Review and Evaluation of Proposals/ Vendor Demonstrations Clause Samples

Review and Evaluation of Proposals/ Vendor Demonstrations. After the proposals are received and opened by the County, the County shall review and evaluate all proposals for responsiveness to the RFP in order to determine whether the Proposer possesses the qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required. The County may also investigate qualifications of all Proposers to whom the award is contemplated, and the County may request clarifications of proposals directly from one or more Proposers. Presentations of the Proposers of their products may be scheduled to facilitate evaluation of each proposed solution by a project team based on specified functionality. In reviewing the proposals, the County may consider the following: 1. The functionality of the system and its ability to meet the needs of the County of Sonoma. 2. The qualifications (including education, certifications, experience, and past performance) of the Proposer and its agents, employees and sub- consultants in installing and supporting the system being proposed in an environment of similar size, scope, and complexity as that of the County of Sonoma. 3. The feasibility of the proposal based upon the methodology of the proposed scope of services to meet the County’s needs, the quality of products and services proposed, and the reasonableness of the total project costs. 4. Proposer’s understanding of the work to be completed based upon the clarity of the proposal and responsiveness to this RFP. The County will not assume that a proposer will perform services not specifically detailed in its submitted proposal. 5. Proposer’s willingness to accept the terms and conditions in the County’s standard form Service Agreement described in Section II of this RFP. The proposal with the lowest price will not necessarily be selected; however, price is a component of the evaluation. The County will select the proposal that is most advantageous to the County and will award the Agreement to the most responsible proposer.