63G-6a-115.  Clarifying information in a solicitation response.

(1)  A procurement unit may at any time make a written request to a vendor to:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-6a-115

  • 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
  • Solicitation: means an invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request for statement of qualifications. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
  • Solicitation response: means :
    (a) a bid submitted in response to an invitation for bids;
    (b) a proposal submitted in response to a request for proposals; or
    (c) a statement of qualifications submitted in response to a request for statement of qualifications. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
    (a)  clarify information contained in a responsive solicitation response; or

    (b)  provide additional information that the procurement unit determines the procurement unit needs to determine whether the vendor is responsible.
  • (2) 

    (a)  A procurement unit that requests a vendor to clarify or provide additional information under this section shall establish a deadline by which the vendor is required to submit the clarifying or additional information.

    (b)  A procurement unit may not allow a vendor to submit clarifying or additional information after the deadline established under Subsection (2)(a).

    Amended by Chapter 257, 2020 General Session