Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 05 - PROCUREMENT METHODS AND PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS
Chapter 21.05.03 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Proposals
Section 21.05.03.06 - Debriefing of Unsuccessful Offerors

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 21.05.03.06

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. When a contract is to be awarded on some basis other than price alone, unsuccessful offerors may submit a written request for a debriefing to the procurement officer within a reasonable time. Debriefings shall be provided at the earliest feasible time after the procurement officer receives a request for a debriefing and before the contract award is presented to the agency head or designee or the Board for approval. The debriefing shall be conducted by a procurement official familiar with the rationale for the selection decision and contract award.

B. Debriefing.

(1) Debriefing shall:
(a) Be limited to discussion of the unsuccessful offeror's proposal and may not include specific discussion of a competing offeror's proposal;

(b) Be factual and consistent with the evaluation of the unsuccessful offeror's proposal; and

(c) Provide information on areas in which the unsuccessful offeror's technical proposal was deemed weak or deficient.

(2) Debriefing may not include discussion or dissemination of the thoughts, notes, or rankings of individual members of an evaluation committee, but may include a summary of the procurement officer's rationale for the selection decision and recommended contract award.

C. A summary of the debriefing shall be made a part of the contract file.

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