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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-6 - Emergency contracting

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) In an emergency situation, the Commission
				may, in accordance with this section, procure services or materials without
				adhering to the notice, bid, and negotiation requirements in this chapter. The
				Director or their designee shall document to the Commission the emergency
				situation necessitating the procurement and an explanation of how and why it is
				necessary not to adhere to the notice, bid, and negotiation requirements in
				this chapter. When the Director or their designee decides not to follow the
				notice, bid, or negotiation requirements due to an emergency situation, that
				agency is immediately subject to review by the Commission.
(b) In the event that emergency work is
				initiated in response to an emergency situation, the Director or their designee
				shall notify the Commission by the next business day of any and all efforts
				undertaken by the Director or their designee(s) to obtain competition, and the
				emergency situation that justified reliance on this section. The Director, not
				the Commission, is responsible for any notification to Risk Management or other
				such agencies or entities as may be required by laws applicable to the
				Commission or emergency situation.
(i) For
				emergency work with an estimated value of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or
				more, a bid waiver shall be submitted as soon as possible, as required by
				Section 5 of this chapter, and shall be approved by the Governor or Governor's
				designee in accordance with Section 5(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-7 - Noncompetitive negotiation

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Noncompetitive negotiations (sometimes
				also known as "sole sourcing") may proceed when the Commission has:
(i) Obtained an approved waiver under Section
				5 of this chapter; and
(ii) Secured
				a bid from a qualified bidder that meets the solicitation response requirements
				of Section 8.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-8 - Competitive negotiation

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) "Competitive negotiation" means to
				negotiate for a contract through a request for proposals process or any other
				similar competitive selection process.
(i) A
				competitive negotiation conducted using a request for proposal process shall
				comply with Chapter 2 of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-9 - Bidder prequalification for competitive sealed bidding

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) In a competitive sealed bidding process,
				Commission may, at its discretion, require all potential bidders to submit
				applications for prequalification prior to submitting bids on a
				project.
(b) Prequalification does
				not replace the use of evaluation criteria as allowed in Section 19(a) of this
				rule. The Commission may use prequalification in conjunction with the
				evaluation criteria even after prequalification has been completed.
(c) A call for prequalification applications
				shall be advertised, at a minimum, on the state procurement website or agency
				website for not less than two (2) consecutive weeks.
(d) To the extent applicable, based on the
				scope of work requested in the call for prequalification applications, an
				application for prequalification shall include, at a minimum:
(i) Contact information;
(ii) A statement of corporate
				history;
(iii) A listing of the
				services or materials that the applicant believes it is qualified to
				provide;
(iv) A concise description
				of relevant past work completed by the applicant within the last eighteen (18)
				months at minimum;
(v) Proof of
				equipment, certifications, professional qualifications, or experience specific
				to the scope of project work;
(vi)
				A signed affidavit stating the applicant's willingness to comply with
				applicable laws and policies, which may or may not be unique to the project or
				Commission; and
(vii) Any other
				information required by the Commission in a notice requesting statements of
				qualifications.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-10 - Prequalification term, status notification, and revocation

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Prequalification for a competitive sealed
				bid process shall be designated on a per project basis. Designation of
				prequalification on one project shall not be construed as prequalification for
				any other project, nor shall prequalification on one project be accepted in
				lieu of required documentation for prequalification on another
				project.
(b) Upon completion of its
				review of all prequalification applications for a project, the Commission shall
				notify a prequalification applicant of the agency's decision with regards to
				the applicant's prequalification status, including the reason for the
				decision.
(c) Prequalification
				applicants that are determined by the Commission to have met the qualification
				requirements will be deemed a qualified bidder.
(d) The decision to revoke a prequalification
				granted to a qualified bidder is at the discretion of the Commission. The
				Commission shall follow the processes in Chapter 5, Section 4(c) of these rules
				if it revokes a qualified bidder's prequalification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-11 - Request for review of denial of prequalification application

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) A potential bidder denied
				prequalification status after filing an application for prequalification status
				may request the Commission to review the application decision. The potential
				bidder shall file a written request for review to the Commission including:
(i) The name and address of the requesting
				potential bidder;
(ii) A brief
				explanation of why the potential bidder's prequalification application should
				be granted;
(iii) The statute,
				rule, or policy which the potential bidder believes was applied incorrectly or
				in error;
(iv) Any additional facts
				the potential bidder would like to be considered, including any relevant
				exhibits, evidence, or documents of substantiation to support a requested
				change in the prequalification outcome.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-12 - Advertising for competitive sealed bids

