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Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines - APTAStandards.com

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<strong>Standard</strong> <strong>Bus</strong> <strong>Procurement</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong><br />

Part 1 Part 1<br />

Request for Proposals Invitation for Bids<br />

(to be used for (to be used for<br />

<strong>com</strong>petitive negotiaiton) sealed bids)<br />

Part 2<br />

General Contract Provisions<br />

Part 3<br />

Quality Assurance Provisions<br />

Part 4<br />

Warranty Provisions<br />

Part 5<br />

Technical Specifications<br />

(under development)<br />

1. Decide whether to use the first version of Part 1, Request for Proposals, or the second<br />

version, which is an invitation for bids, and enter the agency’s name, contracting officer’s<br />

contact data, and procurement schedule at the beginning of the section.<br />

2. Supply a Pricing Schedule for suppliers to use, specifying the number of buses of each<br />

type required, quantities of spare parts, and any other items for which you want to receive<br />

separate prices (e.g., radios, fare boxes, tires, destination signs) at the end of Section 1.1.<br />

3. Wherever the SBPG provide options in parallel columns of text, delete the unwanted<br />

columns, leaving the option you wish to specify.<br />

4. Review, respond to (with insertions or choices), and remove all remaining italic text<br />

instructions.<br />

5. Examine the document closely, and make any remaining changes required to meet your<br />

agency’s needs or current laws governing your agency.<br />

Solicitation and Contract Form<br />

After providing all the necessary information, making the appropriate selections, and otherwise<br />

modifying the document as necessary, either version of Part 1 of the SBPG (i.e., either the request for<br />

proposals or the invitation for bids) can be <strong>com</strong>bined with Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5 to be issued as a<br />

solicitation of offers. When an offer (either a proposal or a bid) is received on the offer form in § 1.2,<br />

it is based on all the terms and conditions of the solicitation.<br />

To use the SBPG as a contract form, the successful offer can be accepted using the notice of award<br />

attached to the offer; all other terms and conditions of the solicitation are incorporated by reference.<br />

Preface iv<br />

3/31/97

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