NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
St. Tammany Parish Library is seeking responses for the following project:
RFP# 16-002 Integrated Discovery Layer and Patron Account Management Interface for
Polaris ILS
Responses will be received by the Administrative Offices until 2 p.m. CST December 22, 2016.
RFP responses will be opened publicly at the Covington Library, 310 W. 21st Ave., Covington,
LA, 70433. Only respondents who have submitted an RFP response shall be identified aloud.
Prices shall not be read. Each response will be evaluated by designated library personnel after the
submission deadline and public opening has passed.
The outside of the envelope, box or package must be marked with the proposal name, respondent
company name, and proposal opening date. Proposals without these identifies will be subject to
disqualification and non-consideration.
The successful Respondent must supply St. Tammany Parish Library with all required
documentation as specified in the RFP document.
Specifications may be obtained from the St. Tammany Parish Library Administrative Office, 310
W. 21st Ave., Covington, LA or on the library’s website, www.sttammanylibrary.org/rfp.html.
Proposals will be received at the ST. Tammany Parish Library Administrative Offices, 310 W.
21st Ave., Covington, LA or by certified mail with return receipt requested.
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
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310 W 21st Ave.
Covington, LA 70433
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Integrated Discovery Layer and Patron
Account Management Interface for Polaris
ILS
November 17, 2016
RFP Number: 16-002
Proposal Opening Date: December 22, 2016
Proposal Opening Time: 2:00 p.m. CST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION ONE- PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3
SECTION TWO- SCOPE OF SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4
SECTION THREE- PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
SECTION FOUR- SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12
SECTION FIVE: REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14
SECTION SIX: EVALUATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 14
SECTION SEVEN: SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
SECTION EIGHT: SPECIAL CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
ATTACHMENT A: ACKNOWLEDEMENT AND WAIVER. . . . . . . . .Page 17
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SECTION ONE – PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND
The St. Tammany Parish Library (STPL) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors for the
purpose of obtaining information and firm proposals to build out, deploy, and support an
Integrated Discovery Layer and Patron Account Management Interface for a Polaris ILS.
The St. Tammany Parish Library has been serving the citizens of St. Tammany Parish for more
than sixty-five years. Our twelve branches offer nearly 625,000 loanable items including books,
CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and magazines. The library’s website offers 24/7 access to
downloadable audio and e-books, music downloads, research tools, magazines, and newspapers.
Our programs and services are designed to meet residents’ cultural, informational, educational,
and recreational needs.
STPL’s online library services provide access to a wide array of public-facing online services
including downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, movies and library databases.
The library’s homepage was visited 1,970,000 times within the last year.
The engine behind high rates of circulation and eBook use is the STPL online public access
catalog (OPAC). The OPAC enjoys high use and acts as a full service library, available 24 hours
a day. Patron services provided through the OPAC include: search for and discovery of items of
interest, placement of holds, management of holds, download of eBooks, posting of book
reviews, and payment of fines with a credit card.
STPL seeks to improve the OPAC experience through utilization of an Integrated Discovery
Layer for a Polaris ILS. A Discovery Layer is expected to improve search result quality,
integrate third-party eBook content and improve the quality of non-English language display.
Integration is a key objective for the new platform. Library users should see no
arbitrary line between the library’s website, online catalog, digital collections,
calendar of events, or other online properties.
This RFP seeks an experienced vendor to provide a hosted (Software as a Service)
Integrated Discovery Layer (Catalog) and Patron Account Management Interface.
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SECTION TWO – SCOPE OF SERVICES
This section outlines the scope of services the vendor will provide.
