Section R2-7-B312. Bid Evaluation

A.      An agency chief procurement officer shall evaluate offers to determine which offer provides the lowest cost to the state in accordance with any objectively measurable factors set forth in the solicitation.

B.       An agency chief procurement officer shall consider total life cycle costs including residual value when evaluating offers for the procurement of materials or services identified in A.R.S. § 41-2554.

C.      An agency chief procurement officer shall conduct an evalua- tion to determine whether an offeror is responsive, based upon the requirements set forth in the solicitation. The agency chief procurement officer shall reject as nonresponsive any offer that does not meet the solicitation requirements.

D.      If there are two or more low, responsive offers from responsi- ble offerors that are identical in price, the agency chief pro- curement officer shall make the award by drawing lots. If time permits, the agency chief procurement officer shall provide the offerors involved an opportunity to attend the drawing. The agency chief procurement officer shall ensure that the drawing is witnessed by at least one person other than the agency chief procurement officer.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 508, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Amended by final

rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 3510, effective February 2, 2015

(Supp. 14-4).