125-247-0260 Competitive Sealed Proposals (1) See OAR 137-047-0260 and 137-047-0261. (2) Regardless of OAR 137-047-0260 and 137-047-0261, Authorized Agencies must comply with the following provisions: (a) An Authorized Agency may use one or more or any combination of the procedures described in ORS 279B.060 and this Rule. (b) In addition to the requirements in ORS 279B.060(2), the Request for Proposals must include the following: (A) The form and instructions for submission of Proposals; (B) A description of the procurement process, including but not limited to: optional process, evaluation, selection, and protest process. (C) Mandatory preferences, if applicable, and any discretionary preferences, if elected; and (D) All applicable certifications of compliance with tax laws. (c) Interviews. If the evaluation committee conducts interviews, it must award weights, points or other classifications indicated in the Request for Proposals for the anticipated interview. (d) Competitive Range. The Authorized Agency may decrease the number of Proposers in the initial Competitive Range if the excluded Proposers have no reasonable chance to be the most Advantageous Proposer. (e) The Authorized Agency may continue serial or simultaneous Negotiations until the Agency has determined: (A) To award the Contract to the eligible Proposer with whom it is currently discussing or negotiating; (B) To conduct Revised Rounds of Negotiations; or (C) To cancel the Procurement under ORS 279B.100. (f) Revised Rounds of Negotiations. (A) Process and Revisions. After publication of the original Request for Proposals, the Authorized Agency may conduct successive rounds of Proposals achieved through Negotiations to gain the best Proposal for purposes of Award. These Negotiations may concern the price, Specifications, and final terms and conditions, separately or in any combination. The Agency must treat all Proposers fairly. Before the start of each round of Negotiations, the Agency must disclose the parameters of that round of Negotiations. At that time, the Agency may revise the Solicitation's Specifications, terms and conditions, evaluation criteria and weight, and pricing structure in order to best meet the State's interests (Revisions). At each successive round, the Agency may disregard its scoring of prior Proposals and commence new scoring for the new Proposals. The Agency may eliminate any Proposal after a round because the Proposal did not meet a minimum score, or the Proposal was not susceptible to award, and then proceed with a subsequent round that requires additional Proposals based on the Revision(s). If any Revision is made by the Agency in any subsequent round, the Agency reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to permit any Proposer whose Proposal was previously eliminated to submit a new Proposal, if the reason(s) for the elimination of the prior Proposal no longer applies. (B) Disclosures. The initial Solicitation Document must disclose that a Revised Rounds of Negotiation process will or may be used. The Agency must give notice to all initial Proposers of any Revision(s) in the Specifications, terms and conditions, pricing structure, scoring model, and award criteria, separately or in any combination. If the Agency discloses any prices, terms or conditions offered by other Proposers, the Agency must give notice of these disclosures to the initial Proposers. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 279A.065(5)(a) & 279A.070 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 279B.060 History: DAS 5-2023, amend filed 12/29/2023, effective 01/01/2024 DAS 3-2018, amend filed 12/14/2018, effective 01/01/2019 DAS 4-2015, f. 12-29-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16 DAS 3-2012, f. 11-29-12, cert. ef. 12-1-12 DAS 11-2009, f. 12-30-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10 DAS 6-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-2-08 DAS 5-2006, f. & cert. ef. 5-31-06 DAS 4-2004, f. 11-23-04, cert. ef. 3-1-05