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1.11 EV ALVA TION CRITERIA: An evaluation will be made by an evaluation committee to judge the merit of proposals received in accordance with the evaluation critena defined herein. The recommendation of this group will be forwarded to the Department's Purchasing Director for approval. Failure of the proposer to provide in the proposal any information requested in the RFP may result in disqualification of the proposal and shall be the responsibility of the proposing individual or firm. During the evaluation process, discussions may be conducted with offerors who submit proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. but proposals may be accepted WIthout such discussions. The sole objective of the evaluation committee will be to recommend the proposer whose proposal is most responsive to the State's needs while within the available resources. The specifications WIthin the RFP represent the minimum performance necessary for response. Specific evaluation criteria are outlined in Section #5 entitled Evaluation Criteria. 1.12 ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL CONTENT: The contents of the protosal of the successful proposer will become contractual obligations if acquisition action ensues. Failure 0 the successful proposer to accept these obligations in a contract may result in cancellation of the award'and such vendor may be removed from future solicitations. . 1.13 CONFLICT OF INTEREST: By submission of a proposal, proposer shall agree that. at the time of contracting, the contractor has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct .or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the contractor's services. The contractor shall further covenant that, in the performance of the contract, the contractor shall not employ any person having any such known interest. 1.14 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FORM: The RFP Bid Sheet, which is Exhibit B, must be signed, in ink. by a person authorized to bind the proposer, and returned with the proposal. 1.15 RECORDS/CLOSING AUDIT OF SELECTED CONTRACTOR: The selected proposer(s)/ contractor(s) shall make and keep all records concerning the performance of the RFP work in accordance with standard business practice, and shall make such records available to the Department for review and inspection at any reasonabk time upon request. Prior to final completion of the contract work, an audit of the selected proposer(s)/contractor(s) may be conducted by the Department's auditors. This final closeout audit may be performed upon completion of the contract to verify compliance with the contract provisions. 1.16 AWARD: After a proposer(s) is selected. an award will be posted on the Colorado B.LDS system. After an award has been issued. interested parties may review the proposals by making an appointment with Diana L. Wilson at (303) 866-2532. In accordance With the Colorado Procurement Rules. parties have a right to file a protest regarding this RFP, Protests must be in written form and must be received by the Department' s Purchasing Director within seven (7) working days of the time the protesting party knows. or should have known. of the facts giving rise to the protest. Protests received after the seven-working-day period shall not be considered. 'The 'written protest shall include, as a minimum. the following: The name and address of the protestor; . Appropriated identification of the procurement by bid, RFP. or award number: A statement of the reasons for the protest; and, Any available exhibits, evidence or documents substantiating the protest. 1.17 VENDOR SELECTION: It is the intent of the Department to select a vendor within 60 days of the deadline for receipt of proposals. However. bid proposals must be firm and valid for award for at least 120 days after the deadline for receipt of proposals.