Sec. 1. Subject to the policies of the purchasing agency, a purchasing agent may award a contract using the procedure provided by this chapter. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.160-2006, SEC.8; P.L.195-2007, SEC.4.
Sec. 10. The only factors or criteria that may be used in the evaluation of proposals are those specified in the request for proposals. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.
Sec. 2. The purchasing agent shall solicit proposals through a request for proposals, which must include the following: (1) The factors or criteria that will be used in evaluating the proposals. (2) A statement concerning the relative importance of price and the other evaluation factors. (3) A statement concerning whether the proposal must be accompanied […]
Sec. 3. (a) The purchasing agency shall give public notice of the request for proposals in the manner required by IC 5-3-1. (b) The purchasing agency for a state agency shall also provide electronic access to the notice through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology. (c) The purchasing agency for a political […]
Sec. 4. Proposals must be opened so as to avoid disclosure of contents to competing offerors during the process of negotiation. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.
Sec. 5. (a) A register of proposals must be: (1) prepared; and (2) open for public inspection after contract award. (b) The register of proposals must contain the following: (1) A copy of the request for proposals. (2) A list of all persons to whom copies of the request for proposals were given. (3) A […]
Sec. 6. As provided in the request for proposals or under the rules or policies of the governmental body, discussions may be conducted with, and best and final offers obtained from, responsible offerors who submit proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.
Sec. 7. (a) Award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined in writing to be the most advantageous to the governmental body, taking into consideration price and the other evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals. (b) If provided in the request for proposals, award may be made to […]
Sec. 8. The governmental body may provide by rule or policy that: (1) it is either not practicable or not advantageous to the governmental body to purchase specified types of supplies by competitive sealed bidding; and (2) receiving proposals is the preferred method for purchase of that type of supply. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.
Sec. 9. (a) Offerors must be accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussion and revisions of proposals. (b) In conducting discussions with an offeror, information derived from proposals submitted by competing offerors may be used in discussion only if the identity of the offeror providing the information is not disclosed […]
