Members seemed to be recommending that a member disclose any relationship with a proposer and recuse themselves if a conflict of interest exists. The EQB agreed to develop guidance for mailing to the members before the March review process. Members discussed the role of alternates in the review process. The agreement was that members may need to involve their alternates in the process. Members will notify Susan Schmidt if alternates will have a role.
Members are responsible for passing information on to appropriate alternates.
Committee members discussed the role of additional technical advisors in the RFP review and evaluation process. Members expressed concerns about a technical group duplicating the committee s efforts. Members also expressed concern about some agencies getting more than one vote in the review. Finally, members expressed concern about what technical experts would be asked to provide in the process. EQB agreed to report back to members with a revised proposal on this issue.