Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-525 - Evaluation of Proposal Offers

A. The procurement officer shall evaluate offers and best and final offers based on the evaluation criteria contained in the request for proposals. The procurement officer shall not modify evaluation criteria or their relative order of importance after offer due date and time.

B. The procurement officer may appoint an evaluation committee to assist in the evaluation of offers. If offers are evaluated by an evaluation committee, the evaluation committee shall prepare an evaluation report for the procurement officer. This evaluation report shall supersede all previous draft evaluations or evaluation reports. The procurement officer may:

1. Accept or reject the findings of the evaluation committee,

2. Request additional information from the evaluation committee, or

3. Replace the evaluation committee.

C. The procurement officer shall prepare an award determination and place the determination, including any evaluation report or other supporting documentation, in the procurement file.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-525

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 R4-37-525 renumbered to R4-37-522, new Section R4-37-525 renumbered from R4-37-522 and amended effective May 7, 1990 (Supp. 90-2). R19-3-525 recodified from R4-37-525 (Supp. 95-1). Former Section R19-3-525 renumbered to R19-3-527 and amended; new Section R19-3-525 renumbered from R19-3-523 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 Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4495, effective January 6, 2007 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1641, effective August 4, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 2966, effective 11/21/2016.