Arizona Laws 41-2538. Competitive selection procedures for certain professional services
A. The services specified in section 41-2513 shall be procured in accordance with this section, except as authorized under section 41-2535, 41-2536 or 41-2537.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-2538
- Data: means documented information, regardless of form or characteristic. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
- Designee: means a duly authorized representative of the director. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
- Director: means the director of the department of administration. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
- Purchasing agency: means any state governmental unit that is authorized by this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or by way of delegation from the director, to enter into contracts. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
- Request for proposals: means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, which are used for soliciting proposals in accordance with procedures prescribed in section 41-2534. See Arizona Laws 41-2531
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Persons engaged in providing the types of services specified in section 41-2513 may submit statements of qualifications and expressions of interest in providing such types of services. The director may specify a uniform format for statements of qualifications. Persons may amend these statements at any time by filing a new statement.
C. Adequate notice of the need for such services shall be given by the purchasing agency through a request for proposals. The request for proposals shall describe the services required and list the type of information and data required of each offeror.
D. The head of the purchasing agency or a designee of such officer may conduct discussions with any offerors who submit a proposal to determine the offeror’s qualifications for further consideration. Discussions shall not disclose any information derived from proposals submitted by other offerors.
E. The award shall be made to the offeror determined in writing by the head of the purchasing agency or a designee of such officer to be best qualified based on the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals and after a written determination that the compensation is fair and reasonable. Selection may be made pursuant to the provisions of this section without requiring priced proposals, but if price is included in proposals submitted, no contract may be awarded solely on the basis of price.