Utah Admin. Code R33-108-101f - Contesting a Notice of Intent to Award a Contract Without Engaging in a Standard Procurement Process
(1) A
person may contest the notice of intent to award a contract without engaging in
a standard procurement process before the closing of the public notice period
set forth in Section
63G-6a-112 by submitting the
following information in writing to the procurement official:
(a) the name of the contesting person;
and
(b) a detailed explanation of
the contest, including documentation that:
(i) there are other competing sources for the
procurement item;
(ii) transitional
costs are not significant, unreasonable, or cost-prohibitive; or
(iii) a standard procurement process is in
the best interest of the conducting procurement
unit.
(2) Upon
receipt of a contest of an award of a contract without engaging in a standard
procurement process, the procurement official shall conduct an investigation to
determine the validity of the contest and make a written determination either
supporting or denying the contest.
(a) If a
contest is upheld, the procurement unit shall conduct a standard procurement
process for the procurement item being considered or cancel the
procurement;
(b) If a contest is
not upheld, the procurement unit may proceed with awarding a contract without
engaging in a standard procurement process.
(3) A vendor's right to file a protest under
Title 63G, Chapter 6a; Part 16, Protests, is not waived by a vendor's actions
to contest a procurement unit's notice of intent to award a contract without
engaging in a standard procurement process under Section
R33-108-101f.
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