THIS IS NOT AN ORDER OR A FORMAL SEALED BID. THIS IS A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN INFORMAL WRITTEN PRICE QUOTATION. DEADLINE FOR QUOTATION TO BE SUBMITTED SHALL BE MAY 17, 2013 AT 10:00 AM. INTERESTED BIDDERS ARE TO GO TO THE TAB NAMED "Bids". ONCE THERE CLICK ON "Edit" AND BID FORM WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. INFORMAL WRITTEN PRICE QUOTATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT. HARD COPY SUBMITTALS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE QUOTE THE SOLICITATION ON YOUR BEST PRICE (DELIVERED) FOR THE ITEMS DESCRIBED. BIDDERS FAILING TO SPECIFY NUMBER OF DAYS FOR DELIVERY, UNIT PRICE, BRAND NAME AND/OR VARIANCES TO DESCRIPTION FOR EACH AND EVERY ITEM BID MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. BIDDERS ARE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM QUOTING ON ANY ITEM FOR WHICH THEY CANNOT FULFILL THEIR COMMITMENT TO DELIVER AS SPECIFIED. BIDDERS QUOTING ON ANY ITEM(S) AND GETTING AN AWARD, SHALL BE EXPECTED TO DELIVER ITEMS AS PROMISED. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ANY CATALOG OR MANUFACTURER'S REFERENCE OR BRAND NAME USED IN DESCRIBING AN ITEM IS MERELY DESCRIPTIVE, AND NOT RESTRICTIVE, AND IS USED ONLY TO INDICATE TYPE, STYLE OR QUALITY OF MATERIAL DESIRED. IF A BIDDER QUOTES ON AN ARTICLE OTHER THAN THE ONE SPECIFIED, WHICH HE/SHE CONSIDERS COMPARABLE, THE NAME AND GRADE OF SAID ARTICLE MUST BE SPECIFIED IN THE QUOTE & SUFFICIENT SPECIFICATIONS AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA MUST ACCOMPANY SAME TO PERMIT THOROUGH EVALUATION. IN THE ABSENCE OF THESE QUALIFICATIONS, HE/SHE WILL BE EXPECTED TO FURNISH THE ARTICLE CALLED FOR. VENDORS THAT SUBMIT BIDS ON COMPARABLE ITEMS ARE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF SUCH ITEMS IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF ITEMS OFFERED. THIS APPROVAL SHALL TAKE PLACE UPON INITIAL ORDER OF ITEMS BEING DELIVERED. IF AN ITEM BEING DELIVERED IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY OF MCALLEN, THE VENDOR SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING. ALL ITEMS BIDDED MUST BE NOTED AS FOLLOWS: A = IN STOCK (DELIVERY WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS) B = BACK ORDER (VENDOR MUST SPECIFY NO. OF DAYS FOR DELIVERY IF MORE THAN 10 BUSINESS DAYS) **THE CITY OF McALLEN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY OR IN ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.**

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