Section 30-2312. UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS

 

2312.1Unsolicited proposals may be considered by the Director in order to obtain innovative or unique methods or approaches to accomplishing the mission of the Agency from sources outside the Agency.

 

2312.2In order to be considered valid, an unsolicited proposal shall meet the following criteria:

 

(a) It must be innovative and unique;

 

(b) It must have been independently originated and developed by the offeror;

 

(c) It must have been prepared without advice or supervision by any member of the Board or employee of the Agency;

 

(d) It must include sufficient detail to permit a determination that Agency support would be worthwhile; and

 

(e) It must show that the proposed work could benefit the mission of the Agency.

 

2312.3Unsolicited proposals shall contain the following information to permit consideration in an objective and timely manner:

 

(a) The offeror's name and address and type of organization, such as profit, non-profit, educational, or certified minority business;

 

(b) The names and telephone numbers of technical and business personnel to be contacted for evaluation or negotiation purposes;

 

(c) The identity of proprietary data to be used only for evaluation purposes;

 

(d) The signature of a person authorized to represent and obligate contractually the offeror;

 

(e) The proposed price or total estimated cost for the effort in sufficient detail for meaningful evaluation;

 

(f) The period of time for which the proposal is valid;

 

(g) The type of contract preferred; and

 

(h) The proposed duration of effort.

 

2312.4The favorable evaluation of an unsolicited proposal shall not, by itself, justify award of a contract without competition. If the Agency decides to obtain the goods or services that have been offered in an unsolicited proposal, the contracting officer shall do the following:

 

(a) Issue an RFP for the goods or services offered in the proposal, in accordance with this chapter, and evaluate all proposals received in response to the RFP along with the unsolicited proposal; or

 

(b) Obtain from the Executive Director approval of a determination and findings for awarding the contract on a sole source basis.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6681, 6746 (September 22, 1989).