9. ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL
9.1 The Respondent may submit an alternative proposal if it is clearly identified as an “Alternative Proposal” wherever it fails to comply with the specified requirements.
9.2 A Respondent who submits a Proposal which meets the Department’s Requirements in an alternative and practical manner, taking into account the totality of the requirements must include any supplementary material, together with associated prices, which demonstrates, in detail, that the alternative will fully achieve all the requirements.
9.3 Respondents are encouraged to offer options or solutions which, in a novel or innovative way, contribute to the Department’s ability to carry out its business in a more cost-effective manner. These may be related to the functional, performance and technical aspects of the requirements or to opportunities for more advantageous commercial arrangements.
9.4 The Department reserves the right either to consider Alternative Proposals on their merits or not to consider them further.
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