Utah Admin. Code R33-7-705 - Evaluation Committee Members Required to Exercise Independent Judgment
(1)
(a) Evaluators are required to exercise
independent judgment in a manner that is not dependent on anyone else's
opinions or wishes
(b) Evaluators
must not allow their scoring to be inappropriately influenced by another
person's wishes that additional or fewer points be awarded to a particular
offeror.
(c) 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.
(2)
(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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