12 Miss. Code. R. 6-3.112.04.2 - After Opening

(1) After opening but prior to award, all bids or proposals may be rejected in whole or in part when the Chief Procurement Officer or the head of a purchasing agency determines in writing that such action is in the State's best interest for reasons including but not limited to:

(a) The supplies, services, or construction being procured are no longer required;

(b) Ambiguous or otherwise inadequate specifications were part of the solicitation;

(c)The solicitation did not provide for consideration of all factors of significance to the buying entity;

(d) Prices exceed available funds and it would not be appropriate to adjust quantities to come within available funds;

(e)All otherwise acceptable bids or proposals received are at clearly unreasonable prices; or

(f) There is reason to believe that the bids or proposals may not have been independently arrived at in open competition, may have been collusive, or may have been submitted in bad faith.

(2) A notice of rejection should be sent to all businesses that submitted bids or proposals, and it shall conform to Subsection 3.112.04.1, Prior to Opening.

Notes

12 Miss. Code. R. 6-3.112.04.2

Adopted 1/1/2018