put this under options instead? / Item #35, is still a mandatory requirement however the unit price of the vest shall not include the cost of the heat transfer process. / Provide Pricing (this will not be included in pricing evaluation)
What is theprice per each vest for the heat transfer process per the specs listed on the bid offer sheet item #35.
$______
3 / 6/28/2010 / 7/2/2010 / Item #33, page 3, on the bid offer sheet states; “Successful vendor shall provide a sample of each vest supplied under the contract for display at the Quartermaster at no cost to the department”. This is an added cost for the vendor can’t we display them at our store? / Item #33, page 3, remains unchanged.
4 / 6/28/2010 / 7/2/2010 / Item #22, page 2, on the bid offer sheet states; “Materials shall be new and will be manufactured within two months of the date of order”. Why is the time frame so short? / Item #22, page 2, remains unchanged.
5 / 6/28/2010 / 7/7/2010 / If a vendor does business with the city but does not have a contract and works through a distributor how are the taxes structured? / It depends on what activities are conducted in the City and by whom. Once nexus is established and delivery takes place in the city goods are taxed.
6 / 7/7/2010 / 7/7/2010 / Seattle Business Tax Revenue Consideration SMC 20.60.106 (H) authorizes that in determining the lowest and best vendor, the city shall consider the tax revenues derived by the city from its business and occupation, utility, and sales and use taxes from the proposed purchase. The city will apply SMC 20.60.106 (H) and calculate as necessary to determine the lowest bid.
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