California Code of Regulations › Title 10 - Investment › Chapter 7.66 - Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency Hyperlink Criteria for Central Reservation Services › Section 5359.1 - Proposal Process

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
			 Office shall be authorized to maintain up to nine (9) hyperlinks with Central
			 Reservation Services on the Tourism Website. Three (3) of the hyperlinks shall
			 be reserved for General Central Reservation Services and six (6) of the
			 hyperlinks shall be reserved for Specialty Central Reservation Services. A
			 summary of the requirements for the establishment of a hyperlink shall be
			 posted on the Tourism Web Site. The Web Site will contain a disclaimer that
			 indicates that the Reservation Services linked to the site are privately
			 operated and not connected with or endorsed by the State of
			 California.
(b) The Office shall
			 accept Proposals from Central Reservation Services for the establishment of
			 hyperlinks on a continuous basis. A Central Reservation Service applying for a
			 hyperlink shall submit one (1) original and one (1) copy of the Proposal
			 described in section
			 5359.5 to the Office. All
			 Proposals received by the Office shall be kept on file until a hyperlink
			 becomes available.
(c) When a
			 hyperlink becomes available, the Office shall conduct a technical review of
			 each Proposal on file to determine whether or not it is complete. The Office
			 shall mail a notice to each Central Reservation Service that submitted an
			 incomplete Proposal identifying the steps that must be taken to correct the
			 deficiencies contained in the Proposal, within thirty (30) days of the date the
			 hyperlink became available. A Central Reservation Service shall have a period
			 of fourteen (14) days from the date of mailing of the notice to correct the
			 deficiencies. If the deficiencies are not corrected within the fourteen (14)
			 day period, the Proposal shall be disqualified from further
			 consideration.
(d) No later than
			 thirty (30) days following the subsection (c) technical review, a panel
			 consisting of not less than two (2) and not more than four (4) professional
			 employees of the Agency shall use the criteria described in section
			 5359.5 to score all Proposals that
			 meet the eligibility requirements described in section
			 5359.2. The Office shall award a
			 hyperlink to the Central Reservation Service(s) that receives the highest
			 score, until all available hyperlinks have been awarded. The Office shall mail
			 a notice to each Central Reservation Service that submitted an eligible
			 Proposal indicating whether the Proposal was approved or disapproved within
			 ninety (90) days of the date the hyperlink became available. The Office shall
			 retain all disapproved, eligible Proposals for future consideration. If only
			 one (1) Proposal for an available hyperlink is received, the Office shall award
			 the hyperlink to the Central Reservation Service that submitted that Proposal,
			 so long as the Central Reservation Service meets the requirements described in
			 section 5359.2. If no eligible Proposals
			 are received, the hyperlink shall remain unfilled until the Office receives an
			 eligible Proposal.
(e) Not later
			 than fourteen (14) days following the mailing of a notice approving a Proposal,
			 a Central Reservation Service shall establish a hyperlink on the Tourism Web
			 Site. If the hyperlink is not established within the fourteen (14) day period,
			 the Office shall award the hyperlink to another Central Reservation Service
			 pursuant to the procedures described in subsection (d). A hyperlink shall
			 expire three (3) years following the date of establishment, except for
			 hyperlinks currently posted on the Tourism Web Site which shall expire three
			 (3) years following the effective date of this regulation.
(f) Thirty (30) days after being disqualified
			 pursuant to subsection (c) or having its hyperlink expire pursuant to
			 subsection (e), a Central Reservation Service shall be eligible to submit
			 another Proposal to the Office.
1. New section
				filed 7-20-2001; operative 8-19-2001 (Register 2001, No.
				29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
				  11152,
				  Government Code. Reference: Sections
				  15364.51(f)
				  and
				  15364.53,
				  Government Code.