Any protest pursuant to HRS section 103D-701 and HAR section 3-126-3 shall be submitted in writing to the Procurement Officer, Department of Human Resources Development, 235 S. Beretania Street, 14th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Certifications Required Prior to Contract Award Tax Clearance In accordance with HRS sections 103-53 and 103D-328, and HAR section the CONTRACTOR prior to award, provide valid tax clearance certificates from the STATE Department of Taxation (“DOTAX”) and the Internal Revenue Service. The tax clearance certificates shall be current within six (6) months of the issuance date. The CONTRACTOR shall provide an original approved DOTAX “Tax Clearance Application,” Form A-6, for Contract execution and for final payment, and shall be subject to the STATE’s general excise tax and income tax requirements. Forms and additional information are available from the DOTAX as follows: DOTAX website: DOTAX forms by fax or mail: (808) 587-4242 1-800-222-3229 (toll-free) Certificate of Compliance In accordance with HRS section 103D-310(c) and HAR section 3-122-112, the CONTRACTOR shall, prior to award, provide a valid “Certificate of Compliance”, Form LIR # 27, issued by the STATE Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (“DLIR”). The “Certificate of Compliance” be current within six (6) months of the issuance date. The CONTRACTOR shall provide an original approved “Application for Certificate of Compliance with Section 3-122-112, HAR”, Form LIR # 27, for contract execution and shall be subject to the STATE’s unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, temporary disability insurance, and prepaid health care requirements. Forms and additional information are available from the DLIR as follows: DLIR website:
Ten (10) copies of the Executive Summary as specified in section IV.A.1 (OFFEROR’s Qualifications section). An OFFEROR may modify or withdraw a proposal by making a request in writing before the proposal submission date indicated in the “Procurement Timetable” (i.e., October 11, 2017, 4:00 p.m. HST). Trade Secrets/Proprietary Data If an OFFEROR considers any part of its proposal to be a trade secret or proprietary data, the OFFEROR must clearly designate that portion as confidential in order to obtain any protection from disclosure that may be available under HAR section 3-122-58 and HRS chapter 92F. Simply marking a section “confidential” shall not ensure protection. Each sheet of such information must be marked with the following: “This data constitutes a trade secret or proprietary data under HAR section 3-122-58, and/or HRS chapter 92F.” Materials shall be readily separable from the proposal in order to facilitate inspection of the non-confidential portion of the proposal. An OFFEROR shall submit reasons why the marked material constitutes a trade secret or proprietary data under the applicable section or chapter, and attach such justification with the proposal. The OFFEROR’s pricing information for this RFP shall be open to public inspection and shall not be regarded as confidential. In accordance with Section 3-122-58, HAR, if a person requests to inspect the portion of an OFFEROR’s proposal designated as confidential, the head of the purchasing agency or designee shall consult with the Attorney General, who shall make a written determination as to confidentiality. If the request for confidentiality is denied, the information shall be disclosed as public information, unless the person appeals the denial to the Office of Information Practices in accordance with Section 92F-42(12), HRS. Cost for Proposal Preparation Any and all costs incurred by the OFFEROR in preparing or submitting a proposal, or making a presentation to the Evaluation Committee, shall be the OFFEROR’s sole responsibility, and shall not be reimbursed by the STATE whatsoever. PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION