Utah Admin. Code R33-107-705 - Evaluation Committee Members Required to Exercise Independent Judgment
(1) Evaluators
shall exercise independent judgment and not be inappropriately influenced by
others.
(2) Evaluators may seek to
increase their knowledge before scoring by asking questions and seeking
appropriate information from the procurement unit. Otherwise, evaluators should
not discuss proposals or the scoring of proposals with other persons not on the
evaluation committee.
(3)
(a) The exercise of independent judgment
applies not only to possible inappropriate influences from outside the
evaluation committee, but also to inappropriate influences from within the
committee. It is acceptable for there to be discussion and debate within the
committee regarding how well a proposal meets the evaluation criteria. However,
open discussion and debate may not lead to coercion or intimidation by one
committee member to influence the scoring of another committee
member.
(b) Evaluators may not act
on their own or in concert with another evaluation committee member to
inappropriately steer an award to a favored vendor or to disfavor a particular
vendor.
(c) Evaluators are required
to report any attempts by others to improperly influence any evaluator's
scoring to favor or disfavor a particular offeror.
(d) If an evaluator feels that the
evaluator's independence has been compromised, the evaluator must recuse
themselves from the evaluation process.
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