Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 58-10-2 - Definitions2.1. "Agency Delivery Order" means a written order to the vendor against a master agreement authorizing quantities, commodities, and services be delivered in accordance with the terms, conditions, and prices stipulated in the original contract.2.2. "Best Value Procurement" means a purchasing method used in awarding a contract based on evaluating and comparing all established quality criteria where cost is not the sole determining factor in the award.2.3. "Bid" or "Bids" mean anything that a vendor submits in response to a solicitation that constitutes an offer to the State and includes, but is not limited to, documents submitted in response to a request for quotation (RFQ), proposals submitted in response to a request for proposal (RFP), or proposals submitted in response to an expression of interest, such as an RFP or an RFQ.2.4. "Capital Improvements" means activities that are directed toward expanding the capacity of an asset or otherwise upgrading it to serve needs different from, or significantly greater than, its current use.2.5. "Chief Procurement Officer" means the Chief Procurement Officer of the Division of Natural Resources or anyone the Chief Procurement Officer has designated to perform specific tasks or functions.2.6. "Direct Award" means a procurement method allowing for the non-competitive purchase of commodities or services when only one vendor is reasonably determined to be able to supply the needed commodity or service under the circumstances or no other vendor is willing or available to replace the existing vendor without a detrimental effect on the Division.2.7. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Natural Resources.2.8. "Division" means the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and all the Division sections and offices within.2.9. "Non-responsible" means not having the capability to fully perform the contract requirements and lacking the integrity and reliability which will assure good-faith performance.2.10. "Open End Contract" mean a contract that covers a period of time in which all terms, conditions, and prices are specified for quantity.2.11. "Requisition" means a written or electronic request sent to Chief Procurement Officer for the purchase of commodities and services.2.12. "Construction" means a specifically identified scope of work involving the act, trade, or process of building, erecting, constructing, adding, repairing, remodeling, rehabilitating, reconstructing, altering, converting, improving, expanding, or demolishing of a building, structure, facility, road, or highway. Repair and maintenance of existing public improvements that are recurring or ongoing in nature and that are not fully identifiable or know at any one time shall be considered a construction project.2.13. "Architectural and Engineering Services" means those professional services of an architectural or engineering nature as well as incidental services that members of those professions and those in their employ may logically or justifiably perform.