Item 08 - Purchase of a Rizon e18L EV Truck for the Public Works Agency

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES PROCUREMENT DIVISION Contract (Mandatory) 1-23-23-22 A-D & F-G Contract User Instructions, *Supplement 5* Contract 1-23-23-22 A-D & F-G Page 4 *11/15/2023* User Instructions SCOPE The State’s contracts provide Alternate Fuel Medium/Heavy Duty Vehicles at contracted pricing to the State of California and local governmental agencies in accordance with the requirements of Contract # 1-23-23-22 A – D & F. The Contractors shall supply the entire portfolio of products as identified in the contract and will be the primary point of contact for data collection, reporting, and distribution of Alternate Fuel Medium/Heavy Duty Vehicles to the State. The contract terms are for two (2) years with an option to extend each contract for three (3) additional one (1) year periods or portion thereof. The terms, conditions, and prices for the contract extension option shall be by mutual agreement between each Contractor and the State. If a mutual agreement cannot be met the contract(s) may be terminated at the end of the current contract term. CONTRACT USAGE/RULES A. State Departments • The use of these contracts is mandatory for State of California departments. State Departments may purchase any vehicle that is awarded to each line item. These contracts do not include ranking. • State departments must adhere to all applicable State laws, regulations, policies, best practices, and purchasing authority requirements, e.g. California Codes, Code of Regulations, State Administrative Manual, Management Memos, and State Contracting Manual Volume 2 and SCM-F as applicable. • Prior to placing orders against any of these contracts, State departments must have been granted non-IT purchasing authority by the Department of General Services, Procurement Division (DGS-PD) for the use of these statewide contracts. State departments that have not been granted purchasing authority by DGS-PD for the use of the State’s statewide contracts may contact DGS-PD’s Purchasing Authority Management Section by e-mail at pams@dgs.ca.gov. • Departments must have a Department of General Services (DGS) agency billing code prior to placing orders against these contracts. Ordering departments may contact their Purchasing Authority contact or their department’s fiscal office to obtain this information. B. Local Governmental Agencies • Local governmental agency use of these contracts is optional. • Local government agencies are defined as “any city, county, city and county, district or other governmental body or corporation”, per Public Contract Code Chapter 2, Section 10298 (b), empowered to expend public funds for the acquisition of products; this includes the California State Universities (CSU) and University of California (UC) systems, K-12 schools and community colleges. While the State