Hygiene Products

THE COUNTY OF ORANGE SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY IS SOLICITING BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS INTERESTED IN ENTERING INTO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR HYGIENE PRODUCTS . ALL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH OpenGov . ANY COUNTY RESPONSE RELEVANT TO THIS IFB OTHER THAN THROUGH OR APPROVED BY OC SOCIAL SERVICES/PROCUREMENT IS UNAUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID. THE COUNTY OF ORANGE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE ADOPTED TWO PREFERENCE POLICIES THAT HELP LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESSES IN ACQUIRING CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE: ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCE POLICY (OCLSB) AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PREFERENCE POLICY (DVBE). FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE LINKS BELOW: FOR OCLSB, CLICK HERE: HTTP://OLB.OCGOV.COM/BUSINESS/OCLSB FOR DVBE, CLICK HERE: HTTP://OLB.OCGOV.COM/BUSINESS/OCLSB TO PARTICIPATE AS AN OCLSB AND/OR DVBE PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE PROCESS OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT TITLED “OCLSB DBVE” ** BIDDERS ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY READ THE COUNTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE MODEL CONTRACT INCLUDING THE SCOPE OF WORK (SECTION III) AND COMPENSATION/ Payment Schedule (Section IV ), PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A BID. AWARDED CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE ALL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD, BUT PRIOR TO OFFICIAL CONTRACT AWARD. **THE BID PRICE(S) SHALL INCLUDE ALL FEES, SHIPPING AND ASSEMBLY. NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION WILL BE ALLOWED. **CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONTRACT UPON AWARD. IF CONTRACTOR IS A CORPORATION, SIGNATURES WILL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORPORATIONS CODE.