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) To initiate competitive sealed bidding
				for a project that has not required bidder prequalification (as allowed under
				Sections 9 and 10 of this chapter), the Commission shall advertise a notice to
				submit bids for the project. The advertisement for bids shall be published on
				the state procurement website or agency website for not less than two (2)
				consecutive weeks. If the Commission opts to utilize an online bidding site to
				publish project estimates and plans, it shall provide a link to the bidding
				site on the state procurement website or agency website. An advertisement for
				bids shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(i) The name of the Commission;
(ii) A designated procurement point of
				contact with contact information;
(iii) A description of the scope of the
				desired work;
(iv) The location of
				the desired work;
(v) An estimated
				project completion date;
(vi)
				Procedures to submit bids;
(vii)
				Methods to access plans and bid documents;
(viii) Information regarding prebid meetings,
				if any, held at the discretion of the Commission;
(ix) Deadline to submit bids and bid opening
				information; and
(x) Sample
				contract and bidder affidavits.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-13 - Commission's addenda to bid advertisements

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) After a notice to submit bids is
				published, the Commission may issue addenda to the bid advertisement to respond
				to a potential bidder's request for clarification under Section 14 of this
				chapter, or for the purpose of making changes or increasing the level of detail
				to the:
(i) Requested scope of work;
(ii) Project completion date;
(iii) Bid opening date;
(iv) Qualification requirements;
(v) Evaluation criteria; or
(vi) Other requirements in the advertisement
				that may affect the ability of a bidder to make a full and complete
				bid.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-14 - Requests for clarifications of bid advertisements

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) A potential bidder may submit a written
				request for clarification from the Commission on the advertisement for bids. A
				potential bidder that directly contacts the Commission or its representatives
				shall be directed to the appropriate forum for posing questions.
(b) The Director or their designee may, at
				their discretion, opt to provide such clarification so long as doing so would
				not restrict competition or provide an undue advantage to one or more potential
				bidders.
(i) If the Director or their
				designee grants the request, the Director or their designee shall answer the
				potential bidder's questions in a written addendum issued in accordance with
				Section 13 of this chapter. If necessary, the Director or their designee shall
				adjust the bid opening deadline in accordance with Section 13(d).
(ii) Only clarifications issued in accordance
				with this section shall be binding upon the Commission. Clarifying information
				provided at a prebid meeting shall not be considered binding on the Commission
				until the agency issues an addendum to the bid advertisement in accordance with
				Section 13 of this chapter.
(iii)
				In the event that one potential bidder may have been granted access to
				additional information about the bid advertisement, the Commission shall
				immediately release the information to other potential bidders in an
				addendum.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-15 - Access to bid documents

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Any cost incurred to access and download
				bid documents shall be the responsibility of the potential bidder.
(b) Potential bidders are responsible for
				accessing plans directly from the location specified by the Commission to
				ensure accuracy and receipt of future addenda.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-16 - Prebid conferences and site visits

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The Commission may schedule prebid
				conferences and site visits for a project, and may designate a prebid
				conference or site visit as mandatory. Any bidder that fails to attend a
				mandatory prebid conference or mandatory site visit shall be ineligible to bid
				on that project.
(b) The Commission
				shall announce the time, date, and location of any prebid conference or site
				visit to all potential bidders in the bid advertisement or through an addendum
				to the bid advertisement. The Commission's announcement of a prebid conference
				or site visit shall state whether the prebid conference or site visit is
				mandatory.
(c) A prebid conference
				shall be held not less than two (2) business days after the bid advertising
				period has been completed per Section 12 of this chapter, but not less than ten
				(10) business days before bids are due. At the discretion of the Commission,
				the above time frame may be increased based on the technicality or dollar
				amount of the project.
(d) The
				Commission may hold a prebid conference in the following formats at the
				Commission's discretion:
(i) In
				person;
(ii)
				Teleconference;
(iii) Webinar;
				or
(iv) Other electronic medium
				approved by the Director and made available to potential bidders by the
				Commission, at the Commission's expense.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-17 - Content of competitive sealed bids

