Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-7-C312 - Responsibility Determinations

A. An agency chief procurement officer shall determine, at any time during the evaluation period and before award, that an offeror is responsible or nonresponsible.

B. The agency chief procurement officer may consider the following factors before determining that an offeror is responsible or nonresponsible:

1. The offeror's financial, business, personnel, or other resources, including subcontractors;

2. The offeror's record of performance and integrity;

3. Whether the offeror has been debarred or suspended;

4. Whether the offeror is legally qualified to contract with the state;

5. Whether the offeror promptly supplied all requested information concerning its responsibility; and

6. Whether the offeror meets any responsibility criteria specified in the solicitation.

C. The agency chief procurement officer shall promptly notify the offeror in writing of the final determination that the offer is nonresponsible unless the agency chief procurement officer determines notification to the offeror would compromise the state's ability to negotiate with other offerors. The agency chief procurement office shall file a copy of the determination in the procurement file.

D. The agency chief procurement officer shall only disclose responsibility information furnished by an offeror in accordance with A.R.S. § 41-2540(B).

E. For the offeror awarded a contract, the agency chief procurement officer's signature on the contract constitutes a determination that the offeror is responsible.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-7-C312

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 508, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1).