Cecil County Government Purchasing Office 200 Chesapeake Blvd. Suite 1400 Elkton, MD 21921

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Sealed Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cecil County Government for coordination, set-up and operation of an “Animal Control Service” as described in the proposal package for the Cecil County Government, will be received from qualified VENDORs at any time and up to 1:30 pm on March 26, 2009 at the Purchasing Office, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 1400, Elkton, MD 21921. The proposal shall consist of providing a high standard of animal control services pursuant to the Maryland Annotated Code; Article 24; 11-504 and Chapter 209 of the Cecil County Code. A Pre-Proposal meeting will be held at the Cecil County Administrative Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, MD 21921 on March 2 , 2009 at 1:30 pm in the Perryville Conference Room. All vendors submitting proposals are highly encouraged to attend. Additional specifications and/or instructions to vendors may also be obtained by e-mailing the Purchasing Office, (Pamela Lowe, Purchasing Assistant – plowe@ccgov.org /cc dpyle@ccgov.org), or calling 410-996-5396.

The Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technicalities. All proposals are based upon budgetary constraints.

All questions or discussions concerning this proposal, proposal documents, specifications, etc., shall only be coordinated through the Purchasing Office. The County shall not be responsible for information obtained outside the County Purchasing Office, concerning this or any other County proposal, RFP, solicitation or quote.

Electronically submitted proposals will not be accepted. Proposals will not be accepted from contractors who have not obtained original plans and documents from the Cecil County Purchasing Department.

Upon request, the Purchasing Office will provide vendor lists to requesting parties for all solicitations published unless a vendor/contractor provides a written request barring the disclosure of their information prior to specific proposal award.

The Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County

By: David E. Pyle, CPPB Purchasing Agent Cecil County Government