5-18A-7. Procedures for competitive sealed proposals.
The procedures for issuing a contract through competitive sealed proposals are as follows:
(1)The proposals shall be solicited through a request for proposals. The request for proposals shall state the relative importance of price and other factors, if any;
(2)Public notice of the request for proposals shall be given pursuant to §5-18A-14;
(3)A proposal may be submitted either manually or electronically in a manner authorized by the purchasing agency;
(4)Each proposal shall be opened so as to avoid disclosure of contents to competing offerors during the process of negotiation. A register of proposals shall be prepared documenting the name and address of each offeror and identifying each offeror awarded a contract. The register shall be open for public inspection after contract award;
(5)As provided in the request for proposals, a discussion may be conducted with any responsible offeror who submitted a proposal determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award for the purpose of clarification to assure full understanding of, and responsiveness to, the solicitation requirements. Each offeror shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of a proposal. A revision may be permitted after a submission and prior to an award for the purpose of obtaining the best and final offer. In conducting any discussion, there may be no disclosure of any information derived from any proposal submitted by a competing offeror;
(6)An award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is determined in writing to be the most advantageous to the purchasing agency taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals. No other factors or criteria may be used in the evaluation. The contract file shall contain the basis on which the award is made. Written notice of the award of a contract to the successful offeror shall be promptly given to each offeror. The purchasing agency may reject any and all proposals and readvertise for proposals if none of the proposals are satisfactory, or if the purchasing agency believes any agreement has been entered into by the offerors to prevent competition; and
(7)This section does not apply to state professional service contracts issued pursuant to §5-18A-37 and §§5-18D-17 to 5-18D-24, inclusive.
Source: SL 2010, ch 31, §8.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts
Chapter 18A - Public Agency Procurement--General Provisions
Section 5-18A-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 5-18A-2 - Application to purchasing agency contracts.
Section 5-18A-3 - Methods of awarding contracts.
Section 5-18A-4 - Competitive sealed bids required.
Section 5-18A-5 - Procedures for competitive sealed bids.
Section 5-18A-6 - Competitive sealed proposals--When permitted.
Section 5-18A-7 - Procedures for competitive sealed proposals.
Section 5-18A-8 - Unique supplies or services--Sole source procurement--Negotiations.
Section 5-18A-9 - Emergency procurement.
Section 5-18A-10 - Records of sole source procurement and emergency procurement contracts.
Section 5-18A-11 - Purchases of supplies and services under twenty-five thousand dollars.
Section 5-18A-13 - Centralized public bid exchange created.
Section 5-18A-15 - Time for entering into contract.
Section 5-18A-16 - Recovery from defaulting bidder or offeror.
Section 5-18A-17.1 - Direct benefit from contract.
Section 5-18A-17.3 - Authorization of contract with former officer or employee.
Section 5-18A-17.5 - Specific conflict of interest prohibitions not affected.
Section 5-18A-17.6 - Definitions applicable to §§ 5-18A-17 to 5-18A-17.5.
Section 5-18A-19 - Requirements for brand name or equal specifications.
Section 5-18A-20 - Circumstances under which brand name only specifications permitted.
Section 5-18A-21 - Written contract required--Signatures.
Section 5-18A-22 - Procurements exempt from chapters 5-18A through 5-18D.
Section 5-18A-23 - Purchase of foreign meat food products prohibited.
Section 5-18A-24 - Grade A milk processors preferred.
Section 5-18A-27 - List of states with resident bidder preferences.
Section 5-18A-29 - Persons with disabilities.
Section 5-18A-30 - Supplies manufactured from recycled or biobased materials.
Section 5-18A-31 - Information regarding preferences to be provided.
Section 5-18A-32 - Procurements utilizing federal funds.
Section 5-18A-33 - Disallowance of noncomplying bid or offer--Contracts in violation void.
Section 5-18A-34 - Bureau of Administration to serve as state's central procurement agency.
Section 5-18A-35 - Bond or approved security.
Section 5-18A-36 - Performance and payment bond or approved security.
Section 5-18A-37 - Cooperation and agreements with other state and federal purchasing agencies.
Section 5-18A-38 - Environmentally preferable products to be selected.
Section 5-18A-39 - Reverse auction permitted for certain procurements.
Section 5-18A-40 - Procedures applicable to reverse auctions.
Section 5-18A-42 - Fair and open competition in government contracts.
Section 5-18A-43 - Terms prohibited in construction contracts.
Section 5-18A-45 - Conditions related to agreements with labor organizations.
Section 5-18A-46 - Exemptions for special circumstances.
Section 5-18A-47 - Construction with National Labor Relations Act.