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Competitive selection procedures for certain services - 62 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 518

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     § 518.  Competitive selection procedures for certain services.
        (a)  Conditions for use.--The services of accountants,
     clergy, physicians, lawyers, dentists and other professional
     services which are not performed by other Commonwealth employees
     shall be procured in accordance with this section except as
     authorized under section 514 (relating to small procurements),
     515 (relating to sole source procurement) or 516 (relating to
     emergency procurement).
        (b)  Statement of qualifications.--Persons engaged in
     providing the types of services specified in subsection (a) may
     submit statements of qualifications and expressions of interest
     in providing these services. The contracting officer may specify
     a uniform format for statements of qualifications. Persons may
     amend these statements at any time by filing a new statement.
        (c)  Request for proposals.--Adequate notice of the need for
     the services specified in subsection (a) shall be given by the
     purchasing agency through a request for proposals. The request
     for proposals shall describe the services required, list the
     type of information required of each offeror and state the
     relative importance of the particular information.
        (d)  Discussions.--The contracting officer may conduct
     discussions with any responsible offeror to determine the
     offeror's qualifications for further consideration. Discussions
     shall not disclose any information derived from proposals
     submitted by other offerors.
        (e)  Award.--Award shall be made to the responsible offeror
     determined in writing by the contracting officer to be best
     qualified based on the evaluation factors set forth in the
     request for proposals. Fair and reasonable compensation shall be
     determined through negotiation. If compensation cannot be agreed
     upon with the best qualified responsible offeror, then
     negotiations will be formally terminated with the offeror. If
     proposals were submitted by one or more other responsible
     offerors, negotiations may be conducted with the other
     responsible offeror or responsible offerors in the order of
     their respective qualification ranking. The contract may be
     awarded to the responsible offeror then ranked as best qualified
     if the amount of compensation is determined to be fair and
     reasonable.
     (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)

        2002 Amendment.  Act 142 amended subsecs. (a), (d) and (e).
        Cross References.  Section 518 is referred to in sections
     511, 561 of this title; section 1555 of Title 64 (Public
     Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations).

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