R926-10-10. Selection Decision

(1) Following completion of proposal evaluations, the Executive Director shall review the results of the evaluations and rankings and determine whether to proceed with negotiations with the highest ranked proposer, recommend award to the highest ranked proposer, or take other action.

(2) If the Department has issued an RFQ, received one or more responses, and determined that only one proposer is pre-qualified, the Executive Director may authorize the Department to enter into negotiations with such proposer directly, without issuing an RFP, or take other action.

(3) If the Department issues a request for competing proposals and receives no response or receives a response only from the proposer that submitted the original unsolicited proposal, the Executive Director may authorize the Department to enter into negotiations with such proposer, may recommend award to such proposer, or take other action.

(4) If a decision is made to proceed with negotiations, a notice of selection for negotiations will be delivered to all proposers and posted on the Department's website. If a decision is made to recommend award, a notice of intent to award will be delivered to all proposers and posted on the Department's website, and the Department shall provide information to the Commission as required by Utah Code Section 72-6-206.