Small Orders Request for Quotation Invitation, Page 1 of 1
CITY OF CHICAGODepartment of Procurement ServicesJamie L. Rhee, Chief Procurement Officer
121 North LaSalle Street, Room 403Chicago, Illinois 60602-1284
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION INVITATIONFOR: Printing Of City Of Chicago Ward Maps
RE: Small Orders Non-Target Market Request for Quotation (RFQ)Specification Number: 89535A RFQ Number: 3591
DPS: Patricia FarinaDPS Contract AdministratorEmail: [email protected]: 312-744-7660Fax: 312-744-3281
DUE DATE (Bid Open Date): January 20, 2011
The City of Chicago Department of Procurement Servicesinvites vendors to submit a quote for the aboverequirement. If you are interested in doing business withthe City of Chicago, you are encouraged to respond.Prior registration not required. Please direct all questionsto the DPS Contract Administrator listed above.
This RFQ and resulting Purchase Order (PO) are subject toCity of Chicago Request for Quotation and DetailedSpecification (both attached); the Small Orders Terms andConditions - Blanket; and Special Condition RegardingMBE/WBE (both downloadable from the DPS web site),which are hereby incorporated into the RFQ and PO byreference. The Maximum Compensation under theresulting PO cannot exceed $100,000.
RFQs, EDSs, blank insurance certificates, and the SpecialCondition Regarding MBE/WBE including Schedules B, C-1,and D-1, are available from www.cityofchicago.org/bids.
TO RESPOND: Bidder must complete and sign the City ofChicago Request for Quotation AND Bidder’sMBE/WBE Utilization Plan and then fax or e-mail themto the above DPS Contract Administrator. Both must bereceived no later than 11:00 AM Central Time onthe RFQ’s “Please Respond By” date. The “PleaseRespond By” date is the due date. Bids not containingboth the Request for Quotation AND Bidder’sMBE/WBE Utilization Plan will be rejected.
Bidder’s MBE/WBE Utilization Plan MUST contain aSchedule D-1 and/or a Request for a Reduction toor Waiver of the MBE/WBE Goals per the MBE/WBESpecial Condition Section 1.5.4.
The MBE/WBE Schedule D must be notarized. TheRequest for a Reduction to or Waiver of the MBE/WBEGoals must conform to the MBE/WBE Special ConditionSection 1.4 Regulations Governing Reductions To orWaiver of MBE/WBE Goals.
Please write or stamp your firm’s name on all pagesof your bid submittal.
Following the RFQ due date and time, a bid tabulation willbe made available to the public on DPS’s web site:cityofchicago.org/procurement under “ContractAdministration,” “Bid Tabulations” “Get Started Online.”Search by the above specification number. Please allowone to three business days for posting of the bidtabulation.
The low bidder will be contacted by the ContractAdministrator and will be required to submit original 1) Cityof Chicago Request for Quotation with original signature;2) Economic Disclosure Statement (EDS); 3) completedinsurance certificate; 4) MBE/WBE Schedules B, C-1 and D-1 (as applicable); and 5) Current City of Chicago MBE/WBECertification Letter(s) (as applicable).
The CPO will then move to award a PO. Notice of Awardfor a Small Order PO is made by the City’s web site whenan Award Date is posted. Awarded POs and the AwardDates are made available to the public on ProcurementService’s web site: www.cityofchicago.org/procurementunder “Contract Administration,” “Awarded Contracts,”“Get Started Online,” “City of Chicago,” “Contracts andAwards.” Search by the above specification number.
Revised: October 18, 2010
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