Section 112 – Required public notice.

• (1) A procurement unit that issues a solicitation shall post notice of the solicitation:
  • (a) at least seven days before the day of the deadline for submission of a solicitation response; and
  • (b)
    • (i) on the main website for the procurement unit; or
    • (ii) on a state website that is owned, managed by, or provided under contract with, the division for posting a public procurement notice.

• (2) A procurement unit may reduce the seven-day period described in Subsection (1), if the procurement unit’s procurement official signs a written statement that:
  • (a) states that a shorter time is needed; and
  • (b) determines that competition from multiple sources may be obtained within the shorter period of time.

• (3)
  • (a) It is the responsibility of a person seeking information provided by a notice published under this section to seek out, find, and respond to the notice.
  • (b) As a courtesy and in order to promote competition, a procurement unit may provide, but is not required to provide, individual notice.

Amended by Chapter 355, 2021 General Session