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PROCEDURE for REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL (RFQ’S) and CONTRACTS/PURCHASE ORDERS. LIGO-G080592-00-P 29 October 2008 Linda Turner. RFQ or CONTRACT PACKAGE COMPONENTS. COVER LETTER(S) RFQ – INVITATION TO BID CONTRACT – AWARD LETTER and NOT-SELECTED NOTIFICATION RFQ/CONTRACT STATEMENT OF WORK
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PROCEDURE forREQUESTS FOR APPROVAL (RFQ’S) and CONTRACTS/PURCHASE ORDERS LIGO-G080592-00-P 29 October 2008 Linda Turner LIGO II
RFQ or CONTRACT PACKAGE COMPONENTS • COVER LETTER(S) • RFQ – INVITATION TO BID • CONTRACT – AWARD LETTER and NOT-SELECTED NOTIFICATION • RFQ/CONTRACT • STATEMENT OF WORK • GENERAL PROVISIONS • DRAWINGS • SPECIFICATIONS • ADDENDUMS as needed LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING NUMBER! NUMBER! NUMBER! LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING • COVER LETTERS • MUST HAVE A DCC NUMBER BEFORE BEING SENT TO VENDORS • WHEN SAME COVER LETTER IS SENT TO MULTIPLE VENDORS, EACH LETTER WILL USE THE SAME DCC NUMBER • BOTH THE RFQ/CONTRACT NUMBER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DCC NUMBER SHOULD BE REFERENCED ON THE COVER LETTER • ADVISE VENDORS TO REFERENCE BOTH THE RFQ NUMBER AND THE DCC NUMBER WHEN CORRESPONDING IN ANY REGARD TO THE RFQ/CONTRACT LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING • RFQ/CONTRACT PACKAGE • COMPLETE PACKAGE MUST HAVE A DCC NUMBER (this is what would be referenced on the cover letter(s) • ANY COMPONENTS SHOULD HAVE OWN UNIQUE DCC NUMBERS • SPECIFICATIONS • DRAWINGS • “STAND—ALONE” DOCUMENTS LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING • ADDENDUMS to an RFQ • OWN UNIQUE DCC NUMBER, INDEPENDENT OF THE RFQ NUMBER • CONTRACT REVISIONS • RETAIN THE SAME NUMBER AS THE CONTRACT WITH THE REVISION REFLECTED IN THE NUMBER LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING SUBMITTING or UPLOADING to the DCC LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING • COVER LETTER(S) • MULTIPLE LETTERS WITH THE SAME DCC NUMBER SHOULD BE MERGED AND SUBMITTED AS ONE PDF FILE • RFQ/CONTRACT PACKAGE • INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS WITH THEIR OWN NUMBER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS STAND—ALONE DOCUMENTS • FULL PACKAGE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS ONE COMPLETE MERGED PDF FILE AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH IT WOULD BE VIEWED LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING • ADDENDUMS • IN THE NEW DCC SYSTEM, docDB, SYSTEM FEATURES ABILITY TO RELATE DOCUMENTS BACK TO THE PARENT DOCUMENT • INSURE THE ADDENDUM IS “RELATED” BACK TO ORIGINAL RFQ LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING DISTRIBUTING LIGO II
NUMBERING, SUBMITTING, DISTRIBUTING • RFQ/CONTRACT PACKAGE • ASSEMBLE INTO DESIRED VIEWING ORDER • MERGE INTO ONE PDF FILE • COVER LETTER, IF MERGED WITH PACKAGE (preferred), DOES NOT NEED ITS OWN DCC NUMBER • COVER LETTER, IF SENT AS SEPARATE PDF FILE, NEEDS ITS OWN DCC NUMBER • ADDENDUMS TO RFQ/REVISIONS TO CONTRACTS • COVER LETTER, IF MERGED TO THE ADDENDUM OR REVISION, DOES NOT NEED ITS OWN DCC NUMBER LIGO II
SECURITY LOCK YOUR PDF FILE! LIGO II
SECURITY • WHY???? • SOFTWARE NOW READILY AVAILABLE FOR EDITING PDF’s • AN “UN-LOCKED” OR UNSECURED DOCUMENT LEAVES LIGO VULNERABLE • PDF SECURITY ALLOWS DOCUMENT PROTECTION AT TWO LEVELS • PROTECTION AGAINST EDITING • RESTRICTING THE ABILITY TO PRINT THE DOCUMENT LIGO II
SECURITY • HOW??? • USING ADOBE ACROBAT PRO 9, THE FOLLOWING DEMONSTRATION ILLUSTRATES THE STEPS LIGO II
OTHER CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTS • CORRESPONDENCE • ALL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN VENDORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS NEEDS TO BE GIVEN A DCC NUMBER AND PUT INTO THE DCC • HARD COPY • EMAIL • INSTANT MESSAGES • ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD REFERENCE BOTH THE RFQ/CONTRACT AND ITS DCC NUMBER • INVOICES LIGO II
REMEMBER. . . OUR GOAL IS NOT TO MAKE THINGS MORE CUMBERSOME! LIGO II