Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R33. Administrative Services, Purchasing and General Services |
R33-8. Exceptions to Standard Procurement Process |
R33-8-101d. Notice of Intent to Award a Contract Without Engaging in a Standard Procurement Process
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(1)(a) The division shall make available a Form titled: "Notice of intent to award a contract without engaging in a standard procurement process" that requires the conducting procurement unit to provide, at a minimum, the following information:
(i) a description of the procurement item, including, when applicable, the proposed scope of work;
(ii) the total dollar value of the procurement item, including, when applicable, the actual or estimated full lifecycle cost of maintenance and service agreements;
(iii) the duration of the proposed contract;
(iv) the signature of an authorized official of the conducting procurement unit; and
(v) research completed by the conducting procurement unit documenting that:
(A) There are no other competing vendors or sources for the procurement item in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section R33-8-101a;
(B) Transitional costs are a significant consideration in selecting a procurement item and the results of a cost benefit analysis documenting that transitional costs are unreasonable or cost-prohibitive and awarding a contract without engaging in a standard procurement process is in the best interest of the procurement unit in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section R33-8-101b; or
(C) Other circumstances that make awarding a contract through a standard procurement process impractical and not in the best interest of the procurement unit in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section R33-8-101c.
(b) A procurement unit with independent procurement authority may use the division's Form or develop its own Form to provide notice of intent to award a contract without engaging in a standard procurement process that contains, at a minimum, the same basic information in Subsection (1)(a).
(c) The conducting procurement unit shall submit in writing a completed "Notice of intent to award a contract without engaging in a standard procurement process" to the chief procurement officer, or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority for approval.