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23 proposal. After initial ranking of the proposals, at the [DISTRICT]'s option, [COMPANY] may decide to interview the top three (3) ranked firms to develop final rankings or may consider the rankings based on the proposals as final. Discussions may be conducted with offerors which submit proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award, but proposals may be accepted without such discussions. [COMPANY] reserves the right to choose, without interview, what it considers to be the most closely aligned proposal to this RFP regardless of price. TERMS AND CONDITIONS This procurement will be conducted in accordance with [COMPANY]'s purchasing. 1. Incurring Cost Any cost incurred by the offeror in preparation, transmittal, or presentation of any proposal or material submitted in response to this RFP shall be borne solely by the offeror. 2. Amended Proposals Offerors may submit an amended proposal before the deadline for receipt of proposals. Such amended proposals must be complete replacements for a previously submitted proposal and must be clearly identified as such in the transmittal letter. [COMPANY]'s personnel will not merge, collate, or assemble proposal materials. 3. Offerors' Rights to Withdraw Proposal Proposer will be allowed to withdraw their proposals at any time prior to the deadline for receipt of proposals. The offeror must submit a written withdrawal request signed by the offeror's duly authorized representative addressed to the purchasing manager. The approval or denial of withdrawal requests received after the deadline for receipt of the proposals is governed by the applicable procurement regulations. 4. Proposal Offer Firm Responses to this RFP, including proposal prices, will be considered firm for one hundred eighty-three (183) days after the due date for receipt of proposals. 5. Disclosure of Proposal Contents The proposals will be kept confidential until a contract is awarded. At that time, all proposals and documents pertaining to the proposals will be open to the public, except for the material that is proprietary or confidential. The purchasing manager will not disclose or make public any pages of a proposal on which the offeror has stamped or imprinted "proprietary" or "confidential" subject to the following requirements: Proprietary or confidential data shall be readily separable from the proposal to facilitate eventual public inspection of the non-confidential portion of the proposal. Confidential data is normally restricted to confidential financial information concerning the offeror's organization and data that qualifies as a trade secret in accordance with the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 57-3A-1 to 57-3A-7 NA 1978. The price of products offered, or the

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