Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 12 - Finance and Administration
Part 8 - Real Property Management Leasing Manual
Sec2 12-8-300 - SOURCE SELECTION AND CONTRACT FORMATION
Section 12-8-300.11 - REJECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 12-8-300.11

Current through September 24, 2024

An individual proposal may be rejected as may be specified in the solicitation, when it is in the best interest of the State. The reasons, therefore, shall be made part of the contract file.

(1) Rejection Notice: Each solicitation issued by the State shall declare that individual proposals may be rejected as provided herein. Written notice shall be promptly provided to all known offerors and posted on the RPM Division website.

(2) Responsiveness: Proposals which do not conform in all material respects to the RLP or proposals within which the space offered is unacceptable by reason of its failure to meet the requirements of the specifications or other acceptability criteria set forth in the RLP may be rejected as non-responsive.

(3) Responsibility: Proposals where offeror does not have capability in all respects to comply with the contract requirements and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance may be rejected as not responsible. Factors to be considered in determining whether the standard of responsibility has been met include whether a prospective offeror has:

a. Available the appropriate financial, material, equipment, facility, and personnel resources and expertise, or the ability to obtain them, necessary to indicate its capability to meet all contractual requirements;

b. A satisfactory record of performance;

c. A satisfactory record of integrity;

d. Qualified legally to contract with the State; and,

e. Has supplied all necessary information in connection with the RLP concerning responsibility.

(4) Ability to Meet Standards: The offeror may demonstrate the availability of necessary financing, equipment, facilities, and personnel by submitting either as a requirement of the RLP or upon request:

a. Evidence that such offeror possess such necessary items;

b. Acceptable plans to subcontract for such necessary items; or,

c. Documented commitment from or explicit arrangement with, a satisfactory source to provide the necessary items.

(5) Unreasonable Price: Proposals where cost identified is clearly unreasonable or so in excess of available agency budget for procurement that allowing consideration of a best and final offer from such offeror would be futile may be rejected as "unacceptable".

(6) Collusive Proposals: Proposals where there is reason to believe that the proposal may not have been independently arrived at in open competition, may have been collusive, or may have been submitted in bad faith.

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