1. Integrated Discovery Layer and Patron Account Management Interface Qualities
Mandatory
Solution will:
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be efficient, consistent, expandable and scalable.
be a true Software as a Service; a single, shared code across multiple library systems.
be fast and responsive - any given webpage will load within 5 seconds and no more than
20 seconds at our second slowest location.
be installed and operating on at least 1 other library systems that use a Polaris ILS. The 1
systems should be equal to or greater than STPL in size and transaction load.
fully support all current versions and one-version-back of Google Chrome, Internet
Explorer, Mozilla and Safari browsers available in Windows, Macintosh, Unix, and
Linux environments.
fully functional, with minimal vertical scrolling, in 1024x768 screen resolution.
function fully and attractively rendered on mobile platforms or provide an app
alternative.
not rely on plug-ins to view the majority of content and features.
communicate in real time with Polaris ILS.
interface with all components of an Polaris ILS System: circulation, selection and order,
cataloging, etc.
launch in cooperation with STPL staff and Polaris vendor to ensure solution integrates
smoothly with ongoing Polaris development.
incorporate item availability information in display and will not push STPL patrons back
to a native ILS interface for hold placement and item availability detail.
allow STPL-authorized personnel to create, maintain and edit pages without vendor
intervention.
provide a robust and scalable ‘My Account’ function that is fully integrated into design –
‘My Account’ will not push STPL patrons back to a native ILS interface. ‘My Account’
will allow individual patrons to manage holds, renewals, fines, and more associated with
their STPL accounts.
provide a ‘My Account’ function that offers integration with third party products
featuring unique account holdings – OverDrive, 3M Cloud Library,Hoopla, Zinio, etc.
allow STPL to optimize relevancy results via control indexes, relevancy algorithms,
and/or weighing of MARC fields.
integrate searching, checkout, download and account management of OverDrive, 3M
Cloud and Hoopla eBooks service.
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provide fine payment module utilizing Comprise infrastructure or be capable of
integrating existing STPL Comprise-powered service.
provide receipt printout and emailing via fine payment module.
offer robust booklist function. Users should be able to create, manage and delete an
unlimited number of booklists associated with and visible in their accounts. Booklists
should be part of search results. STPL staff-generated booklists should be weighted to
appear at top of search results.
offer an integrated book review element that allows STPL patrons to contribute reviews
and rate titles. Review inclusion and ratings should be search limit and/or search result
sort options.
provide a search limit to available items, optimally including third party online content
(i.e., OverDrive, Hoopla, 3M Cloud Library).
provide a search limit and results sort based on item popularity.
provide prominent and direct access to STPL website and portal to STPL licensed
database products.
allow for clearly-defined font re-size and print options.
make use of branding elements, color palette, and style sheets provided by STPL.
utilize “stop” words in searches. (examples: “The Help,” “Bud, Not Buddy”, “Eat This
Not That”, “It”)
include a “Did you mean?” feature to mitigate misspellings.
allow for integration of STPL-preferred third party vendor content for catalog enrichment
– reader reviews, cover art, etc. – or offer compelling alternatives.
offer an efficient and easy-to-understand navigational structure based on input from
STPL staff and patrons.
be W3C compliant.
be compliant with Section 508 of the United States Federal Rehabilitation Act:
www.section508.gov.
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Highly Desirable
Solution will:
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use APIs, SIP2, NCIP or other direct methods of communication with a Polaris ILS.
Screen mining (or “screen scraping”) Polaris ILS catalog screens will be infrequent.
allow for placement of title-level holds and volume-level holds. (Volume-level holds the
first copy of a particular magazine/serial volume that comes available will fill the hold).
be coded to allow for effective indexing by major search engines.
display title, call number and associated links (those stored in 856 MARC field) in search
result listings.
allow for search limit and/or result sort options based on STPL library locations, formats,
and combinations of the two (i.e., all items in a library + ebooks).
offer robust statistic utility including, but not limited to, # of searches, most frequent
searches, # of hits on title records.
offer options for patron screens, with the ability to post STPL-authored content.
offer ability to suppress or turn off features.
offer option to use custom STPL item-type/format icons.
provide integrated searching, checkout, download and account management of
OverDrive, 3M Cloud Library and Hoopla eBook and audiobooks service.
provide integrated searching, checkout, download and account management of Zinio
online magazine service.
integrate database content (i.e., journal articles) into search results and/or offer
integration with third party solution.
facilitate hosted products that load pages under 10 seconds, on average.
offer access to patron check-out and holds histories via opt-in processes. Patrons will be
able to edit the list and print out past receipts.
Desirable
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offer auto-suggest when search terms are entered.
provide embedded ‘purchase request’ tool that is integrated with Polaris selection and
order tools. The tool will facilitate efficient response to patron purchase requests.
allow opt-in check-out and holds history to be incorporated into automated
recommendations.
