1 | 1 | | H.B. 561 |
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2 | 2 | | LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL |
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3 | 3 | | 6 Approved for Filing: E.A. Evans 6 |
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4 | 4 | | 6 02-24-23 12:46 PM 6 |
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5 | 5 | | H.B. 561 |
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6 | 6 | | 1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVI CES |
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7 | 7 | | 2 PROCUREMENT AMENDMENTS |
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8 | 8 | | 3 2023 GENERAL SESSION |
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9 | 9 | | 4 STATE OF UTAH |
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10 | 10 | | 5 Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard |
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11 | 11 | | 6 Senate Sponsor: ____________ |
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12 | 12 | | 7 |
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13 | 13 | | 8LONG TITLE |
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14 | 14 | | 9General Description: |
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15 | 15 | | 10 This bill addresses procurements by the Department of Health and Human Services |
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16 | 16 | | 11(department). |
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17 | 17 | | 12Highlighted Provisions: |
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18 | 18 | | 13 This bill: |
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19 | 19 | | 14 <creates and modifies definitions; |
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20 | 20 | | 15 <provides that the department is an independent procurement unit under the Utah |
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21 | 21 | | 16Procurement Code for certain human services procurements; |
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22 | 22 | | 17 <exempts the department from the Utah Procurement Code for certain medical |
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23 | 23 | | 18supply purchases; |
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24 | 24 | | 19 <addresses the following for human services procurements: |
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25 | 25 | | 20 Cpublic notice; |
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26 | 26 | | 21 Cprotest appeals; |
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27 | 27 | | 22 Cdirect purchases without solicitation; |
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28 | 28 | | 23 Cinvitations for contract awards through an open enrollment, noncompetitive |
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29 | 29 | | 24process; and |
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30 | 30 | | 25 Cdetermining debarment and suspension; |
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31 | 31 | | 26 <authorizes the executive director of the department to appoint a procurement |
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32 | 32 | | 27advisory council; |
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33 | 33 | | *HB0561* H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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35 | 35 | | 28 <grants administrative rulemaking authority; and |
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36 | 36 | | 29 <makes technical and conforming changes. |
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37 | 37 | | 30Money Appropriated in this Bill: |
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38 | 38 | | 31 None |
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39 | 39 | | 32Other Special Clauses: |
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40 | 40 | | 33 None |
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41 | 41 | | 34Utah Code Sections Affected: |
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42 | 42 | | 35AMENDS: |
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43 | 43 | | 36 63G-6a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 421, 422 |
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44 | 44 | | 37 63G-6a-107.6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 179 |
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45 | 45 | | 38 63G-6a-107.7, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 257 |
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46 | 46 | | 39 63G-6a-1702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 348 |
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47 | 47 | | 40ENACTS: |
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48 | 48 | | 41 63G-6a-2501, Utah Code Annotated 1953 |
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49 | 49 | | 42 63G-6a-2502, Utah Code Annotated 1953 |
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50 | 50 | | 43 63G-6a-2503, Utah Code Annotated 1953 |
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51 | 51 | | 44 63G-6a-2504, Utah Code Annotated 1953 |
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52 | 52 | | 45 63G-6a-2505, Utah Code Annotated 1953 |
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53 | 53 | | 46 63G-6a-2506, Utah Code Annotated 1953 |
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54 | 54 | | 47 63G-6a-2507, Utah Code Annotated 1953 |
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55 | 55 | | 48 |
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56 | 56 | | 49Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: |
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57 | 57 | | 50 Section 1. Section 63G-6a-103 is amended to read: |
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58 | 58 | | 51 63G-6a-103. Definitions. |
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59 | 59 | | 52 As used in this chapter: |
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60 | 60 | | 53 (1) "Approved vendor" means a person who has been approved for inclusion on an |
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61 | 61 | | 54approved vendor list through the approved vendor list process. |
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62 | 62 | | 55 (2) "Approved vendor list" means a list of approved vendors established under Section |
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63 | 63 | | 5663G-6a-507. |
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64 | 64 | | 57 (3) "Approved vendor list process" means the procurement process described in |
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65 | 65 | | 58Section 63G-6a-507. 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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67 | 67 | | 59 (4) "Bidder" means a person who submits a bid or price quote in response to an |
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68 | 68 | | 60invitation for bids. |
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69 | 69 | | 61 (5) "Bidding process" means the procurement process described in Part 6, Bidding. |
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70 | 70 | | 62 (6) "Board" means the Utah State Procurement Policy Board, created in Section |
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71 | 71 | | 6363G-6a-202. |
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72 | 72 | | 64 (7) "Change directive" means a written order signed by the procurement officer that |
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73 | 73 | | 65directs the contractor to suspend work or make changes, as authorized by contract, without the |
