California Code of Regulations
Title 10 - Investment
Chapter 7.66 - Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency Hyperlink Criteria for Central Reservation Services
Section 5359.1 - Proposal Process

(a) The Office shall be authorized to maintain up to nine (9) hyperlinks with Central Reservation Services on the Tourism Website. Three (3) of the hyperlinks shall be reserved for General Central Reservation Services and six (6) of the hyperlinks shall be reserved for Specialty Central Reservation Services. A summary of the requirements for the establishment of a hyperlink shall be posted on the Tourism Web Site. The Web Site will contain a disclaimer that indicates that the Reservation Services linked to the site are privately operated and not connected with or endorsed by the State of California.

(b) The Office shall accept Proposals from Central Reservation Services for the establishment of hyperlinks on a continuous basis. A Central Reservation Service applying for a hyperlink shall submit one (1) original and one (1) copy of the Proposal described in section 5359.5 to the Office. All Proposals received by the Office shall be kept on file until a hyperlink becomes available.

(c) When a hyperlink becomes available, the Office shall conduct a technical review of each Proposal on file to determine whether or not it is complete. The Office shall mail a notice to each Central Reservation Service that submitted an incomplete Proposal identifying the steps that must be taken to correct the deficiencies contained in the Proposal, within thirty (30) days of the date the hyperlink became available. A Central Reservation Service shall have a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of mailing of the notice to correct the deficiencies. If the deficiencies are not corrected within the fourteen (14) day period, the Proposal shall be disqualified from further consideration.

(d) No later than thirty (30) days following the subsection (c) technical review, a panel consisting of not less than two (2) and not more than four (4) professional employees of the Agency shall use the criteria described in section 5359.5 to score all Proposals that meet the eligibility requirements described in section 5359.2. The Office shall award a hyperlink to the Central Reservation Service(s) that receives the highest score, until all available hyperlinks have been awarded. The Office shall mail a notice to each Central Reservation Service that submitted an eligible Proposal indicating whether the Proposal was approved or disapproved within ninety (90) days of the date the hyperlink became available. The Office shall retain all disapproved, eligible Proposals for future consideration. If only one (1) Proposal for an available hyperlink is received, the Office shall award the hyperlink to the Central Reservation Service that submitted that Proposal, so long as the Central Reservation Service meets the requirements described in section 5359.2. If no eligible Proposals are received, the hyperlink shall remain unfilled until the Office receives an eligible Proposal.

(e) Not later than fourteen (14) days following the mailing of a notice approving a Proposal, a Central Reservation Service shall establish a hyperlink on the Tourism Web Site. If the hyperlink is not established within the fourteen (14) day period, the Office shall award the hyperlink to another Central Reservation Service pursuant to the procedures described in subsection (d). A hyperlink shall expire three (3) years following the date of establishment, except for hyperlinks currently posted on the Tourism Web Site which shall expire three (3) years following the effective date of this regulation.

(f) Thirty (30) days after being disqualified pursuant to subsection (c) or having its hyperlink expire pursuant to subsection (e), a Central Reservation Service shall be eligible to submit another Proposal to the Office.