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2. Project Management
a. Provide a projected project plan and timeline with milestones and roles. Note:
STPL understands the start date may be adjusted to align with completion of RFP
process.
b. List expected contact(s) for the project.
c. Describe principal roles and responsibilities for the vendor and STPL team.
d. Define the testing/acceptance processes and criteria, correlated to project
milestones.
e. Describe the firm’s methodology for communicating progress and status of
project deliverables.
3. Documentation
a. Describe documentation STPL can expect to receive on completion of project.
b. Define the format of the configuration documentation (MS Word, PDF, HTML,
etc.).
c. Define the handoff review process of the documentation and how to handle
discrepancies.
4. Implementation
a. Provide a complete description of the system implementation process.
b. Specify training provided for STPL staff responsible for maintaining the
Discovery Tool following launch.
c. Specify implementation timetables and deliverables in the project plan.
d. Specify implementation acceptance processes and criteria and correlate these to
project milestones.
e. Differentiate STPL and vendor roles and responsibilities.
f. If the Integrated Discovery Layer will be hosted at your site, please provide:
i. The quantity and location of your datacenters
ii. Backup and recovery services you provide, including how much backup is
available and time to restore from a backup
iii. STPL network infrastructure requirements
iv. STPL-hosted hardware/software requirements, including any middleware
that must be run by STPL in order to establish a connection between our
data/services and your application
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g. If the Integrated Discovery Layer will be hosted by STPL, please include required
and recommended hardware/software requirements we must provide. Pricing for
hardware and software must be included in a separate pricing response.
h. If both remote- and local-hosting options are possible, please outline the
requirements for each
i. What system monitoring and troubleshooting tools are available to
the customer?
j. Content storage
i. How much is provided?
ii. What type of storage is it?
iii. What is the process and turnaround time for upgrading storage capacity?
5. Post-Launch Support
a. Provide terms and costs associated with 3 years (from start of contract)
maintenance support.
b. Provide support documentation in a knowledgebase, in addition to an
online ticketing system for reporting issues.
c. Describe the Service Level Agreements (SLA) you will be able to
provide.
d. What uptime will you guarantee?
e. Describe your strategy for displaying redirects, splash pages, or other
informational messages during system outages.
f. Describe your security and intrusion prevention methods.
g. What is your strategy for combatting comment/UGC spam?
h. Detail any license agreements in your terms of service that define the
licensing and use of staff and user generated content:
i. By the customer
ii. By your company
iii. By end users
i. What kinds of notification are provided to customers in the event of
problems/outages?
SECTION THREE – PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
Firms interested in providing the services described above are requested to submit the following
information. Responses to each item should appear in the same order as in this RFP and should
designate by heading and paragraph the item to which the response applies. Please limit the
length of your proposal, including appendices, to 30 pages. Please limit your proposal to one
bound volume. Do not include any material outside of this volume.
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Part One – Executive Summary
Each proposal should be accompanied by an executive summary not exceeding two pages which
summarizes key points of the proposal and which is signed by an officer of the firm who is
responsible for committing the firm’s resources. Please provide contact information for the
person to whom STPL should direct proposal correspondence including full name, phone
number, email address and physical mailing address.
Part Two – Proposal Details- Responses to requirements as defined in the Scope of Services
Proposals should address the following areas:
1) Collaborative detailed system planning and design
Describe how you will:
a) Communicate and collaborate with the Project Manager and with STPL SMEs.
b) Communicate recommendations that you have for STPL staffing, roles, and
responsibilities.
2) Development, Coding, and Performance Testing
Describe how you will:
Establish effective testing and development environments.
Establish and test backup and recovery of these environments.
Work with establish system performance goals and perform system capacity testing.
Manage system support and maintenance during the development phase.
Manage and incorporate change requests and suggestions from STPL and interested
parties during development as well as after implementation.
f) Manage the release process.
g) Manage version control.
h) Communicate recommendations that you have for STPL staffing, roles, and
responsibilities.
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3) Functional Testing and Software Acceptance
Describe how you will:
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Work with STPL SMEs to test developed functionality.
