Opioid Crisis Program

GY 16 Final Award means, in the context of this Request for Proposals and all its attendant documents, that point at which the final required signature on the contract(s) resulting from the procurement has been affixed to the contract(s) thus making it fully executed. 17 Finalist means an Offeror who meets all the mandatory specifications of this Request for Proposals and whose score on evaluation factors is sufficiently high to merit further consideration by the Evaluation Committee, as explained in Section II.B.8. 18 Hourly Rate means the proposed fully loaded maximum hourly rates that include travel, per diem, fringe benefits and any overhead costs for contractor personnel, as well as subcontractor personnel if appropriate. 19 Mandatory the terms must, shall will, is required, or are required, identify a mandatory item or factor. Failure to meet a mandatory item or factor may result in the rejection of the Offerors proposal. 20 MAT Medication-Assisted Treatment. 21 MH Mental Health

Disorder 22 Minor Irregularities means anything in the proposal that does not affect the price, quality and/or quantity, or any other mandatory requirement. 23 Multiple Source Award means an award of a contract for one or more items of tangible personal property, services or construction to more than one Offeror. 24 Offeror is any person, corporation, or partnership who chooses to submit a proposal. 25 "OTPs" Opioid Treatment Programs. 26 QUD Opioid Disorder 27 "PDMPs" Prescription Drug Monitoring. Programs 28 Price Agreement means a definite quantity contract or indefinite quantity contract which requires the contractor to furnish items of tangible personal property, services or construction to a state agency or a local public body which issues a purchase order, if the purchase order is within the quantity limitations of the contract, if any. 29 Procurement Manager means any person or designee authorized by a state agency or local public body with the responsibility, authority, and resources to conduct the RFP procurement, make written determinations regarding the RFP procurement, and/or enter into or administer contracts as a result of the RFP procurement. 30 Procuring Agency" means all County of Lincoln or State of New Mexico agencies, commissions, institutions, political subdivisions, and local public bodies allowed by law to RFP #23-24-5 procure items of tangible personal property, services or construction from the agreement(s awarded as a result of this RFP 31 Project means a process undertaken to solve a well-defined goal or objective with clearly defined start and end times, a set of clearly defined tasks, and a budget. The project terminates once the project scope is achieved, and project acceptance is given by the project Manager or the Agency representative. 32 Redacted means a version/copy of the Offerors proposal with the information considered proprietary or confidential (as defined by 57-3A-1 t 57-3A-7 NMSA 1978 and NMAC 1.4.1.45 and summarized herein and outlined in Section ILC.8 of this RFP) blacked-out BUT NOT omitted or removed. 33 Request for Proposals (RFP) means all documents, including those attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting proposals. 34 Responsible Offeror" means an Offeror who submits a responsive proposal and who has furnished, when required, information and data to prove that his financial resources, production or service facilities, personnel, service reputation and experience are adequate to make satisfactory delivery of the services, or items of tangible personal property described in the proposal. 35 Responsive Offer or means an offer which conforms in all material respects to the requirements set forth in the request for proposals. Material respects of a request for proposals include, but are not limited to price, quality, quantity or delivery requirements. 36 Sealed means, in terms of a non-electronic submission, that the proposal is enclosed in a package which is completely fastened in such a way that nothing can be added or removed. Open packages submitted will not be accepted except for packages that may have been damaged by the delivery service itself. The County of Lincoln reserves the right, however, to accept or reject packages where there may have been damage done by the delivery service itself. Whether a package has been damaged by the delivery service or left unfastened and should or should not be accepted is a determination to be made by the Procurement Manager. By submitting a proposal, the Offeror agrees to and concurs with this process and accepts the determination of the Procurement Manager in such cases. 37 Single Source Award means an award of contract for items of tangible personal property, services or construction to only one Offeror. 38 SBIRT Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment 39 SRjd Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents 40 Staff means any individual who is a full-time, part-time, or an independently contracted employee with the Offerors company. RFP #23-24-5 H 41. State (the State) means the State of New Mexico. 42. State Agency means any department, commission, council, board, committee, institution, legislative body, agency, government corporation, educational institution or official of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the government of this state. State agency includes the Purchasing Division of the General Services Department and the State Purchasing Agent but does not include local public bodies. 43 SUD/MH Substance Use Disorder/Mental Health Disorder. 44 Purchasing Agent means the Director of the Purchasing Division of the County ff Lincoln. 45 Statement of Concurrence means an affirmative statement from the Offeror indicating its response to a required Section IV specification agreeing to comply and concur with the stated requirement(s). This statement shall be included in Offerors proposal, pursuant to Section III.C.1. (E.g. We concur, Understands and Complies, Comply, Will Comply if Applicable, etc.) 46 Unredacted means a version/copy of the proposal containing all complete information; including any that the Offeror would otherwise consider confidential, such copy for use only for the purposes of evaluation. 47 Written means typewritten on standard 8 % x 11-inch paper. Larger paper is permissible for charts, spreadsheets, etc. G. PROCUREMENT LIBRARY The library contains information listed below: RFP, Questions & Answers, RFP Amendments, etc. will be posted on the County web site : https://www.lincolncountynm.gov/services/purchasing/bid_opportunities.php and sent to all parties that returned and acknowledgement to the Procurement Manager/Chief Procurement Officer via email at Purchasing@lincolncountynm.gov or in writing at P.O. Box 711, Carrizozo, NM 88301. II. CONDITIONS GOVE INGT EP OCU MENT This section of the RFP contains the schedule of events, the descriptions of each event, and the conditions governing this procurement. A. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS The Procurement Manager will make every effort to adhere to the following schedule: RFP #23-24-5 Action Responsible Party Due Dates 1 Issue RFP County Of Lincoln February 16, 2024 2 Acknowledgement of Potential Offerors February 26, 2024 Receipt Form 3 Pre-Proposal Conference Agency March 7, 2024 4 Deadline to submit Potential Offerors March 14, 2024 Written Questions 5 Response to Written Procurement Manager March 21, 2024 Questions 6 Potential Offerors March 28, 2024 Submission of Proposal 7.* Proposal Evaluation Evaluation Committee April 4, 2024 8.* Selection of Finalists Evaluation Committee April 11, 2024 9 * Oral Presentation(s) Finalist Offerors April 18, 2024 Special Meeting 10.* Best and Final Offers Finalist Offerors April 25, 2024 11.* Finalize Contractual Agency/Finalist May 21, 2024 Agreements Offerors 12.* Contract Awards Agency/ Finalist May 21, 2024 Offerors 13.* Protest Deadline SPD June 5, 2024 Dates indicated in Events 7 through 13 are estimates only and may be subject to change without EXPLANATION OF EVENTS The following paragraphs describe the activities listed in the Sequence of Events shown in Section II.A., above. 1. Issue RFP This RFP is being issued on behalf of the County of Lincoln, on the date indicated in Section II.A, Sequence of Events. 2. Acknowledgement of Receipt Form Potential Offerors may e-mail the Acknowledgement of Receipt Form (APPENDIX A), to the Procurement Manager/Chief Procurement Officer at Purchasing@lincolncountynm.gov to have their organization placed on the procurement Distribution List. The form must be returned to the Procurement Manager by the date and time indicated in Section II.A, Sequence of Events The procurement distribution list will be used for the distribution of written responses to questions, and/or any amendments to the RFP. Failure to return the Acknowledgement of Receipt Form does not prohibit potential Offerors from submitting a response to this RFP. However, by not returning the Acknowledgement of Receipt Form, the potential Offerors representative shall not be included on the distribution list and will be solely responsible RFP #23-24-5 necessitating an amendment to the RFP