(A) Proposals shall be accepted unconditionally without alteration or correction except as may be otherwise authorized in this subchapter.
(B) The invitation for proposals shall state the evaluation criteria and the relative importance of price and of each other evaluation factor. The Bids and Purchases Committee may, prior to the evaluation of any offer received, establish numerical weightings for each factor.
(C) As provided in the invitation for proposals, prior to any negotiations, discussion may be conducted with any offerors submitting a proposal, which appears to be eligible for contract award pursuant to the selection criteria as set forth in the invitation for proposals. All such discussions shall be of the nature of clarification of offeror’s understanding of specifications, scope of work, goods or services, his or her qualifications, availability of qualified personnel, proven past experience, including referenced clients and the financial stability and responsibility of the offeror. In conducting any such discussions, there must be no disclosure of any information derived from proposals submitted by other competing offerors.
(Ord. 001-3, passed 3-1-2001)