Town of Bluffton Sealed Solicitation

Title: Marketing Services for the Don Ryan Center for Innovation

Deadline: 2/4/2020 2:30 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: 2020-33

Description:

Through its economic incubator, The Don Ryan Center for Innovation (DRCI), the Town of Bluffton, South Carolina (Town) is seeking proposals and oral presentations from interested and qualified firms with past, proven, positive experiences to develop, design and produce marketing, communications and branding material and strategies for DRCI under a fixed price, milestone contract.  Services will also include social media strategies and search engine optimization.  The target start date for performing these services is February, 2020.

  


Documents:

Documents as of 1/8/2020
Solicitation 2020-33, Marketing Services for DRCI.pdf
Boilerplate Agreement - Town of Bluffton.doc
Sample - Insurance Coverages.pdf
Addition 1

Posted: 1/15/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum 1

Overview: Question and answer.

Documents:

Addition 2

Posted: 1/28/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum 2

Overview: The Don Ryan Center for Innovation is a governmental non-profit entity which must fully comply with government procurement regulations. In accordance with the Town of Bluffton Procurement Policy and Procedure Manual,Section 6.12, a Request for Proposal may be cancelled or any or all bids rejected when there is insufficient competition. The were multiple bids received under this solicitation,but only one was compliant with requirements, thereby rendering the solicitation without sufficient competition. In lieu of cancelling this solicitation outright, the Town is publishing this addendum to provide guidance on common defects and to extend the time to submit. All bidders will have an opportunity to resubmit in accordance with the schedule below.

Deadline: 2/4/2020 2:30 PM

Documents:

Addition 3

Posted: 2/4/2020

Type of Addition: Bid Submittals

Overview: Three bids were received timely. Staff will reach out to each respondent to schedule oral presentations. Evaluations will be completed thereafter.

Documents:

Addition 4

Posted: 2/4/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Addition 5

Posted: 3/5/2020

Type of Addition: Award Information

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Question 1

Posted: 1/8/2020

Question: What is the budget for the program? Also the time schedule?

Response: Thank you for your question. All questions will be answered with a Q&A addendum published at the end of the question submission period.

Posted: 1/15/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum 1

Overview: Question and answer.

Documents:

Posted: 1/28/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum 2

Overview: The Don Ryan Center for Innovation is a governmental non-profit entity which must fully comply with government procurement regulations. In accordance with the Town of Bluffton Procurement Policy and Procedure Manual,Section 6.12, a Request for Proposal may be cancelled or any or all bids rejected when there is insufficient competition. The were multiple bids received under this solicitation,but only one was compliant with requirements, thereby rendering the solicitation without sufficient competition. In lieu of cancelling this solicitation outright, the Town is publishing this addendum to provide guidance on common defects and to extend the time to submit. All bidders will have an opportunity to resubmit in accordance with the schedule below.

Deadline: 2/4/2020 2:30 PM

Documents:

Posted: 2/4/2020

Type of Addition: Bid Submittals

Overview: Three bids were received timely. Staff will reach out to each respondent to schedule oral presentations. Evaluations will be completed thereafter.

Documents:

Posted: 2/4/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Posted: 3/5/2020

Type of Addition: Award Information

Documents:

Posted: 1/8/2020

Question: What is the budget for the program? Also the time schedule?

Response: Thank you for your question. All questions will be answered with a Q&A addendum published at the end of the question submission period.