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§4.4-103 Requests for Information

(1) When required by the County and determined to be in its best interest, a general request
for information sent to vendors may precede this process. The request for information will
be a way of determining appropriate bidders and will be considered part of the two-step
procurement process.

§4.4-104 Vendor Advisory

(1) All invitations for bid will include as part of their language the following vendor advisory:
“The County of Orange does not require and neither encourages nor discourages the use of
lobbyists or other consultants for the purpose of securing business.”

§4.4-105 Protest – Two-Step Sealed Bidding

(1) Protest of two-step sealed bidding: In accordance with Section 1.3 of this manual, all
protests related to bid specifications must be submitted to the Deputy Purchasing Agent no
later than five (5) business days prior to the close of the bid. Protests received after the
five (5) business day deadline will not be considered by the County.

a) In the event the protest of specifications is denied and the protester wishes to
continue in the solicitation process, they must still submit a bid prior to the close
of the solicitation in accordance with the bid submittal procedures provided in the
bid.
(2) Protest of Award of Contract: In accordance with Section 1.3 of this manual, protests
related to the award of a contract based on the two-step sealed bidding, the protest must be
submitted no later than five (5) business days after the notice of the proposed contract
award is provided by the Deputy Purchasing Agent.

(3) Protests relating to a proposed contract award which are received after the five (5) business
day deadline will not be considered by the County.

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