Specifications include, but are not limited to: The District desires to award a contract or contracts based upon vendor proposals (“Solicitation Response(s)”) to this Solicitation (“Solicitation”). The District is soliciting vendor proposals from vendors capable of supplying the District with Medical Coding Support Services (the “Service(s)”), as set forth and specified herein (See Section II below, Business Requirements, attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes). All Solicitation Responses must be delivered to the District by the date and time, and in the manner specified in Section I.B hereof to be considered a Solicitation Response by the District. It is the sole responsibility of the vendor submitting a Solicitation Response (“Respondent”) to ensure that its Solicitation Response is delivered to the proper location on time and in the manner set forth herein. A Solicitation Response does not commit the District to accept such Solicitation Response or to award a contract based on any Solicitation Response (“Contract Award”) merely because a Solicitation Response may propose the lowest price for the Services. The District expressly reserves the right to base any Contract Award hereunder upon its evaluation of all relevant factors regarding the vendor, including, but not limited to, Service pricing and terms, management experience and expertise, industry reputation and profile, performance history, support services, location and accessibility, and any other information relevant to its evaluation. Qualifications and omissions will be considered when evaluating vendor solicitation responses. A Solicitation Response that does not meet the minimum requirements set forth in Section II below, Business Requirements, will be disqualified. This Solicitation is not an order and does not commit the District to pay for any costs incurred by the prospective vendor in the preparation or submission of the Solicitation or in the procurement of the Service. Service quantity estimates used herein may or may not reflect actual quantities needed or used by the District in the future, and do not commit the District to order specific Service quantities. Any Solicitation Response accompanied by terms and conditions that conflict with this Solicitation may be rejected by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any or all Solicitation Responses and to issue a Contract Award or not to issue a Contract Award based solely on the Solicitation Responses received by the District in response to this Solicitation. However, prior to making any award hereunder, the District also reserves the right to engage in additional discussions with one or more of the vendors responding to this Solicitation. Any prospective Respondent may request an explanation or interpretation of any portion of this Solicitation by complying with the request procedure described in Section I.C.2 below. The responses, if any, of the District to such requests are subject to and will be in the form of amendment to the Solicitation and will comply with the provisions of Section I.C.2 below. The District may elect not to respond to any or all such requests received from prospective Respondents.
