Section R2-7-D303. Contract Award

A.      If only one responsive offer is received, the agency chief pro- curement officer shall determine if the price is fair and reason- able, and in the best interest of the state to award a contract and place the determination in the procurement file. If time permits, the agency chief procurement officer may initiate a second request for quotation if it is reasonable to believe that additional responses will be received.

B.       The agency chief procurement officer shall award a contract to the small business determined to be most advantageous to the state in accordance with any evaluation factors identified in the request for quotation. If award is pursuant to R2-7- D302(C), the agency chief procurement officer shall award a contract to the offeror determined to be most advantageous to the state in accordance with any evaluation factors identified in the request for quotation.

C.      The agency chief procurement officer shall place the written basis for the award in the procurement file.

D.      The agency chief procurement officer shall make the procure- ment file available to the public on the date of contract award, except for those items considered confidential under R2-7- 103.

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 18 A.A.R. 3118, effective January 7, 2013 (12-4). Section R2-7-D303 repealed; new Section R2-7- D303 renumbered from R2-7-D304 and amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 3510, effective February 2, 2015

(Supp. 14-4).