General Requirements: The contractor shall provide specialty items for the state agency in accordance with the provisions and requirements stated herein and to the sole satisfaction of the state agency. Contractor’s Obligation: Unless otherwise specified herein, the contractor shall furnish all material, labor, facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary to provide the specialty item(s) required herein. QVL Utilization and Requirements: In order to mitigate the state agency’s risk of inadequate supply of specialty items, the awarded QVL contractors shall serve as the primary market supply channel for the state agency for specialty items in accordance with the provisions and requirements stated herein. The State of Missouri shall establish a QVL for the categories stated herein. Once established, such QVL will identify the contractors that may participate in responding to the quoting process stated herein. Price quotes shall be developed by the state agency to secure specialty item(s). See section 2.4 for information describing the quoting process. In the event the state agency requests price quotes for a particular category, the state agency shall notify ALL of the QVL contractors for the particular category and request submittal of a competitive price quote response in accordance with the provisions herein. Determination of price quote specifications for each price quote request shall be made by the state agency.
