THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) designated this project as a reserved project for County Business Enterprise (CBE) firms (Exhibit 2).
The purpose of this solicitation is to engage the services of a qualified firm to manufacture, purchase, distribute and sell promotional products to and on behalf of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau (GFLCVB) and various other Broward County agencies that may have need of these services.
Upon request, vendor will provide within five days a written quote via email to the GFLCVB. The quote will include price, product minimums, art set up charges, rush fees if applicable, product availability, product specifications, production time, expected delivery date, price guarantee, and expiry date, if applicable. Where applicable, freight options will be quoted. Price quoted by vendor must not exceed a 10% gross profit margin.
GFLCVB will cooperate with vendor to create, maintain, advertise and support the GFLCVB e-commerce website or websites at no cost. Products on the GFLCVB websites will be in cooperation and approval by the County, including determining price for items. Vendor bears all administrative and design costs and control for GFLCVB e-commerce websites, except for the IP (Internet protocol) address, which is registered and paid for by GFLCVB.
Profits from items sold on the GFLCVB e-commerce websites should be applied as a credit for the GFLCVB toward the purchase of additional goods and services from the vendor. Items purchased for the e-commerce website will adhere to the same pricing structure previously stated.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) method of procurement was selected for this project to best serve the County with additional evaluation criteria other than price alone. The RFP method provides for predefined evaluation criteria for ranking of firms based upon the required specialized technical expertise. Proposers are required to determine the best method to accomplish the specialized services.
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