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Competitive sealed proposals - 62 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 513

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     § 513.  Competitive sealed proposals.
        (a)  Conditions for use.--When the contracting officer
     determines in writing that the use of competitive sealed bidding
     is either not practicable or advantageous to the Commonwealth, a
     contract may be entered into by competitive sealed proposals.
        (b)  Request for proposals.--Proposals shall be solicited
     through a request for proposals.
        (c)  Public notice.--Public notice of the request for
     proposals shall be given in the same manner as provided in
     section 512(c) (relating to competitive sealed bidding).
        (d)  Receipt of proposals.--Offerors shall submit their
     proposals to ensure that their proposals are received prior to
     the time and date established for receipt of the proposals.
     Proposals shall be submitted in the format required by the
     request for proposals. Proposals shall be opened so as to avoid
     disclosure of their contents to competing offerors.
        (e)  Evaluation.--The relative importance of the evaluation
     factors shall be fixed prior to opening the proposals. A
     Commonwealth agency is required to invite its comptroller to
     participate in the evaluation as a nonvoting member of any
     evaluation committee.
        (f)  Discussion with responsible offerors and revision of
     proposals.--As provided in the request for proposals,
     discussions and negotiations may be conducted with responsible
     offerors for the purpose of clarification and of obtaining best
     and final offers. Responsible offers shall be accorded fair and
     equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussion
     and revision of proposals. In conducting discussions, there
     shall be no disclosure of any information derived from proposals
     submitted by competing offerors.
        (g)  Selection for negotiation.--The responsible offeror
     whose proposal is determined in writing to be the most
     advantageous to the purchasing agency, taking into consideration
     price and all evaluation factors, shall be selected for contract
     negotiation.
        (h)  Contract negotiation.--(Deleted by amendment).
     (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)

        2002 Amendment.  Act 142 amended subsecs. (f) and (g) and
     deleted subsec. (h).
        Cross References.  Section 513 is referred to in sections
     511, 517, 534, 561, 3741 of this title.

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