Purchasing Department - University of Connecticut

$1,000,000 Combined Single Limit Automobile Liability insurance shall be maintained
against claims for damages resulting from bodily injury, including wrongful death, and
property damage which may arise from the operations of any owned, leased, hired or
non-owned automobiles used by or for the Contractor in any capacity in connection
with carrying out this contract.
7.13.4 Minimum Scope of Insurance:
All Liability insurance policies shall be written on an “occurrence” basis only. All
insurance coverage is to be placed with insurers authorized to do business in the State of
Connecticut and must be placed with an insurer that has an A.M. Best’s Rating of no
less than A-, VII. All certificates of insurance shall be provided to the University of
Connecticut, Purchasing Department. The University of Connecticut shall be named as
Additional Insured for liability coverage required under this document. The
Contractor’s insurer shall have no right of recovery of subrogation against the
University of Connecticut and the Contractor’s insurance shall be primary coverage.
The Certificate Holder Box shall read: University of Connecticut, 3 North Hillside
Road, Storrs, CT 06269-6076.
7.14 RFP Evaluation:
7.14.1 As part of its proposal review, the University may request and consider presentations,
review of references and supplier representatives.
7.14.2 Presentations: The University reserves the right, but is not obligated, to request and
require that a vendor provide a formal presentation of its proposal at a date and time to
be determined. If required by the University, it is anticipated that such presentation will
not exceed two (2) hours. No vendor will be entitled to be present during, or otherwise
receive any information regarding, any other presentation of any other vendor. Vendors
shall bear all costs associated with their presentation.
7.14.3 Review of References: All offers shall include at least five (5) references for firms or
organizations for whom your firm has a master agreement to supply Office Supplies so
that the University may get a sense of the breadth and quality of your work. At a
minimum three (3) of the references shall be colleges or universities. Please include
name, title, telephone number and email address of a contact person at each
institution/organization.
7.14.4 Supplier Representatives: Vendor must identify the individuals it anticipates will be
assigned to the University account. Provide names, titles and a brief resume of each
individual. In addition, include a description of the responsibilities, certifications and
training of each of those individuals. The University reserves the right to conduct
interviews with identified supplier representatives as a part of its evaluation process.
7.14.5 The University will include in its evaluation: proposals, presentations, if requested,
references and interviews. In addition, the award will be predicated upon the successful
negotiation of the specific terms and conditions to be included in the Agreement. The
University will be the sole judge of the suitability of the proposed vendor.
7.14.6 Proposal Qualification Data: If necessary to evaluate vendor qualification, vendor may
be requested to furnish information on the following items:
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