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Competitive sealed bids submitted under
				this chapter shall include:
(i) A bid,
				developed on forms provided by the Commission, with all fields fully completed
				as specified on the forms, in dark ink or typed, and prepared electronically
				for upload; and
(ii) A signed
				affidavit from the bidder certifying:
(A) That
				bids have been developed independently;
(B) No effort has been made to restrict
				competition;
(C) The bidder is in
				receipt of all addenda;
(D) The
				person signing the bid is authorized to represent the organization for whom he
				or she is signing;
(E) The
				ownership and legal structure of the organization; and
(F) The bidder agrees to comply with all
				applicable regulations, policies, guidelines, and requirements;
(iii) Documentation required by
				subsection (b) of this section, if applicable; and
(iv) Any other information required by the
				Commission in the bid advertisement or its addenda.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-18 - Bid submission, modification, and withdrawal

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Deadlines. Bidders are solely responsible
				for meeting the bid submission deadline.
(i)
				For bids submitted electronically, bidders shall allow sufficient time to
				complete online forms and upload documents. The bid submission period shall end
				at the posted closing time and bidders shall not be permitted to complete
				in-progress submissions after that time.
(ii) For bids submitted by physical delivery,
				delays caused by the bidder's delivery service shall not be an acceptable
				reason for a bid or modification being late. All bids or modifications sent by
				physical delivery shall be date and time stamped by the Director or their
				designee upon receipt.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-19 - Principles for evaluating bids, price or quantity discrepancies, and bid irregularities

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Evaluation criteria. The Commission shall
				develop and use qualifications and evaluation criteria for submitted bids to
				establish a reasonable certainty that the responsible low bidder can be
				expected to complete the work as proposed. Evaluation criteria may include but
				are not necessarily limited to a bidder's:
(i) Ability to meet deadlines;
(ii) Qualifications;
(iii) Certifications;
(iv) Licensing;
(v) Experience;
(vi) Compliance with applicable laws and
				regulations;
(vii) Type of services
				provided;
(viii) Availability of
				product, equipment, supplies, or services;
(ix) References or other information on past
				project performance, including the experience of the Commission with that
				bidder or proposer; and
(x) Any
				other criteria deemed important by the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-20 - Evaluation of bids and award of contract

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Procedures after bid submission. Upon
				closure of the bid submission period, the Director or their designee shall:
(i) Note the date and time of receipt of all
				bids;
(ii) Open all bids in the
				presence of one or more witnesses, at the time and place designated in the bid
				advertisement;
(iii) Record each
				bid opened, including bidder name and bid total;
(iv) Examine each bid for validity and
				completeness;
(v) Prepare a summary
				of bids received;
(vi) Provide the
				summary to the Commission or Evaluation Committee that includes the bidders and
				bid totals and provide notification that the Commission or Evaluation Committee
				may review and evaluate bids.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-21 - Cancellation of a bid advertisement

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The Commission may cancel an
				advertisement for bids, subject to review by the Governor or their
				designee.
(b) Grounds for
				cancelling a bid advertisement may include, but are not limited to:
(i) A change in circumstances such that the
				project is no longer required or funding is no longer available;
(ii) All bids received exceed available
				funding;
(iii) All responsible,
				qualified bids are at clearly unreasonable prices;
(iv) Reason to suspect collusion between
				bidders or submission of bids in bad faith;
(v) The advertisement did not provide for
				consideration of all factors of significance to the State; or
(vi) Proposed amendments to the advertisement
				are of sufficient impact that a new advertisement is desirable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 3 - Procurement by Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Negotiation, or Noncompetitive Negotiation › Section 3-22 - Cancellation of an award of a contract

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The Commission may cancel the award of a
				contract, subject to review by the Governor or their designee. A decision to
				cancel an award under this section shall be supported in a written
				document.
(b) Reasons for
				cancelling an award of a contract may include, but are not limited to:
(i) Project is no longer required;
(ii) Funding is no longer
				available;
(iii) Reason to suspect
				collusion between bidders or submission of bids in bad faith; or
(iv) The apparent low bidder is no longer
				able to complete the work as bid.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 4 - Post-Award Project Performance › Section 4-1 - Authority

