(2) A contracting agency may not artificially divide or fragment a procurement so as to constitute an intermediate procurement under this section.
(3) When conducting an intermediate procurement, a contracting agency shall seek at least three informally solicited competitive price quotes or competitive proposals from prospective contractors. The contracting agency shall keep a written record of the sources of the quotes or proposals received. If three quotes or proposals are not reasonably available, fewer will suffice, but the contracting agency shall make a written record of the effort the contracting agency makes to obtain the quotes or proposals.
(4) If a contracting agency awards a contract, the contracting agency shall award the contract to the offeror whose quote or proposal will best serve the interests of the contracting agency, taking into account price as well as considerations including, but not limited to, experience, expertise, product functionality, suitability for a particular purpose and contractor responsibility under ORS 279B.110. [2003 c.794 §54; 2013 c.66 §2]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance
Chapter 279B - Public Contracting - Public Procurements
Section 279B.005 - Definitions.
Section 279B.036 - Determination of feasibility of procurement.
Section 279B.045 - Contractor warranty and covenant concerning tax law compliance.
Section 279B.050 - Methods of source selection.
Section 279B.055 - Competitive sealed bidding.
Section 279B.060 - Competitive sealed proposals.
Section 279B.065 - Small procurements.
Section 279B.070 - Intermediate procurements.
Section 279B.075 - Sole-source procurements.
Section 279B.080 - Emergency procurements.
Section 279B.085 - Special procurements.
Section 279B.100 - Cancellation, rejection, delay of invitations for bids or requests for proposals.
Section 279B.110 - Responsibility of bidders and proposers.
Section 279B.115 - Qualified products lists.
Section 279B.120 - Prequalification of prospective bidders and proposers.
Section 279B.125 - Application for prequalification.
Section 279B.130 - Debarment of prospective bidders and proposers.
Section 279B.140 - Price agreements.
Section 279B.200 - Definitions for ORS 279B.200 to 279B.240.
Section 279B.215 - Brand name or equal specification; brand name specification.
Section 279B.220 - Conditions concerning payment, contributions, liens, withholding.
Section 279B.283 - Condition concerning use of conflict minerals.
Section 279B.400 - Protests and judicial review of approvals of special procurements.
Section 279B.405 - Protests and judicial review of solicitations.
Section 279B.410 - Protests of contract award.
Section 279B.415 - Judicial review of protests of contract award.
Section 279B.420 - Judicial review of other violations.
Section 279B.425 - Review of prequalification and debarment decisions.