Request for Proposal (Rfp) Addendum No. 5

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Hattie Mae White Administration Building 4400W. 18th Street Houston, Texas 77092 Procurement Services Department Phone: 713-556-6536 Fax: 713-556-6551 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ADDENDUM

June 21, 2016

Addendum No. 5

RFP Project No. 16-02-33- A

RFP Project Title: RFP/Supplemental Curriculum Materials

This addendum is revise to correct the question below:

Addendum No. 4 issued June 20, 2016 should be corrected as indicated below:

Did Read: Question No. 13 If a vendor already submitted a bid for RFP# 16-02-33 (due March 24th) will the vendor need to resubmit for RFP# 16-02-33-A (due June 27th?)

Answer No. 13 No

Should Read:

Question No. 13 If a vendor already submitted a bid for RFP# 16-02-33 (due March 24th) will the vendor need to resubmit for RFP# 16-02-33-A (due June 27th?)

Answer No. 13 ONLY- if you were not awarded at May or June Board.

And answer the following questions: Question No. 2: Please clarify. Is it 'Yes, include only the pages that apply to the market baskets you're bidding? Answer No. 2: Page 24, Entitled, “Scope of Work and Specific Conditions Response” complete Market Basket that applies to product you are offering. Question No. 3 There is a recently added notation stating that no exceptions can be made to the MSA agreement. Please explain how this affects the deviations scope section. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ADDENDUM NO. 5 Supplemental Curriculum Materials Project No. 16-02-33-A

Answer No. 3 Part A- “No Exceptions” will be made to MSA. Part B- “Scope Section applies to the market basket you are submitting for under this section.”

Question No. 4 Submission of proposals: Economic price adjustment. Are we able to state on the exception form that while the % discount will remain the same, the manufacturers pricing (and therefore, our pricing) are expected to increase by 3-8% on January 1st? How are we able to make amendments to Form F to account for this?

Answer 4: Yes Part B: suppliers will be allowed quarterly to submit any manufacturer price increase for considerations.

Question No. 5 Freight Terms. We are unfamiliar with the terms 'Prepaid and Allowed' mentioned in your section discussing freight. Please explain what they mean.

Answer No. 5 FOB destination, freight prepaid and allowed. The seller pays and bears the freight charges and owns the goods while they are in transit. Title passes at the buyer's location.

Question No. 6 Please explain how Periodic Preformatted Flat File updates work. We've had trouble in the past getting help when we try to update.

Answer No. 6 “Form F” will be uploaded my Procurement IT Team. Instructional assistance is available for updates.

This addendum must be returned with your sealed RFP. All other terms and conditions specified in the above referenced HISD solicitation shall remain the same.

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