Common use of Cost of Response Preparation and Independent Preparation Clause in Contracts

Cost of Response Preparation and Independent Preparation. ‌ The costs related to the development and submission of a response to this RFP are the full responsibility of the Respondent and are not chargeable to the Department. A Respondent shall not, directly or indirectly, collude, consult, communicate or agree with any other Vendor or Respondent as to any matter related to the proposal each is submitting. Additionally, a Respondent shall not induce any other Respondent to modify, withdraw, submit or not submit a proposal.

Cost of Response Preparation and Independent Preparation. ‌ The costs related to the development and submission of a response to this RFP are the full responsibility of the Respondent and are not chargeable to the Department. A Respondent shall not, directly or indirectly, collude, consult, communicate or agree with any other Vendor or Respondent as to any matter related to the proposal response each is submitting. Additionally, a Respondent shall not induce any other Respondent to modify, withdraw, submit or not submit a proposalresponse.