Test the effectiveness of the OPAC system and sub-systems with the public.
Manage change-orders and resolve disputes.
Communicate recommendations that you have for STPL staffing, roles, and
responsibilities.
4) Training
Describe how you will:
a) Guide and support the timely and effective training of specific STPL staff.
b) Prepare STPL staff to be ready to support the Discovery Tool ILS.
c) Communicate recommendations that you have for STPL staffing, roles, and
responsibilities.
d) Produce Administrator and User Guides.
5) Deployment into Production
Describe how you will:
a) Work with STPL to test the proposed implementation plan before launch.
b) Manage emergencies and off-hours coverage during the deployment process.
c) Communicate recommendations that you have for STPL staffing, roles, and
responsibilities.
6) Ongoing Maintenance and Support
Describe how you will:
a) Define and provide emergency and after-hours system support.
b) Provide an effective program of preventative regular maintenance for STPL to keep
the discovery tool well-tuned and in peak performance on an ongoing basis.
c) Keep the discovery tool flexible and dynamically able to accommodate growth,
change, and the evolution of new services in the software and library industries.
d) Define the process of trouble reporting and change requests, functional requests,
enhancement requests, and coding suggestions from STPL and other interested parties
on an ongoing basis.
e) Manage the release process and source code control in coordination with the assigned
STPL coordinators.
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Produce and maintain system and application documentation on an ongoing basis,
including Administrator and User Guides.
g) Communicate recommendations that you have for STPL staffing, roles, and
responsibilities.
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7) Timeframe
Provide an estimated timeframe for all services and deliverables. The timeframe for
launch must be initially agreed upon with STPL.
8) Customer Expectations
Provide a clear definition of services to be performed by the contractor vs. services,
personnel, time, and any other commitment of resources required of STPL. Many of the
key staff from STPL who will be involved with reviewing and approving development
are engaged in multiple projects, have time committed at library branches or will
otherwise have limited availability. Describe your anticipated turnaround time for review
and approval of work by STPL staff. Describe how you will work flexibility into your
plan to address the varied availability of STPL staff needed for review and approval of
project deliverables.
Part Three – Cost of Services
Proposals should specify total costs for all known services, and deliverables, as well as estimated
travel and expenses.
STPL expects the successful bidder to provide firm costs for all requirements of this RFP with
the exception of application software with undefined functional specifications. Firm costs
should include:
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Collaborative functional analysis--detailed system planning and design
Development of Discovery Tool
Usability Testing Integration
Performance Testing
Functional Testing and Software Acceptance
Training
Deployment into Production
Ongoing Maintenance and Support
For budgeting purposes, STPL requests a non-binding estimate for non-specified development
based upon the best estimates of the bidder. Please use the attached software specifications
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along with the general scope of work to provide this non-binding estimate. This development
cost estimate should include costs for:
1) Web Design and Usability
2) System Utilities
3) Interfaces to Ancillary Products
Costs should be provided in an easy-to-read format.
Part Four – Company Qualifications
Provide a brief company background as it pertains to this project. Is this a core service of the
organization? What differentiates you from other vendors? What is the project methodology?
What is the level of experience in the specifics listed in this RFP? How will the project be
staffed? Reference former projects (including URLs), client base, and areas of specialization or
differentiation. Include any other information to make your case. (Not to exceed 1 page.)
References:
List at least three entities (public sector preferred) for which similar work has been conducted.
Provide the name, title, email, and telephone number of persons who may be contacted for
reference concerning the services you provided. Give dates and types of services performed.
Part Five – Staff Qualifications
Proposed Key Personnel:
List consulting personnel proposed for this project. Indicate availability of the proposed team.
Individual resumes should not exceed 2 pages. Provide the primary management contact for
your firm for this project and the day to day contact.
SECTION FOUR – SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
One executed original proposal, two (2) paper copies and one digital copy in PDF format shall
be submitted. The digital copies should be emailed to:
Kelly LaRocca, [email protected]
Include the words “RFP 16-002 Integrated Discovery Layer and Patron Account
Management Interface for Polaris ILS ” in the EMAIL subject line.
