Video Transcript
- To do a best and final offer, also known as BAFO, the method of procurement must be a request for proposal, the status of the solicitation needs to be closed but not awarded, and you must be the buyer of the solicitation.
- To begin, login using your ehawaii.gov account.
- Select 'View Solicitations and Awards.'
- Check the box 'Show Closed Solicitations.'
- Select the solicitation you want to do the BAFO for.
- Scroll to the bottom and click 'BAFO.’
- Select an offer due date for the BAFO.
- Go to the offers tab.
- Select the vendors you want to include in the BAFO.
- If there are other changes needed to the solicitation, for example text changes or adding attachments, then you can make those changes now.
- When ready, click 'Release.'
- The vendors selected for the BAFO will receive a system generated email notifying them of the BAFO.
- Then the vendors can edit their response and resubmit.
- Doing a BAFO is easy at hiepro.hawaii.gov.
