California Code of Regulations › Title 10 - Investment › Chapter 7.7 - Department of Commerce: Competitive Technology Program › Article 6 - Regional Technology Alliances › Section 5461 - Solicitation Process

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				DSTI shall place an advertisement at least once in the California State
				Contracts Register informing the public that the DSTI will commence within a
				specified time period a designation process for an Alliance.
(b) Every Person requesting an opportunity to
				become an Alliance shall be mailed a Solicitation.
(c) All Solicitations received by the due
				date specified in the Solicitation shall be reviewed by the DSTI to determine
				eligibility pursuant to section
				5462.
(d) All eligible Solicitations shall be
				scored by DSTI staff and consultants, based upon the Section
				5464 criteria.
(e) The Applicant scoring the most points
				within each Region shall be recommended to the DSTI, along with a description
				of the proposed Alliance.
(f) The
				DSTI shall approve the Applicant(s) recommended for designation if it finds the
				description of the organization is consistent with the role and
				responsibilities of an Alliance as specified in statute.
(g) If the DSTI disapproves the Applicant,
				the DSTI shall recommend the second highest scoring Applicant within the
				proposed Region. This process shall continue until either the DSTI approves an
				Applicant, or all eligible Applicants are disapproved, in which case the DSTI
				shall hold a new Solicitation process consistent with the procedures set forth
				in this section.
(h) Not later than
				forty-five calendar days from the deadline for submitting Solicitations, the
				DSTI shall place in the mail a notification to all Applicants informing them of
				whether they have been conditionally designated as an Alliance. The
				notification to conditionally designated Alliances shall require the applicant
				incorporate as an Alliance, or demonstrate that it has previously incorporated
				as an Alliance.
In order to meet the requirement that the Applicant
				  incorporate as an Alliance, the corporation: must be a nonprofit corporation
				  registered with the California Secretary of State; the purpose of the
				  corporation, as stated in its articles of incorporation, must be consistent
				  with Government Code section
				  15379.2;
				  and the date of incorporation shall not proceed the Solicitation
				  deadline.
(i) Subsequent to
				designation of an Alliance, the Office and Alliance shall agree to the terms of
				a contract specifying the services which the Alliance shall provide. The
				parties shall be authorized to expand or shrink the size of the Region by
				amending the contract.
1. New section
				  filed 10-21-93 as an emergency; operative 10-21-93 (Register 93, No. 43). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-18-94 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-21-93 order including
				  amendment of subsection (h), new subsection (i) and amendment of NOTE
				  transmitted to OAL 3-3-94 and filed 4-13-94 (Register 94, No.
				  15).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)
				  and (c)-(h) and amending NOTE filed 1-8-2002 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2002, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 15329 and
					 15378.99,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 15346.6
					 and
					 15379.2,
					 Government Code.