CONE OF SILENCE. (a) Purpose. A cone of silence shall be applicable to all requests for proposal (RFP), invitations to bid (ITB), RFLI, or any other advertised solicitations for the provision of goods and services, professional services, and public works or improvements for amounts greater than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, unless otherwise exempted in this section.
CONE OF SILENCE. This Invitation to Bid is subject to the Cone of Silence that begins the date the bid submission opens through the bid award date and effective date of the awarded contract as indicated in the Bid Calendar. During this period all communications regarding this solicitation between FSA and Bidder will cease, except for procedural questions, questions regarding problems incurred in the use of the the bid system, or communications initiated by the FSA. All permitted communications during this period shall be made in writing to the procurement contacts identified in Section 1.01 of this Invitation to Bid. FSA is not responsible for bidder’s improper use of the bid system. Exceptions will be granted to this section should any bid system malfunctions occur.
CONE OF SILENCE. This Invitation to Bid is subject to the Cone of Silence that begins the date the bid submission opens as indicated in the Bid Calendar. During this period all communications regarding this solicitation between FSA and Bidder will cease, except for procedural questions, questions regarding problems incurred in the use of the FSA Cooperative Purchasing Program website or VeBA, or communications initiated by the FSA. All permitted communications during this period shall be made in writing to the procurement contacts identified in Section 1.01 of this Invitation to Bid. Bidders are encouraged to read the instructions and view the tutorial video regarding operation of VeBA. FSA is not responsible for bidder’s improper use of the VeBA system or website. Exceptions will be granted to this section should any website malfunctions occur.
CONE OF SILENCE. This Invitation to Bid is subject to the Cone of Silence that begins the date the bid submission opens as indicated in the Bid Calendar. During this period all communications regarding this solicitation between FSA and bidder will cease, except for procedural questions, questions regarding problems incurred in the use of the bid system, or communications initiated by the FSA. All permitted communications during this period shall be made in writing to the procurement contacts identified in Section 1.01 of this Invitation to Bid. Bidders are encouraged to read the Bidder Instructions, Section 2.0.
CONE OF SILENCE. Pursuant to Section 2-11.1(t) of the County Code, all price quotes are subject to the Cone of Silence.
CONE OF SILENCE. Pursuant to Section 18-74 of the City of Miami Code, a “Cone of Silence” is imposed upon each RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or IFB after advertisement and terminates at the time the City Manager issues a written recommendation to the Miami City Commission. The Cone of Silence shall be applicable only to Contracts for the provision of goods and services and public works or improvements for amounts greater than $200,000. The Cone of Silence prohibits any communication regarding RFPs, RFQs, RFLI or IFBs (bids) between, among others: Potential vendors, service providers, bidders, lobbyists or consultants and the City’s professional staff including, but not limited to, the City Manager and the City Manager’s staff; the Mayor, City Commissioners, or their respective staffs and any member of the respective selection/evaluation committee. The provision does not apply to, among other communications: oral communications with the City purchasing staff, provided the communication is limited strictly to matters of process or procedure already contained in the formal solicitation document; the provisions of the Cone of Silence do not apply to oral communications at duly noticed site visits/inspections, pre-proposal or pre-bid conferences, oral presentations before selection/evaluation committees, contract negotiations during any duly noticed public meeting, or public presentations made to the Miami City Commission during a duly noticed public meeting; or communications in writing or by email at any time with any City employee, official or member of the City Commission unless specifically prohibited by the applicable RFP, RFQ, RFLI or IFB (bid) documents (See Section
CONE OF SILENCE. As stated within School Board Policy 6325, “Cone of Silence” means a prohibition on any communication regarding a particular Request For Proposals (RFP), Invitation To Bid (ITB), or other competitive solicitation between:
CONE OF SILENCE. The Town prohibits any discussion by a consultant or sub consultant with Selection Committee members or any other employee regarding this Contract outside the Town Clerk including but not limited to the Town’s Administration and Town Commissioners about the project during the selection process from the time of advertisement until contract award except during public meetings. Violation of this policy shall result in disqualification of the vendor.
CONE OF SILENCE. Lobbying of Procurement Evaluation Committee members, County government employees, and elected officials regarding this product or service solicitation, Invitation to Bid (ITB) or Request for Proposal (RFP) or contract by any member or a proposer‟s staff, or those people employed by anylegal entity affiliated with an organization that is responding to the solicitation is strictly prohibited. Negative campaigning through the mass media about the current service deliveryis strictly prohibited. Such action may cause your proposal to be rejected.
CONE OF SILENCE. During the Cone of Silence (formerly called Blackout period) as defined in the next paragraph, except as pursuant to an authorized appeal, no person may lobby (as defined in section 1.4) on behalf of a competing party in a particular procurement process, City officials or employees except the Procurement designated staff contact in the Procurement division. Violation of this provision shall result in disqualification of the party on whose behalf the lobbying occurred. The Cone of Silence is the period between the issue date of the RFQ, which allows for immediate submittals to the City of Gainesville Procurement Division for the request for qualifications and the time the City Officials and Employee awards the contract.
