Alaska Administrative Code
Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities
Chapter 42 - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Fairbanks International Airport
Article 3 - Competitive Award
17 AAC 42.366 - Evaluation of proposals

(a) The airport manager shall appoint a proposal evaluation committee with a minimum of three members. The airport manager shall appoint one committee member to chair the committee. The committee shall evaluate proposals received in response to a request for proposals. The evaluation must be based on only the evaluation factors set out in the request for proposals. Evaluation factors not specified in the request for proposals may not be considered.

(b) Each committee member shall independently review and evaluate each proposal and document any comments and preliminary scores in writing. A committee member shall not consult with any other committee member until all preliminary evaluations by the committee members are complete. Subject to (c) and (e) of this section, the committee shall then meet to discuss the evaluations and to rank the proposals. A committee member may adjust that member's evaluation of a proposal as a result of further information received under (c) of this section or discussions at the committee meeting.

(c) The committee shall hear any presentations required by the request for proposals and conduct any required oral interviews. The committee may request or offer an opportunity for presentations, oral interviews, clarification of proposals, submission of additional responsibility information, or refined or revised proposals. Any opportunity to provide additional information under this subsection must be offered to all proposers who are reasonably susceptible of award. The committee may limit discussions with or any information requests to proposers under this subsection to specific portions of the request for proposals.

(d) Within five days after receiving the committee's written request, a proposer shall provide additional information for evaluation of the proposer's responsibility.

(e) If the committee conducts oral interviews or requests clarification of proposals, additional financial responsibility information, or refined or revised proposals, the committee shall conduct final evaluations as described under (b) of this section after the date and time set for interviews or submission of additional information or refined proposals.

(f) If the committee finds that a need for substantial clarification or material change in the request for proposals exists, the committee may recommend to the manager that the request be amended to incorporate the clarification or change. If the manager determines the clarification or change would not be materially inconsistent with the notice information provided under 17 AAC 42.354(b) (1) or (4) and is likely to result in proposals that are more advantageous to the state, the manager may amend the request for proposals. The manager shall set a last date and time for response to the amended request and provide notice of the amendment and the date and time for response to all persons of record to whom the manager provided a copy of the request for proposals. A response to an amended request for proposals shall be evaluated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this section.

(g) The committee shall provide the airport manager with a written summary of the committee's findings, ranking all proposals identified as within a range acceptable for award, together with a recommendation for award based upon the top ranked proposal from a qualified, responsible proposer. If the committee considers no proposal to be within a range acceptable for award or if the proposal upon which the committee bases its recommendation for award is the only proposal received that the committee found to be responsive within that range and from a qualified proposer, the committee shall so state in the committee's report to the manager.

(h) Upon review of the committee's findings, the manager shall

(i) If the manager enters into negotiations under (h) of this section, any changes in the recommended proposer's proposal must be reasonable and must not have the effect of changing the ranking of the proposal under consideration. If the negotiations with the recommended proposer are successful, the manager shall issue a notice of intent to award to the recommended proposer under 17 AAC 42.375. If, however, the manager determines in writing that the recommended proposer has failed to negotiate in good faith, the manager may terminate the negotiations and begin negotiations with the next-ranked proposer that the evaluation committee found to be within a range acceptable for award.

(j) If the airport manager begins negotiations with the next-ranked proposer under (i) of this section, the manager shall negotiate with that proposer and, if the proposer fails to negotiate in good faith, with successively lower ranked proposers within the acceptable range determined by the evaluation committee. The manager shall conclude negotiations when the manager comes to agreement on contract terms consistent with the request for proposals and favorable to the state with the highest ranked proposer possible. Subject to a responsibility determination by the manager under 17 AAC 42.372(b), the manager shall issue under 17 AAC 42.375 a notice of intent to award the contract as negotiated.