Procurement: means the acquisition of a procurement item through an expenditure of public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition through a public-private partnership. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
Responsible: means being capable, in all respects, of:
(a)
meeting all the requirements of a solicitation; and
(b)
fully performing all the requirements of the contract resulting from the solicitation, including being financially solvent with sufficient financial resources to perform the contract. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
Responsive: means conforming in all material respects to the requirements of a solicitation. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
using the objective criteria described in the invitation for bids; and
(b)
to achieve the greatest long-term value to the state and the procurement unit.
(2)
Criteria not described in the invitation for bids may not be used to evaluate a bid.
(3)
After evaluating bids, the procurement unit shall:
(a)
(i)
award a contract as soon as practicable to the responsiblebidder who submits the lowest responsive bid; and
(ii)
publish the name and bid amount of the bidder to whom the contract is awarded; or
(b)
(i)
cancel the invitation for bids without awarding a contract; and
(ii)
publish a notice of the cancellation that includes an explanation of the reasons for cancelling the invitation for bids.
