Code of Maine Rules
18 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
554 - BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES
Chapter 155 - RULES FOR DEFINING AN EQUIVALENT BASIS FOR COST COMPARISON BETWEEN STATE EMPLOYEE AND PRIVATE CONTRACTOR PROVISION OF SERVICES
Part Three - APPLICATION AND FORMS
Section 554-155-Three-One - Applying the Provisions of the Rule When Making the Selection

3.1.1 Including Standard Language and Demonstrating Best Value.

Agencies or Departments desiring to become involved in a CBP seeking a personal services contract shall include standard language and a calculation, both referenced below, in making a selection. The calculation must be provided to the Division of Purchases for consideration by the State Purchases Review Committee. No selection will be approved without this information.

For each position the agency must demonstrate that the Temporary Worker Base Cost [TWBC] multiplied by the number of FTEs is less than the State Worker Base Cost [SWBC] multiplied by the number of FTEs in order to allow consideration of that bidder's proposal. Should the calculation result in the SWBC being less than the TWBC, there would be no further consideration of that bidder's proposal.

3.1.2 Standard Language

In each proposal issued, the Agency or Department must include the following standard language approved by the Division of Purchases.

Maine law and rules require a comparison to determine if selecting the private contractor provides the best value to the State Of Maine. The Division of Purchases has reviewed the data collection forms and the proposed assessment method and considers these to be compliant with statute and rule.