Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-1041 - Competitive Sealed Proposals

A. This Section does not apply to procurement of services of clergy, certified public accountants, physicians, dentists, and legal counsel, construction, construction services, or specified professional services. Services of clergy, certified public accountants, physicians, dentists and legal counsel shall be procured pursuant to R7-2-1061 through R7-2-1068 . Construction and construction services shall be procured as provided in R7-2-1100 . Specified professional services shall be procured pursuant to R7-2-1117 through R7-2-1123.

B. As an alternative to competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals may be used in order to:

1. Use a contract other than a fixed-price type;

2. Conduct oral or written discussions with offerors concerning technical and price aspects of their proposals;

3. Afford offerors an opportunity to revise their proposals;

4. Compare the different price, quality, and contractual factors of the proposals submitted; or

5. Award a contract in which price is not the determining factor.

C. A school district may conduct competitive sealed proposals electronically, provided that the electronic competitive sealed proposals process complies with the requirements of R7-2-1041 through R7-2-1050 . A determination that conducting competitive sealed proposals electronically is advantageous to the school district shall be in writing and retained in the procurement file.

D. When using electronic competitive sealed proposals, the school district shall determine whether electronic submission of proposals is required or optional and state the electronic submission requirements in the public notice and the request for proposals.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-1041

Adopted effective December 17, 1987 (Supp. 87-4). Amended effective March 21, 1991 (Supp. 91-1). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 33 A.A.R. 1525, effective 7/1/2014.