Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Division 160 - DOC PROCUREMENTS FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND ADULT IN CUSTODY PROGRAMS › Section 291-160-0200 - Offer Evaluation and Award for Competitive Sealed Procurements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) DOC Evaluation.
			 DOC shall accept and evaluate Offers using only the criterion as set forth in
			 the Solicitation Document. DOC shall not evaluate Offers using any other
			 requirement or criterion.
(2)
			 Preferences.
(a) SDVOB Preference. When
			 awarding a Contract that does not exceed $150,000, DOC may give a preference
			 for a SDVOB.
(b) Oregon Goods and
			 Services.
(A) When procuring goods or
			 services, DOC may give a 5 percent preference for goods or services that are
			 either Produced or Processed, or both, Entirely in Oregon.
(B) Determining if goods are Produced or
			 Processed, or services are performed, Entirely in Oregon. In applying
			 subsection (2)(b) of this rule, DOC shall determine whether a procurement is
			 predominantly for goods or services and then use the predominant purpose to
			 determine if the goods are Produced or Processed, or the services are
			 performed, Entirely in Oregon. DOC may request, either in a Solicitation
			 Document, following Closing, or at any other time DOC determines is
			 appropriate, any information or documentation DOC may need to determine if the
			 goods are Produced or Processed, or services are performed, Entirely in Oregon.
			 DOC may use any reasonable criteria to determine if goods are Produced or
			 Processed, or services are performed, Entirely in Oregon, provided that the
			 criteria reasonably relate to that determination, and provided that the DOC
			 applies those criteria equally to each Offer.
(C) If DOC determines to give a preference
			 for Oregon goods and Oregon services DOC shall set forth in the Solicitation
			 Document the terms and conditions under which it will apply the
			 preference.
(c) Oregon
			 Offeror. When procuring goods, services, or both, DOC may give a 5 percent
			 preference for Oregon Offerors. DOC may request, either in a Solicitation
			 Document, following Closing, or at any other time DOC determines is
			 appropriate, any information or documentation DOC may need to determine if the
			 Offeror meets the definition of an Oregon Offeror. If DOC determines to give
			 preference for Oregon Offerors, DOC shall set forth in the Solicitation
			 Document the terms and conditions under which it will apply the
			 preference.
(d) Recycled Materials.
(A) When procuring goods, DOC may give
			 preference for Recycled Materials if:
(i) The
			 Recycled Product is available;
(ii)
			 The Recycled Product meets applicable standards;
(iii) The Recycled Product can be substituted
			 for a comparable nonrecycled product; and
(iv) The Recycled Product's costs do not
			 exceed the costs of nonrecycled products by more than five percent, or a higher
			 percentage if a Written determination is made by DOC.
(B) If DOC determines to give a preference
			 for Recycled Materials, DOC shall set forth in the Solicitation Document the
			 terms and conditions under which it will apply the preference.