The proposal shall be clearly marked on the outside of the paper transmittal package with the
following information:
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Your Organization’s Name
RFP 16-002 Integrated Discovery Layer and Patron Account Management Interface for
Polaris ILS
The paper and the digital proposals must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on
December 22, 2016 at:
St. Tammany Parish Library Attn: Kelly LaRocca
310 W 21st Ave., Covington, LA 707433
Proposals received by STPL after this deadline will not be considered. Late proposals will be
destroyed. Proposals received before the due date will be held in a secured area until the time of
opening.
Proposals must be signed by a corporate official, owner or a person who has been authorized to
make such a commitment.
Notification of award will be sent to all respondents.
Proposals must clearly state the total length of time during which the services and any related
prices presented in the proposal are valid and reliable. It is required that this time period be no
less than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the proposals are due.
Organizations shall respond to each and every requirement contained in the “Proposal
Requirements” section of this RFP. Responses must be in the same order in which the points
appear in the RFP. The proposal must be clear, unambiguous and capable of being understood
without reference to other documentation. Failure to address a particular requirement shall be
presumed to mean that the function or requirement is unavailable.
Vendors are advised that the submission of multiple proposals, or alternative approaches to
specific sections of the requirements will be considered non-compliant and those proposals will
be disqualified. We are relying on the vendor as the expert to identify in its proposal the
approach which is believed to be the most effective to produce the required systems and
services.
No substitutions will be accepted on any of the components unless the vendor can provide
proof that the substitution meets or exceeds the specifications, reliability and warranty of the
component specified by the St. Tammany Parish Library.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this RFP may result in disqualification.
The organization must clearly state that the proposal submitted presents a true offer of services
and/or materials. It must be clearly stated that the proposal is not a result of any direct or
indirect coordination or collusion with other firms submitting a proposal in response to this
RFP.
An organization may withdraw or modify its proposal in writing by delivery service, certified
U.S. Mail or by hand delivery at any time prior to the RFP deadline for submission.
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SECTION FIVE – REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION
Questions and requests for clarification concerning this RFP shall be submitted IN WRITING
or EMAIL no later than 5 p.m. CST December 1, 2016 to:
St. Tammany Parish Library, Attn: Kelly LaRocca
310 W 21st Ave., Covington, LA 707433
The words “RFP 16-002 Integrated Discovery Layer and Patron Account Management
Interface for Polaris ILS” shall appear on the envelope or in the email subject line. Email
should be addressed to [email protected]. Inquiries shall state the page and the applicable RFP
section or paragraph to which the question(s) pertain. Faxed requests for clarification will not
be accepted. Confirming receipt of questions is the responsibility of the submitting
organization.
The organization shall be responsible for requesting clarification concerning the RFP to allow
the organization to respond specifically, thoroughly, and clearly to every specification,
requirement or question presented in the RFP. STPL shall in no way be responsible for any
errors or ambiguities in the RFP. A failure of STPL to respond to any request for clarification
shall not be considered by any organization that STPL agrees or disagrees with any statement,
which may be contained in the request for clarification.
All clarifications to the RFP will be posted online at www.sttammanylibrary.org/rfp.html by
the date indicated in section seven. The source of an inquiry occasioning a clarification shall
not be given.
Any information provided after distribution of the RFP is for clarification only and not binding
on STPL.
SECTION SIX – EVALUATION
STPL intends to select the proposal that is most advantageous to itself. The responses to this
RFP will be evaluated by a Selection Committee to be established for such purpose. The
evaluation will include a review of all proposals based on the following criteria:
1. Responsiveness to STPL’s needs as defined in Scope of Services. Preference will be
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given to responses concisely meeting the outline of this RFP.
Vendor experience with OverDrive, 3M, Midwest Tape and Zinio.
Total price and cost effectiveness of services.
Accuracy and quality of the deliverables, adherence to schedules and budget and
relative success of programs implemented as determined for reference checks.
Qualifications of vendor staff.
STPL reserves the right to reject any and all proposals for any reason.
STPL reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced proposal and to negotiate with
any organization when the best interests of the Library are served by so doing.
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STPL may invite one or more representatives from any organization to meet or talk with STPL
representatives for the purpose of clarification of the vendor’s proposal.