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) These rules are promulgated by the
				Wyoming Stable Token Commission, herein referred to as the Commission, in
				accordance with
				W.S.
				40-31-105(b) and
				40-31-110.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 4 - Post-Award Project Performance › Section 4-2 - Contract negotiation and execution

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) All contracts for projects procured under
				these rules shall be:
(i) Negotiated and
				executed in consideration of the estimated value, scope, complexity and
				professional nature of the services to be rendered;
(ii) Submitted to and approved by the
				Attorney General's Office in compliance with procedures established by the
				Attorney General's Office;
(iii)
				Executed by the Director;
(iv)
				Executed on the Commission's contract templates, unless otherwise approved by
				the Commission and the Attorney General's Office. The Director shall select the
				correct template that corresponds to the scope of work of the intended project,
				subject to review and guidance by the Commission; and
(v) Filed with the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 4 - Post-Award Project Performance › Section 4-4 - Payments

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Payments for services and materials shall
				be delivered only when:
(i) The contract for
				services is compliant with the requirements of
				W.S.
				9-1-403(b);
(ii) The contractor requests payment for
				services rendered using the approved forms provided by the Commission;
				and
(iii) The Director or their
				designee provides verification of the completion of work included in the
				contractor's request for payment. The Commission may require additional forms
				or affidavits before releasing payments.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 5 - Dispute Resolution and Bidder or Firm Discipline › Section 5-1 - Authority

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) These rules are promulgated by the
				Wyoming Stable Token Commission, herein referred to as the Commission, in
				accordance with
				W.S.
				40-31-105(b) and
				40-31-110.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 5 - Dispute Resolution and Bidder or Firm Discipline › Section 5-2 - Judicial review

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) With regard to actions for procurement
				subject to these rules, an aggrieved or adversely affected person may initiate
				a judicial review per
				W.S.
				16-3-114.
(b) Nothing in this subsection shall be
				construed as an administrative appeal and a person need not request or
				participate in informal dispute resolution prior to seeking judicial
				review.
(c) If a judicial review
				action has been commenced in district court regarding a matter at issue in a
				request for informal dispute resolution under these rules, the Commission shall
				not act on the request, but shall refer it to the Attorney General's Office and
				provide notice of such action to the requester.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 5 - Dispute Resolution and Bidder or Firm Discipline › Section 5-3 - Informal dispute resolution

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) A bidder or firm may file a written
				request for informal dispute resolution with the Commission concerning a
				Commission action within the following timelines:
(i) Accepting or rejecting bids: within ten
				(10) business days of bid opening;
(ii) Requests for proposal: within ten (10)
				business days of notice of exclusion from consideration;
(iii) Project award: Within ten (10) business
				days of project notice to award. Contract negotiation may proceed but contract
				execution shall not proceed until the period for requesting dispute resolution
				has expired.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 091 - Wyoming Stable Token Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission › Chapter 5 - Dispute Resolution and Bidder or Firm Discipline › Section 5-4 - Contractor or firm discipline

Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Any contractor or firm whose performance
				has been unsatisfactory as reported by the Director or Commission may be
				subject to disciplinary actions, which may include revocation of the contractor
				or firm's prequalified status, suspension, or debarment.
(b) At the discretion of the Director or
				Commission, as applicable, conditions which may warrant disciplinary action
				include, but are not limited to:
(i) Late
				delivery of services or materials;
(ii) Failure to deliver services or materials
				as bid or proposed;
(iii)
				Unauthorized substitutions of services or materials other than those
				specified;
(iv) Defective
				performance of services or delivery of defective materials;
(v) Billing errors;
(vi) Submitting or participating in multiple
				bids when not specifically requested in the solicitation;
(vii) The improper or illegal conduct of an
				individual employed in a position of authority with a contractor or firm, when
				on or off his or her job with the contractor or firm. Positions of authority
				include, but are not limited to officer, director, partner, manager, key
				employee, or other principal;
(viii) Undisclosed relationships or
				affiliations that create or could create a conflict of interest preventing true
				competitive procurements; or
(ix)
				Changed conditions, including any development that arises which, in the opinion
				of the Director or Commission in the case of suspension or debarment, adversely
				reflects the bidder's responsibility or trustworthiness.