Section 62-787.400 - Competitive Selection(1) The Department shall issue an RFQ to qualify Firms and may award a Continuing Contract for response action and Site rehabilitation as defined in Section 376.301, F.S. The RFQ shall be published in the Vendor Bid System as established in Rule 60A-1.021, F.A.C. Changes to the RFQ may only be made if published in the Vendor Bid System as an addendum to the RFQ.(2) The Department may award multiple Continuing Contracts from a single RFQ.(3) A Technical Evaluation Committee shall determine the relative ability of each Firm to perform the services required under the scope of services using the evaluation criteria published in the RFQ and provide each Firm with a relative score and ranking.(4) A Technical Evaluation Committee shall select Firms in order of ranking and deemed to be most highly qualified to perform the required services based on the scores.(5) The Department shall publish on the Vendor Bid System the list identifying the highest-ranking Firms selected by the Technical Evaluation Committee to participate in oral presentations as well as the oral presentation topic, oral presentation scoring guidelines, and presentation date in an addendum to the RFQ.(6) Firms will present the oral presentations to the Oral Evaluation Committee. The Oral Evaluation Committee shall evaluate all presentations and shall select Firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services.(7) The Oral Evaluation Committee will submit their recommendations to the Secretary of the Department or designee for approval.(8) The Department will negotiate contracts with the number of Firms set forth in the RFQ. Failure of a Firm to negotiate a contract rate that is fair, competitive, and reasonable, shall result in that Firm no longer being eligible for a contract. The Department will then select the next highest-ranking Firm from the oral presentations to negotiate a contract.(9) For single source purchases, the Department shall follow the procedures in Section 287.057(3)(c), F.S.(10) Within four years of the effective date of this rule, the Department will evaluate this rule to determine if the Department needs to repeal this rule in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 120.54, F.S.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-787.400
Rulemaking Authority 287.0595, 376.303 FS. Law Implemented 287.0595, 376.30, 376.301, 376.303, 376.305, 376.307, 376.3078 FS.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 215, November 3, 2020 effective 11/17/2020.