Please either contact the Purchasing Department at (352) 955-7582 to request a copy
of the IFB Document or download it by accessing the table below. Vendor bids are due no later than 3:00PM on the
date specified in the IFB Document and shall be delivered as follows:
Via US Mail: Attn: Purchasing Department,
Kirby Smith Administration Building, 620 East University Avenue, Gainesville,
FL 32601.
Hand Delivery or Via Express Delivery Carrier (UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc.): Ed Manning
Administrative Annex, Attn: Purchasing Department, 1817 E. University Avenue,
Building #2, Gainesville, FL 32641.
Late bids will not be
accepted.
CONE OF SILENCE: A Cone of Silence is in effect for all bids listed below as
of the "Date Issued." The Cone of Silence is designed to protect the integrity
of the procurement process by shielding it from undue influences prior to the
recommendation of contract award.
The Cone of Silence prohibits any communication regarding each bid between: a)
a potential vendor, service provider, lobbyist, or consultant and the staff of
the Alachua County Public Schools, including school principals; and b) a
potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and any
one or more of the School Board members or members-elect.
Unless specifically provided otherwise in the bid document, the Cone of
Silence does not apply to the following: a) Communication between a potential
vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and the ACPS'
Purchasing Department; b) Communication between a potential vendor, service
provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and the ACPS' Staff Attorney or
School Board Attorney; c) Communications at duly noticed pre-bid meetings and
site visits prior to bid opening and post-bid opening meetings and site
visits, which are administered by the Purchasing Department prior to issuance
of a written recommendation of contract award.
The Cone of Silence terminates at the time the School Board acts on a written
recommendation from the Purchasing Department regarding contract award;
provided, however, that communications are permitted when the School Board
receives public comment at the meeting when the recommendation is presented.
Violation of this policy by a potential vendor, service provider, bidder,
lobbyist, or consultant may, in the discretion of ACPS, result in rejection of
said bidder, proposer, respondent and/or representative's bid, proposal, or
offer and may render any contract award to said bidder, proposer or respondent
voidable
Jessica Lunsford Act.
The School Board is required to conduct background screening of persons who
are under or intend to enter into a contract with the School Board.
Background screening includes submission of fingerprints (to include
contractor employees, agents, and subcontractors) to the FDLE and FBI. The
standard to be applied for the screening depends on the nature of the work
to be performed. There are exemptions to the fingerprinting and background
screening requirements of the Act. However, even if a contractor is exempt
from fingerprinting and background screening, it will be subject to a search
of its name against the registration information regarding sexual predators
and sexual offenders maintained by the FDLE under s. 943.043 and the
national sex offender public registry maintained by the U.S. Department of
Justice. For further information, please go to
www.sbac.edu.
