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COUNTY OF ALAMEDA - Behavioral Health Care Services

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Alameda County <strong>Behavioral</strong> <strong>Health</strong>care <strong>Services</strong> Request for Quotations TIC-1<br />

or if, an award has been made. Bidders will receive mailed award/non-award<br />

notification(s), which will include the name of the bidder to be awarded this<br />

project. In addition, award information will be posted on the County‟s<br />

“Contracting Opportunities” website, mentioned above.<br />

12. Each bid received, with the name of the bidder, shall be entered on a record, and<br />

each record with the successful bid indicated thereon shall, after the award of the<br />

order or contract, be open to public inspection.<br />

J. RESPONSE FORMAT<br />

1. Bid responses are to be straightforward, clear, concise and specific to the<br />

information requested.<br />

2. In order for bids to be considered complete, Bidder must provide all information<br />

requested. See Exhibit M, Response Content and Submittals Completeness<br />

Checklist.<br />

L. NOTICE <strong>OF</strong> INTENT TO AWARD<br />

1. At the conclusion of the RFQ response evaluation process (“Evaluation Process”),<br />

all bidders will be notified in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of<br />

the contract award recommendation, if any, by BHCS. The document providing<br />

this notification is the Notice of Award.<br />

The Notice of Award will provide the following information:<br />

• The name of the bidder being recommended for contract award; and<br />

• The names of all other parties that submitted proposals.<br />

M. BID PROTEST / APPEALS PROCESS<br />

BHCS prides itself on the establishment of fair and competitive contracting<br />

procedures and the commitment made to following those procedures. The<br />

following is provided in the event that bidders wish to protest the bid process or<br />

appeal the recommendation to award a contract for this project once the Notices of<br />

Award/Non-Award have been issued.<br />

1. Any Bid protest by any Bidder regarding any other Bid must be submitted in<br />

writing to the BHCS Director, Dr. Marye Thomas at 2000 Embarcadero, Suite<br />

400, Oakland, CA 94606 before 5:00 p.m. of the FIFTH (5 th ) business day<br />

following the date of issuance of the Notice of Intent to Award, not the date<br />

received by the Bidder. A Bid protest received after 5:00 p.m. is considered<br />

received as of the next business day.<br />

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