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MANDATORY BID THRESHOLD —The mandatory bid threshold shall be $25,000. Commodities or <br /> services having an estimated value equal to or in excess of the mandatory bid threshold shall be <br /> procured through a competitive selection process; provided that the County Administrator shall <br /> be authorized to enter into a procurement transaction up to $50,000, without competitive <br /> selection, and at his discretion, without three quotes if determined to be in the best interest of <br /> the County, unless otherwise required by applicable law; and provided further that the Board <br /> shall be authorized to approve a procurement transaction up to or in excess of $50,000, without <br /> competitive selection, unless otherwise required by applicable law. <br /> OFFICIAL — Any reference to a county official in this manual — such as the County Administrator, <br /> County Attorney, Department Director, Purchasing Manager or Risk Manager — shall include the <br /> official, or his or her designee. <br /> ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT — The department within the County which originated the request <br /> for procurement of a commodity or service. <br /> REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) — A solicitation of input from interested parties for an <br /> upcoming solicitation. This procurement practice used to obtain comments, feedback or <br /> reactions from potential suppliers (contractors) prior to the issuing of a solicitation. Generally <br /> price or cost is not required. Feedback may include best practices, industry standards, technology <br /> issues, etc. <br /> REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)—A solicitation for proposals to achieve a stated objective. An RFP <br /> is characterized by a description of the desired objective and a statement of evaluation criteria. <br /> RFPs may request a price proposal, to be considered in accordance with the evaluation criteria. <br /> (See section 5.1 below). <br /> REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION (RFQ) — A solicitation to professionals to submit a summary of <br /> their qualifications to perform a general or specific job or service. If the RFQ is subject to the <br /> Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, the County shall select no less than three professionals <br /> for discussions and, if requested by the County, for presentations. After staff recommendation <br /> and approval by the Board, the County shall enter into negotiations for a contract with the most <br /> qualified professional(s). RFQs shall be governed by the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation <br /> Act, to the extent applicable. (See section 5.2 below). <br /> RESPONSIVE BIDDER—A bidder whose bid, proposal or submittal complies in all material respects <br /> with the bid invitation or solicitation request, as determined by the County. <br /> RESPONSIBLE BIDDER — A bidder who has the capability in all respects to fully perform the <br /> contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability that will assure good faith performance, <br /> as determined by the County. <br /> SERVICES — This term shall generally include all services rendered to the County, except those <br /> described in section 287.057(3)(e), Florida Statutes (e.g, legal services, health services, etc). <br /> Services described in section 287.057(3)(e), Florida Statutes, may be procured without <br /> competitive selection. <br /> 5 <br />