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PURCHASING DEFINITIONS <br />32. GSA CONTRACTS - means contracts entered into by the <br />General Services Administration of the Federal <br />Government (also known as GSA Schedules) and are <br />multiple -award contracts contalmi-ng—prices to be <br />utilized by all Federal Government Agencies. <br />33. AN INFORMAL BID - is the process of soliciting <br />vendor quotation to generate competition on <br />purchases ranging from $1,000.00 to $4,999.00. <br />Quotations may be either verbal or written and are <br />maintained in the permanent file of Purchasing <br />Division. <br />34. INVITATION FOR BIDS - means all documents, whether <br />attachedo e y reference, utiliked for <br />soliciting formal bids. <br />35. A JOINDER CONTRACT - is a contract for the purchase <br />of goods, materia s, or services whin is entered <br />into —Anyone —omore local government entities, <br />after authorization has been given by each entity <br />to enter into such contracts to increase <br />competition and effect greater savings on bulk <br />purchases. <br />36. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES <br />CCNA - is a method selecting professional <br />services whereby all vendors are invited to submit <br />a summ_a__rTof their qualifications and state their <br />interest in performing a specific job or service. <br />Fro m these quuuu ifica ions,theCountyde ermines <br />which vendors shall be "shortlisted", interviewed <br />and enter into final negotiation for a contract. <br />37. <br />LOCAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT UNIT - Means any City, <br />Town,-and--any—other subdivision -of---the state <br />located within Indian River County or a public <br />agency of any such subdivision, public authority, <br />educational, health, or any other institution, and <br />any other entity which expends public funds for the <br />procurement of sullies, services and construction. <br />38. MANDATORY BID AMOUNT - means the dollar amount at <br />which the formal Bid Process is required unless an <br />exemption is provided in this Code. The Mandatory <br />Bid Amount is $5,000.00 Purchases below the <br />Mandatory bid Amount shall, w enever possible, be <br />procured through informal quotations, but other <br />informal methods may be used at the discretion of <br />the Purchasing Manager. <br />SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 15:25:17 - OfficialDocuments:674, Attachment Id 0, Page 16 <br />