Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-7-B313

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R2-7-B313 - Responsibility Determinations

A. The agency chief procurement officer shall determine before an award whether an offeror is responsible or nonresponsible.

B. The agency chief procurement officer shall consider the following factors before determining that an offeror is responsible or nonresponsible:

1. The offeror's financial, business, personnel, or other resources, such as subcontractors;

2. The offeror's record of performance and integrity;

3. Whether the offeror has been debarred or suspended;

4. Whether the offeror is legally qualified to contract with the state;

5. Whether the offeror promptly supplied all requested information concerning its responsibility; and

6. Whether the offeror meets the responsibility criteria specified in the solicitation.

C. If the agency chief procurement officer determines an offeror is nonresponsible, the agency chief procurement officer shall promptly send a determination to the offeror stating the basis for the determination. The agency chief procurement officer shall file a copy of the determination in the procurement file.

D. The agency chief procurement officer shall only disclose responsibility information furnished by an offeror in accordance with A.R.S. § 41-2540.

E. For the offeror awarded a contract, the agency chief procurement officer's signature on the contract constitutes a determination that the offeror is responsible.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-7-B313

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 508, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1).