Rule 123:5-3-10 | Selection of qualified nonprofit agencies.
(A) When more than one qualified nonprofit agency desires to provide requested goods or services to a government ordering office, the department of administrative services ("the department") shall select a qualified nonprofit agency to provide the requested goods or services. The department can consider any of the following:
(1) The stated preference for the selection of a particular qualified nonprofit agency by the government ordering office.
(2) Geographic proximity of the qualified nonprofit agencies to the specified work site for a requested service.
(3) The dollar value of any other contracts held by the interested qualified nonprofit agencies at the time of the request.
(4) The lowest and best cost to provide the requested goods or services as submitted by each of the interested qualified nonprofit agencies.
(5) Past performance of the qualified nonprofit agencies on any other contract with a government ordering office.
(6) The projected number of employees of the individual qualified nonprofit agencies who are persons with work-limiting disabilities.
(7) Any other criteria the department deems necessary and appropriate to assure the selection of a qualified nonprofit agency that is in the best interest of the state.
(B) After the department selects a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to the criteria set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule, the department will inform the governmental ordering office and each of the interested qualified nonprofit agencies of the selection decision.
(C) The department's decisions concerning the selection of a qualified nonprofit agency to provide goods or services are final.
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