11.0617 Noncompetitive Bidding.
Cite as [A.S.A.C. § 11.0617]
Contracts shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding, except as provided in Subsection 4.02 (b), provided that the following conditions are present:
1. A clear, complete, accurate and realistic purchase description or specification for the good or service to be procured is available;
2. The purchase description or specification does not contain unnecessarily restrictive requirements or features which may unduly limit the number of bidders;
3. Two or more responsible bidders are willing and able to submit bids for the procurement; and
4. The procurement requirements can be defined with sufficient accuracy so that a firm-fixed-price contract can be executed, and selection of the successful bidder can be made principally on the basis of price.
History: Rule 8, eff. March 3, 1999.
