### 1.9 Questions

Written questions from prospective Offerors will be accepted by the Procurement Officer prior to the pre- proposal conference. If possible and appropriate, such questions will be answered at the pre-proposal conference. (No substantive question will be answered prior to the pre-proposal conference.) Questions may be submitted by mail, facsimile, or preferably by e-mail to the Procurement Officer with a copy to the Contract Monitor. Questions, both oral and written, will also be accepted from prospective Offerors attending the Pre-Proposal Conference. If possible and appropriate, these questions will be answered at the Pre- Proposal Conference.

Questions will also be accepted subsequent to the Pre-Proposal Conference and should be submitted to the Procurement Officer in a timely manner prior to the proposal due date. Time permitting, answers to all substantive questions that have not previously been answered, and are not clearly specific only to the requestor, will be distributed to all vendors who are known to have received a copy of the RFP.

### 1.10 Proposals Due - Date and Time

An unbound original and (enter number) of bound copies of each proposal (technical and financial) must be received by the Procurement Officer, at the address listed in sub-section 1.5, no later than (enter time with am or pm) Local Time on (enter month, day and year) in order to be considered. An electronic version (CD) of the Technical Proposal in MS Word format must be enclosed with the original technical proposal. An electronic version (CD) of the Financial Proposal in MSWord format must be enclosed with the original financial proposal. Ensure that the CDs are labeled with the RFP title, RFP number, and Offeror name and packaged with the original copy of the appropriate proposal (technical or financial). (See Section 4.2 Proposals)

Requests for extension of this date or time will not be granted. Offerors mailing proposals should allow sufficient mail delivery time to ensure timely receipt by the Procurement Officer. Except as provided in COMAR 21.05.03.02, proposals received by the Procurement Officer after the due date, (enter month, day, year) at (enter time with am or pm) Local Time will not be considered.

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### 1.11 Duration of Offer

Proposals submitted in response to this RFP are irrevocable for 120 days following the closing date of proposals or of Best and Final Offers (BAFOs), if requested. This period may be extended at the Procurement Officer's request only with the Offeror's written agreement.

### 1.12 Revisions to the RFP

If it becomes necessary to revise this RFP before the due date for proposals, addenda will be provided to all prospective Offerors who were sent this RFP or otherwise are known by the Procurement Officer to have obtained this RFP. In addition, addenda to the RFP will be posted on the DHMHCurrent Procurements web page and through eMarylandMarketplace. Addenda made after the due date for proposals will be sent only to those Offerors who submitted a timely proposal.

Acknowledgment of the receipt of all addenda to this RFP issued before the proposal due date must accompany the Offeror's proposal in the Transmittal Letter accompanying the Technical Proposal submittal.

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