63G-6a-120. Rejecting a solicitation response.

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Effective 5/12/2020

(1)A procurement unit may reject a solicitation response if:

(a)the solicitation response:

(i)is not responsive;

(ii)violates a requirement of the solicitation; or

(iii)is not submitted before the deadline specified in the solicitation;

(b)the vendor who submitted the solicitation response:

(i)is not responsible;

(ii)is in violation of a provision of this chapter;

(iii)has had a previous contract with the procurement unit canceled;

(iv)has engaged in unethical conduct;

(v)is subject to an outstanding tax lien; or

(vi)fails to sign a contract awarded as a result of the solicitation response within:

(A)90 days after the contract award, if the solicitation does not specify a deadline for the signing of the contract; or

(B)the time specified in the solicitation, if the solicitation specifies a deadline for the signing of the contract; or

(c)after the vendor submits a solicitation response there is a change in the vendor's circumstances that, if known at the time the solicitation response was submitted, would have caused the procurement unit to reject the solicitation response.

(2)A procurement unit that rejects a solicitation response under Subsection

(1)shall provide the vendor who submitted the rejected solicitation response a written statement of the reasons for the rejection.

Enacted by Chapter 257 , 2020 General Session