Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 165 3
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By: Senator J. Dotson 5
By: Representative Gazaway 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPETITIVE SEALED 9
PROPOSALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS PROCUREMENT LAW; AND FOR 10
OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPETITIVE 15
SEALED PROPOSALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS 16
PROCUREMENT LAW. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 19 -11-230(e)(2)(A), concerning competitive 21
sealed proposals under the Arkansas Procurement Law, is amended to read as 22
follows: 23
(2)(A) If discussions conducted after the deadline for the 24
receipt of proposals clarify one (1) or more requirements that necessitate 25
material revisions of proposals, each offeror determined to be responsible 26
and reasonably susceptible of being awarded a contract shall be provided an 27
opportunity to revise its proposal for the purpose of submitting a best and 28
final offer. 29
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 19 -11-230(e)(2)(C)(ii), concerning 31
competitive sealed proposals under the Arkansas Procurement Law, is amended 32
to read as follows: 33
(ii) In responding to a request for a best and final 34
offer, an offeror may: 35
(a) Resubmit the offeror's original proposal 36 SB165
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with lower pricing or additional benefits, or both, in accordance with the 1
specifications of the request for proposals; or 2
(b) Submit a written response that states that 3
the offeror's original proposal, including without limitation the pricing, 4
remains unchanged; or 5
(c) Resubmit the offeror's proposal by 6
revising the offeror's response to one (1) or more of the specifications of 7
the request for proposals . 8
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