STPL may at its sole discretion waive any irregularity or informality in a proposal submitted by
any organization.
STPL reserves the right to award only a portion of the listed services.
SECTION SEVEN – SCHEDULE
STPL has set the following tentative schedule for the selection process:
November 17, 2016
December 1, 2016
December 8, 2016
December 22, 2016
December 22, 2016
December 27, 2016
RFP Issued
Deadline for receipt of written requests for clarification
Responses to written requests for clarification
Deadline for receipt of proposals
Opening of proposals
Evaluation of proposals begins
SECTION EIGHT – SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Organization Responsibility
1. Any organization submitting a response agrees to all the rules and conditions required
in this RFP. All materials submitted in response to the RFP shall become the property
of STPL. The organization’s proposal and the RFP shall become part of any contract
that is negotiated with the successful organization unless modified in writing by the
contract.
2. The successful organization shall be required to assume responsibility for delivery of
goods and/or services as defined in the contract.
3. The organization shall demonstrate that it has in effect all licenses, permits and
authorizations to provide all products and services it proposes.
4. It is the organization’s responsibility to ensure that the RFP is not defective and does
not inadvertently restrict competition. Protests to the RFP must be in writing and be
made prior to the due date to permit time for revisions to be issued.
5. The cost for developing proposals in response to this RFP is entirely the obligation of
the organization and shall not be charged to STPL in any manner.
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Alternate Organization Selection
If STPL fails to negotiate a contract with the organization of first choice, STPL reserves the
right to enter into new contract negotiations with an alternate organization(s).
Payment Schedule
STPL payments, subject to negotiations, shall be made to the organization not more than fortyfive (45) days after STPL receives the organization’s invoice for goods/services received as
specified in the contract between STPL and the organization selected.
Wages
The organization shall be required to pay any wages or salary required by the laws or
regulations of any government entity having jurisdiction.
News Release
Mention of STPL, staff, or programs in advertising, customer lists, photographs, or articles in
the professional literature pertaining to an award resulting from proposals made in response to
this RFP shall not be made by any organization without prior written approval from the STPL
administration.
Written Contract
STPL and the selected organization shall negotiate a contract and nothing shall be binding on
either party until the contract is in writing and signed by both parties, except the organization is
obligated to keep its proposal in effect for the period specified in this RFP.
Acknowledgment and Waiver of Protest Rights
Proposer shall execute an Acknowledgment and Waiver (the “Waiver”) (Attachment “A”) and
shall produce same to the Library along with its proposal. Such Waiver shall state that
Proposer has read this RFP and the Waiver, and understands that the Library’s obligations
under this RFP are not dictated by Louisiana Public Bid Law or the Louisiana Procurement
Code. As such, Proposer understands that it is provided no opportunity for protest and waives
all such rights.
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Attachment A to STPL’s RFP 16-001
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND WAIVER
__________________________________ (“Proposer”) hereby acknowledges
that it has received Request for Proposal No. 16-001 (“RFP”), issued by the St.
Tammany Parish Library and has been advised that same is not subject to the
Louisiana Public Bid Law or the Louisiana Procurement Code. As such,
Proposer understands and acknowledges that it has not been granted and
otherwise possesses no right to protest, contest, debate or otherwise call in
question the processes, procedures, methodology or results of the RFP or the
selection of a Provider in connection therewith.
To the extent that the Proposer may otherwise have any such rights, Proposer
herein waives all such rights to protest, contest, debate or otherwise call in
question the processes, procedures, methodology or results of the RFP or the
selection of a Provider in connection therewith and agrees it will not file claims
of any type or manner, in a court of law or otherwise, in any way related to same.
SIGNED, this __________ day of ___________________, 201__.
WITNESSES:
_____________________________________
Proposer
_______________________________________ By:__________________________________
Printed Name: ___________________________
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
Printed Name: ________________________
_______________________________________ Title: _______________________________
Printed Name: ___________________________
STATE OF _______________________________
PARISH/COUNTY OF _____________________
SWORN TO and subscribed before me, Notary, on this _____ day of
_________________, 201__.
______________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission Expires:_____________________
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