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OFFICIAL — Any reference to a county official in this manual — such as the County Administrator, County Attorney, Department Director, Purchasing Manager or Risk Manager — shall include the official, or his or her designee. ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT — The department within the County which originated the request for procurement of a commodity or service. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) — A solicitation of input from interested parties for an upcoming solicitation. This procurement practice used to obtain comments, feedback or reactions from potential suppliers (contractors) prior to the issuing of a solicitation. Generally price or cost is not required. Feedback may include best practices, industry standards, technology issues, etc. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) — A solicitation for proposals to achieve a stated objective. An RFP is characterized by a description of the desired objective and a statement of evaluation criteria. RFPs may request a price proposal, to be considered in accordance with the evaluation criteria. (See section 5.1 below). REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION (RFQ) — A solicitation to professionals to submit a summary of their qualifications to perform a general or specific job or service. If the RFQ is subject to the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, the County shall select no less than three professionals for discussions and, if requested by the County, for presentations. After staff recommendation and approval by the Board, the County shall enter into negotiations for a contract with the most qualified professional(s). RFQs shall be governed by the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, to the extent applicable. (See section 5.2 below). RESPONSIVE BIDDER — A bidder whose bid, proposal or submittal complies in all material respects with the bid invitation or solicitation request, as determined by the County. RESPONSIBLE BIDDER — A bidder who has the capability in all respects to fully perform the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability that will assure good faith performance, as determined by the County. SERVICES — This term shall generally include all services rendered to the County, except those described in section 287.057(3)(e), Florida Statutes (e.g, legal services, health services, etc). Services described in section 287.057(3)(e), Florida Statutes, may be procured without competitive selection. SOLE SOURCE — The only known vendor reasonably capable of providing a specific commodity or service to the County. SOLE BRAND — The only known brand reasonably capable of fulfilling the specific needs of the County. TECHNICALITY OR IRREGULARITY — An item which is not in compliance with the bid invitation or solicitation request, but which is determined by the County to be immaterial to the substantive 5 52