Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-516 - Cancellation of Solicitation after Receipt of Offers and before Award

A. Based on the best interest of the Lottery, the procurement officer may cancel a solicitation after offer due date and time. The procurement officer shall prepare a written justification for cancellation and place it in the procurement file.

B. The procurement officer shall notify offerors of the cancellation in writing.

C. The procurement officer shall retain offers received under the cancelled solicitation in the procurement file. If the Lottery intends to issue another solicitation within six months after cancellation of the procurement, the procurement officer shall withhold the offers from public inspection. After award of a contract under the subsequent solicitation, the procurement officer shall make offers submitted in response to the cancelled solicitation available for public inspection except for information determined to be confidential pursuant to R19-3-503.

D. In the event of cancellation, the procurement officer shall promptly return any bid security provided by an offeror.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-516

Adopted as an emergency effective June 5, 1985, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 85-3). Adopted as a permanent rule effective August 29, 1985 (Supp. 85-4). Former Section R4-37-516 renumbered to R4-37-513, new Section R4-37-516 renumbered from R4-37-519 and amended effective May 7, 1990 (Supp. 90-2). R19-3-516 recodified from R4-37-516 (Supp. 95-1). Former Section R19-3-516 renumbered to R19-3-518 and amended; new Section R19-3-516 renumbered from R19-3-514 and amended effective December 16, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4495, effective January 6, 2007 (Supp. 06-4).