Procurement procedures.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) (ii) The “Notice” must set forth the method of evaluating bids and must require the submission of equipment lists and traffic calculations with the bids. (iii) Equipment Contract, RUS Contract Form 395 (RUS Contract Form 395) shall be used, except that the “Notice” shall state that prior to the bid opening a technical session will be conducted with each supplier to resolve any questions related to the technical proposal submitted by the supplier. The suppliers' technical proposals should be requested for presentation 30 days in advance of the bid opening to enable sufficient time to make the technical evaluation. (iv) The borrower shall solicit bids as set forth in § 1753.8(a)(2). The “Notice” shall be sent to at least three prospective bidders. A copy of the “Notice” and a list of such bidders shall be sent to RUS. (v) At the request of an invited supplier, the borrower shall provide two copies of the P&S. (2) (A) Lists of equipment, material and software. (B) Proposed floor plan. (C) Power and heat dissipation calculations. (D) List of exceptions to plans and specifications. (E) Protection and grounding requirements. (F) Description of how office administration, maintenance and traffic collection are handled with step-by-step examples and printouts. (G) Explanation of processor and/or memory expansion required to meet ultimate size. This shall include discussions of software, processor memory, and hardware additions needed for line additions and the introduction of

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1753.38