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. (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 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. 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. 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. Pursuant to Section 2-11.1(t) of the Code of Miami-Dade County, all Bid Solicitations, once advertised and until an award recommendation has been forwarded to the appropriate authority are under the “Cone of Silence”. Any communication or inquiries, except for clarification of process or procedure already contained in the solicitation, are to be made in writing to the attention of the Procurement Officer identified on the front page of the solicitation via the BidSync System with a copy sent to the Clerk of the Board, xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.
CONE OF SILENCE. The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has established a solicitation silence policy (Cone of Silence) that prohibits oral and written communication regarding all formal solicitations for goods and services (formal proposals, Request for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications) issued by the Board through the County Purchasing Department. The period commences from the date of advertisement until award of contract.
CONE OF SILENCE. The Board of County Commissioners have established a solicitation silence policy (Cone of Silence) that prohibits oral and written communication regarding all formal solicitations for goods and services (ITB, RFP, ITQ, ITN, and RFQ) or other competitive solicitation between the bidder (or its agents or representatives) or other entity with the potential for a financial interest in the award (or their respective agents or representatives) regarding such competitive solicitation, and any County Commissioner or County employee, selection committee member or other persons authorized to act on behalf of the Board including the County’s Architect, Engineer or their sub-consultants, or anyone designated to provide a recommendation to award a particular contract, other than the Purchasing Department Staff. The period commences from the time of advertisement until contract award. Any information thought to affect the committee or staff recommendation submitted after bids are due, should be directed to the Purchasing Manager or an appointed representative. It shall be the Purchasing Manager’s decision whether to consider this information in the decision process. Any violation of this policy shall be grounds to disqualify the Respondent from consideration during the selection process. All Respondents must agree to comply with this policy by signing the following statement and including it with their submittal. I representing Signature Company Name On this day of 2019 hereby agree to abide by the County’s “Cone of Silence Clause” and understand violation of this policy shall result in disqualification of my proposal/submittal.
