(1) The administrator shall not make or cause to be made any acquisition until a requisition for the property to be acquired has been submitted to the administrator’s office by the requisitioning agency. The requisition shall certify to the administrator’s satisfaction that there are sufficient funds or balance in appropriations out of which the amount of the requisition may be lawfully paid, except as provided in section 67-9221(3), Idaho Code.
(2)  Upon determining that an agency’s requisition complies with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the administrator shall issue a solicitation. Notice of the solicitation shall be posted in a conspicuous manner as prescribed by rule. The notice shall describe the property to be acquired in sufficient detail to apprise a vendor of the exact nature of the property being sought and shall set forth the bid closing date, time and location.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-9208

  • Acquisition: means the process of procuring property. See Idaho Code 67-9203
  • Administrator: means the administrator of the division of purchasing as created by section 67-9204, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 67-9203
  • Agency: means all officers, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and institutions of the state, including the public utilities commission, but excluding:
Idaho Code 67-9203
  • Bid: means a written offer to perform a contract to sell or otherwise supply property in response to a solicitation. See Idaho Code 67-9203
  • Property: means goods, services, parts, supplies and equipment, both tangible and intangible, including, but not limited to, designs, plans, programs, systems, techniques and any rights or interests in such property. See Idaho Code 67-9203
  • Solicitation: means an invitation to bid, a request for proposal or a request for quote issued pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of procuring property. See Idaho Code 67-9203
  • Vendor: means a person or entity capable of supplying property to the state. See Idaho Code 67-9203
    • (3)  The administrator may establish by rule exceptions to the notice provisions in subsection (2) of this section; provided however, that the procurements excepted from the notice provisions must be minor in nature.