R33-9-102. Re-solicitation

  (1) In the event there is no response to an initial solicitation, the chief procurement officer or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority may:

  (a) contact the known supplier community to determine why there were no responses to the solicitation;

  (b) research the potential vendor community; and,

  (c) based upon the information in (a) and (b) require the conducting procurement unit to modify the solicitation documents.

  (2) If the conducting procurement unit has modified the solicitation documents and after the re-issuance of a solicitation, there is still no competition or there is insufficient competition, the chief procurement officer or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority, shall:

  (a) require the conducting procurement unit to further modify the procurement documents; or,

  (b) cancel the requisition for the procurement item(s).

  (3) An executive branch procurement unit may not reissue a canceled solicitation unless:

  (a) The chief procurement officer determines that all of the issues identified in the written justification for canceling the solicitation set forth in R33-9-103 have been resolved.