(1)
The organization's financial statement for the past two years.
(2) A business plan which clearly
demonstrates the organization's ability to provide the following:
(a) To publish and distribute an annual
catalog of goods and services on the committee's procurement list;
(b) Accounting and record keeping
capabilities sufficient to meet the responsibilities in rule 4115-5-03 of the Administrative Code including, but not limited to, a well-documented background in cost accounting including experience in the following:
(i) Interpreting specifications.
(ii) Preparing, documenting and justifying
bills of material and the associated costs.
(iii) Preparing, documenting and justifying
bills of labor and associated costs.
(iv) Preparing, documenting and justifying
bills of equipment and associated costs.
(v) Providing support documentation
demonstrating competitiveness of costs.
(c) Ability to implement a compliance program
including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Comparing actual cost to the original
cost proposal and/or budget.
(ii)
Tracking and assessing compliance on hours worked by employees of the qualified
nonprofit agency.
(iii) Assessing
compliance to labor budgets or estimates.
(iv) Explaining how the applicant will
perform an audit of supplies and equipment.
(v) Detailing the manner in which compliance
reviews will be performed in all sites throughout the state.
(vi) Detailing the proposed frequency of
compliance reviews.
(vii)
Detailing the manner in which noncompliance will be reported to the qualified
nonprofit agency, ordering office and committee.
(viii) Detailing the manner in which
noncompliance situations will be resolved.
(d) Computer/data processing capability
sufficient to perform all the responsibilities in rule 4115-5-03 of the Administrative Code.
(e)
Sufficient communication systems and written procedures to perform the
responsibilities in rule 4115-5-03 of the Administrative Code.
(f) A
plan for developing and marketing products, services priced as products and
services on a statewide scale within the context of a noncompetitive,
socioeconomic set aside program.
(g) A plan for public relations programs to
educate government entities on the availability of, and advantages to,
purchasing products and services through the state use program.
(h) A plan for providing technical assistance
and training programs to qualified nonprofit agencies. Technical assistance
shall include, but not be limited to:
(i)
Product and site-specific service cost accounting;
(ii) United States department of labor
requirements;
(iii) Occupational
safety and health administration requirements;
(iv) Competitive sourcing of supplies and
equipment;
(v) Product and service
development;
(vi) Committee
requirements;
(vii) Quality
management;
(viii) Contract site
compliance;
(ix) Invoicing
procedures.
(i) A plan
for continuous quality improvement.
(j) A detailed line item budget.
(k) A statement, signed by an authorized
person, committing the applicant to recruit and employ qualified people with
severe disabilities.
(1) A statement, signed
by an authorized person, that representatives of the applicant will attend all
meetings of the committee and that the applicant will notify all qualified
nonprofit agencies and ordering offices of the date, location and time a
pertinent business item will be brought before the committee.
(m) A statement signed by an
authorized person that the applicant's board shall welcome no more than two
representatives of the committee, as appointed by the committee chair, to
attend all board meetings, with the opportunity to present matters to the
board.
(n) A statement, signed by
an authorized person, that the applicant will provide services on a statewide
basis.