| 3 | 2 | | *JLL154* 01/30/2025 4:34:16 PM JLL154 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 165 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Senator J. Dotson 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Representative Gazaway 6 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPETITIVE SEALED 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | PROPOSALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS PROCUREMENT LAW; AND FOR 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 16 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPETITIVE 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | SEALED PROPOSALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | PROCUREMENT LAW. 17 |
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| 22 | 21 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 |
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| 24 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 19 -11-230(e)(2)(A), concerning competitive 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | sealed proposals under the Arkansas Procurement Law, is amended to read as 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | follows: 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | (2)(A) If discussions conducted after the deadline for the 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | receipt of proposals clarify one (1) or more requirements that necessitate 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | material revisions of proposals, each offeror determined to be responsible 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | and reasonably susceptible of being awarded a contract shall be provided an 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | opportunity to revise its proposal for the purpose of submitting a best and 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | final offer. 29 |
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| 34 | 33 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 19 -11-230(e)(2)(C)(ii), concerning 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | competitive sealed proposals under the Arkansas Procurement Law, is amended 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | to read as follows: 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (ii) In responding to a request for a best and final 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | offer, an offeror may: 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (a) Resubmit the offeror's original proposal 36 SB165 |
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| 42 | 41 | | with lower pricing or additional benefits, or both, in accordance with the 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | specifications of the request for proposals; or 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | (b) Submit a written response that states that 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | the offeror's original proposal, including without limitation the pricing, 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | remains unchanged; or 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (c) Resubmit the offeror's proposal by 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | revising the offeror's response to one (1) or more of the specifications of 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | the request for proposals . 8 |
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