Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. AUTOMOTIVE STANDARDSThe following standards, or applicable parts of the issue in effect on date of this ITB, shall apply at the discretion of interested State agencies. •State of Delaware Motor Vehicle Code •Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards•Delaware Department of Transportation Standards and Regulations•DE Code, Title 7, Chapter 67 Motor Vehicle Emissions2. FRANCISHED OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVEThe bidder must be able to certify that it is a franchised and/ or authorized factory representative and is able to furnish the specified units bids. The State reserves the right to require that manufacturer certification is delivered within five (5) business days from the time it is requested.3. CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINThe Following documents must be included with each vehicle at time of delivery:•The Certificate of Origin •Title Application •Odometer Mileage Certification (if identified on Certificate of Origin, additional certificate not required)4. MODEL YEAR ROLL-OVERThe State of Delaware will consider any request for a contract roll-over to the next model year after the passing of the vehicle manufacturer’s final production cut-off date, at the same contract pricing, specifications, terms and conditions or better. By submitting a bid to this contract, if awarded, the vendor shall work with the vehicle manufacturer to obtain contract roll-over pricing for the remainder of the original contract term. If vendor is unable to secure the requested contract roll-over pricing for the remainder of the original contract term, the vendor shall notify the State Contract Officer in writing and provide the vehicle manufacturer contact name, title of the contact, and the contact telephone number. The State reserves the right, at its discretion, to independently confirm a vehicle manufacturer’s decision to deny contract roll-over pricing. 5. PRODUCTION /ORDER CUTOFF DATESBids shall include cut off dates for each vehicle bid, if known. Awarded vendor(s) shall provide these production dates to the designated State Contract Officer, Government Support services, State of Delaware, as soon as they become available. The awarded vendor(s) remains obligated to notify the State to any subsequent changes to manufacturer’s production schedule throughout the life of the contract. The awarded vendor(s) shall notify the State of any production date changes within two (2) weeks after the manufacturer publishes said changes.
