Nevada Revised Statutes 332.047 – On-line solicitation
1. A governing body or its authorized representative may use an on-line solicitation to receive responses to a solicitation. The governing body or its authorized representative shall not use an on-line solicitation as the exclusive means of a solicitation if there is any cost to a responding offeror to submit a response.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 332.047
- Authorized representative: means a person designated by the governing body to be responsible for the development, award and proper administration of all purchases and contracts for a local government or a department, division, agency, board or unit of a local government made pursuant to this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
- Governing body: means the board, council, commission or other body in which the general legislative and fiscal powers of the local government are vested. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
- On-line solicitation: means a process by which a responding offeror submits a response to a solicitation on a secure website on the Internet or its successor, if any, which is established and maintained for that purpose. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
- Responding offeror: means a person who responds to a solicitation made by a governing body or its authorized representative. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
- Solicitation: means a written statement which sets forth the requirements and specifications of a contract to be awarded by:
(a) An invitation to bid;
(b) A request for proposals;
(c) A request for a statement of qualifications;
(d) A request for a quotation; or
(e) Any other accepted method of purchasing that complies with the provisions of this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
2. An on-line solicitation must designate a date and time at which responses may be submitted and may designate a date and time after which responses will no longer be received.
3. A governing body or its authorized representative may require a responding offeror to:
(a) Register for an on-line solicitation before the date and time at which responses may be submitted; and
(b) Agree to terms, conditions or requirements of the solicitation to facilitate the on-line solicitation.
4. The procedures established by a governing body or its authorized representative for the purposes of conducting an on-line solicitation must not conflict with the provisions of this chapter.