Section 0690-03-01-.08 - PROCUREMENT PROCESS-COMMUNICATION AND NEGOTIATION(1) To ensure a transparent, consistent and equitable process in accordance with Central Procurement Office Policy, the Chief Procurement Officer may conduct communications as he or she determines to be in the best interests of the State, provided that any communication, clarification, or negotiation that may take place regarding any procurement or contract shall be conducted in a manner so as not to disclose any information that would give one or more respondents an unfair advantage or unfairly enable one or more respondents to improve their responses as a result and documented in the procurement file to support the final determination based on the information requested.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0690-03-01-.08
Original rule filed February 5, 1982; effective June 1, 1982. Amendment filed January 24, 1986; effective April 15, 1986. Repeal and new rule filed November 25, 1987; effective February 28, 1988. Repeal and new rule filed October 22, 2013; effective January 20, 2014.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-56-102 and 4-56-105.