New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Adm - Commissioner, Department of Administrative Services
Chapter Adm 600 - DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES RULES
Part Adm 601 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section Adm 601.01 - Scope of Rules

(a) Unless otherwise specified, Adm 604 through Adm 609 shall apply only to purchases made through the department of administrative services' division of procurement and support services, or by the department's division of procurement and support services, or to the other activities conducted by or handled through the division which are the subject of these rules.

(b) Adm 603 shall apply to a vendor, as described in Adm 602.

(c) Except as otherwise provided, Adm 604 through Adm 609 of these rules shall not impose obligations or duties upon any agency or purchase which is exempt from the provisions of RSA 21-I under RSA 21-I:18 or any other authority.

(d) Except as otherwise provided, Adm 604 through Adm 607 of these rules shall not themselves apply to service contracts relating solely to a single agency.

(e) Adm 606.03 shall apply to any RFB, RFP, or RFQ issued, or purchase conducted, by any of the divisions of the department of administrative services.

(f) Adm 608.02 shall apply to agencies seeking new construction, alterations to existing structures, or repairs to existing structures.

(g) Adm 611 shall apply to state agencies as described in Adm 611.07 and to other entities that may, under that part, submit property for redistribution or disposal through state surplus management.

(h) Adm 612, relating to the federal surplus food distribution program, and Adm 613, relating to the federal surplus property program shall apply as set forth in those parts.

(i) All requests for bids, requests for proposals, requests for quotations, and other processes by which acquisitions are made by or through any of the divisions noted in RSA 21-I: 11, I are subject to cancellation by the state at any time and these rules shall not be construed to impose any obligation on the part of the state to continue an RFB, RFP, RFQ, or other purchasing process once initiated, or to impose an obligation on the part of the state to enter into a particular contract or purchase.

(j) The requirements of Adm 604, 605, and 606 shall apply to all requests for bids, requests for proposals, and requests for quotations unless otherwise specified in the specifications or requirements of a particular request for bid, request for proposal, or request for quotation.