Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 31 - ELECTIONS
Part III - Procurement
Chapter 1 - Procurement of Voting System Drayage and Storage
Section III-123 - Rejection of Drayage or Storage Bids; Cancellation of Drayage or Storage Solicitations
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-123
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The Secretary of State reserves the right to reject any and all bids when it is in the best interest of the state of Louisiana.
1.
Reasons for rejecting a bid include, but are not limited to:
a. a determination of
non-responsibility of a bidder(s); or
b. the bid is not responsive (i.e.,
it did not meet specifications or comply with terms and
conditions).
2. Reasons for canceling a
solicitation include, but are not limited to:
a. the department no longer
requires the service;
b.
bids received exceeded budgeted funds or were determined by the
department to be unreasonable;
c. the solicitation was flawed
(i.e., specifications were not complete or were ambiguous);
d. there is reason to believe that
the bids received may have been collusive; or
e. there is inadequate competition
indicated by low response to the solicitation.
B. When bids are rejected or a solicitation is canceled, written notices shall be given to the bidders, giving the reasons for the rejection or cancellation.
C. When a solicitation is canceled, where appropriate, bidders will be given the opportunity to bid on the new solicitation.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:742, R.S. 39:1581 and 1599.
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