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Y Following the kick-off meeting, a formal Notice to Proceed (NTP) may be issued after the agreement is fully executed, and all required bonds, insurance documents and contents of the Information Packet have been received and approved. CHUNFOMMUTWITE Bidders may file a "protest" to an RFP with the City's Purchasing Department. In order for a Bidder's protest to be considered valid, the protest must: Be filed in writing within five (5) business days of either the RFP issued date or before 5:00 p.m. of the 5th business day following the posting of Bid Results/Notice of Intent to Award Contract on the City's website. 2. Clearly identify the specific irregularity or accusation; 3. Clearly identify the specific City staff determination or recommendation being protested; 4. Specify, in detail, the grounds of the protest and the facts supporting the protest; and 5. Include all relevant, supporting documentation with the protest at time of filing. If the protest does not comply with each of these requirements, it will be rejected as invalid. If the protest is valid, the City's Purchasing Manager, or other designated City staff member, shall review the basis of the protest and all relevant information. The Purchasing Manager will provide a written decision to the protestor within ten (10) business days from receipt of protest. The decision from the Purchasing Manager, or his/her designee, is final and no further appeals will be considered. IX. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS Proposers and Proposers' representatives should not communicate with the City Councilmembers about this RFP. In addition, Proposers and Proposers' representatives should not communicate outside the procedures set forth in this RFP with an officer, employee or agent of the City, including any member of the evaluation panel, with the exception of the RFP Facilitator, regarding this RFP until after Contract Award. Proposers and their representatives are not prohibited, however, from making oral statements or presentations in public to one or more representatives of the City during a public meeting. A "Proposer" or "Proposer's representative" includes all of the Proposer's employees, officers, directors, consultants and agents, any subcontractors or suppliers listed in the Proposer's proposal, and any individual or entity who has been requested by the Proposer to contact the City on the Proposer's behalf. X. CONFLICT OF INTEREST City of Santa Ana RFP 20-019 Page 10