OAR 137-047-0275
Sole-source Procurements
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Generally. A Contracting Agency may Award a Contract without competition as a sole-Source Procurement pursuant to the requirements of ORS 279B.075 (Sole-source procurements).(2)
Public Notice. If, but for the Contracting Agency’s determination that it may enter into a Contract as a sole-source, a Contracting Agency would be required to select a Contractor using source selection methods set forth in either ORS 279B.055 (Competitive sealed bidding) or 279B.060 (Competitive sealed proposals), a Contracting Agency shall give public notice of the Contract Review Authority’s determination that the Goods or Services or class of Goods or Services are available from only one source. The Contracting Agency shall publish such notice in a manner similar to public notice of competitive sealed Bids under 279B.055 (Competitive sealed bidding)(4) and OAR 137-047-0300 (Public Notice of Solicitation Documents). The public notice shall describe the Goods or Services to be acquired by a sole-source Procurement, identify the prospective Contractor and include the date, time and place that protests are due. The Contracting Agency shall give Affected Persons at least seven (7) days from the date of the notice of the determination that the Goods or Services are available from only one source to protest the sole source determination.(3)
Protest. An Affected Person may protest the Contract Review Authority’s determination that the Goods or Services or class of Goods or Services are available from only one source in accordance with OAR 137-047-0710 (Protests and Judicial Review of Sole-Source Procurements).
Source:
Rule 137-047-0275 — Sole-source Procurements, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=137-047-0275
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