2.0 Request for Proposal — General Instructions

2.1. In responding to the IRB requirements of this Request for Proposal (RFP), the Bidder is advised to prepare its IRB proposal and individual Transactions, using the IRB Terms and Conditions of the RFP.

2.2. Definitions and contractual provisions related to the IRB Policy are found in Article X (Industrial and Regional Benefits Model Contract for X).

2.3. The Bidder must prepare and submit an IRB proposal. The proposal must be fully responsive to the requirements stated in this RFP.

2.4. The Bidder must identify all IRB Transactions (including unallocated) that comprise the dollar value of their total IRB Commitment. The portion of identified IRB transactions must be fully described.

2.5. The IRB proposal should be submitted in a separate self-contained volumes. For ease of evaluation, any material contained in another section but relevant to an IRB proposal should be repeated in the latter proposal.

2.6. Six (6) hard copies and one electronic copy of each IRB proposal are required.

2.7. The IRB commitments associated with each technical option included in the bid package must be clearly and separately identified. It must be clear to the IRB Evaluation Team what additional IRB are being offered, if the Crown were to consider the various options addressed in the RFP.