Purpose of Procurement
Pursuant to the State Purchasing Act (Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§50-5-50 et seq.), this electronic Request for Quotes (¿eRFQ¿) is being issued to establish a contract for a period of one (1) year, with four one (1) year renewal options with one or more qualified suppliers who will provide temporary dining staff services to The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia By and on Behalf of Georgia State University (hereinafter, ¿the State Entity¿) as further described in this eRFQ.
The intent of this RFQ is to award a contract to that responsible bidder(s) or contractor(S) whose bid proposal, conforming to this RFQ is most advantageous to the University, price and other factors considered. Please see the complete bid specifications.
Overview of the eRFQ Process
The objective of the eRFQ is to select one or more qualified suppliers to provide the goods and/or services outlined in this eRFQ to the State Entity.  This eRFQ process will be conducted to gather and evaluate responses from supplier for potential award.  All qualified suppliers are invited to participate by submitting responses, as further defined below.  After evaluating all suppliers¿ responses received prior to the closing date of this eRFQ and resolution of any contract exceptions, the preliminary results of the eRFQ process will be publicly announced, including the names of all participating suppliers and the evaluation results.  Subject to the protest process, final contract award(s) will be publicly announced thereafter.