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74 | 74 | | 66consent of the contractor. |
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75 | 75 | | 67 (8) "Change order" means a written alteration in specifications, delivery point, rate of |
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76 | 76 | | 68delivery, period of performance, price, quantity, or other provisions of a contract, upon mutual |
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77 | 77 | | 69agreement of the parties to the contract. |
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78 | 78 | | 70 (9) "Chief procurement officer" means the individual appointed under Section |
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79 | 79 | | 7163A-2-102. |
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80 | 80 | | 72 (10) "Conducting procurement unit" means a procurement unit that conducts all |
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81 | 81 | | 73aspects of a procurement: |
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82 | 82 | | 74 (a) except: |
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83 | 83 | | 75 (i) reviewing a solicitation to verify that it is in proper form; and |
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84 | 84 | | 76 (ii) causing the publication of a notice of a solicitation; and |
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85 | 85 | | 77 (b) including: |
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86 | 86 | | 78 (i) preparing any solicitation document; |
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87 | 87 | | 79 (ii) appointing an evaluation committee; |
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88 | 88 | | 80 (iii) conducting the evaluation process, except the process relating to scores calculated |
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89 | 89 | | 81for costs of proposals; |
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90 | 90 | | 82 (iv) selecting and recommending the person to be awarded a contract; |
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91 | 91 | | 83 (v) negotiating the terms and conditions of a contract, subject to the issuing |
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92 | 92 | | 84procurement unit's approval; and |
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93 | 93 | | 85 (vi) contract administration. |
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94 | 94 | | 86 (11) "Conservation district" means the same as that term is defined in Section |
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95 | 95 | | 8717D-3-102. |
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96 | 96 | | 88 (12) "Construction project": |
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97 | 97 | | 89 (a) means a project for the construction, renovation, alteration, improvement, or repair H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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99 | 99 | | 90of a public facility on real property, including all services, labor, supplies, and materials for the |
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100 | 100 | | 91project; and |
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101 | 101 | | 92 (b) does not include services and supplies for the routine, day-to-day operation, repair, |
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102 | 102 | | 93or maintenance of an existing public facility. |
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103 | 103 | | 94 (13) "Construction manager/general contractor": |
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104 | 104 | | 95 (a) means a contractor who enters into a contract: |
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105 | 105 | | 96 (i) for the management of a construction project; and |
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106 | 106 | | 97 (ii) that allows the contractor to subcontract for additional labor and materials that are |
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107 | 107 | | 98not included in the contractor's cost proposal submitted at the time of the procurement of the |
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108 | 108 | | 99contractor's services; and |
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109 | 109 | | 100 (b) does not include a contractor whose only subcontract work not included in the |
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110 | 110 | | 101contractor's cost proposal submitted as part of the procurement of the contractor's services is to |
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111 | 111 | | 102meet subcontracted portions of change orders approved within the scope of the project. |
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112 | 112 | | 103 (14) "Construction subcontractor": |
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113 | 113 | | 104 (a) means a person under contract with a contractor or another subcontractor to provide |
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114 | 114 | | 105services or labor for the design or construction of a construction project; |
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115 | 115 | | 106 (b) includes a general contractor or specialty contractor licensed or exempt from |
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116 | 116 | | 107licensing under Title 58, Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act; and |
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117 | 117 | | 108 (c) does not include a supplier who provides only materials, equipment, or supplies to a |
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118 | 118 | | 109contractor or subcontractor for a construction project. |
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119 | 119 | | 110 (15) "Contract" means an agreement for a procurement. |
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120 | 120 | | 111 (16) "Contract administration" means all functions, duties, and responsibilities |
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121 | 121 | | 112associated with managing, overseeing, and carrying out a contract between a procurement unit |
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122 | 122 | | 113and a contractor, including: |
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123 | 123 | | 114 (a) implementing the contract; |
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124 | 124 | | 115 (b) ensuring compliance with the contract terms and conditions by the conducting |
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125 | 125 | | 116procurement unit and the contractor; |
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126 | 126 | | 117 (c) executing change orders; |
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127 | 127 | | 118 (d) processing contract amendments; |
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128 | 128 | | 119 (e) resolving, to the extent practicable, contract disputes; |
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129 | 129 | | 120 (f) curing contract errors and deficiencies; 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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131 | 131 | | 121 (g) terminating a contract; |
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132 | 132 | | 122 (h) measuring or evaluating completed work and contractor performance; |
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133 | 133 | | 123 (i) computing payments under the contract; and |
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134 | 134 | | 124 (j) closing out a contract. |
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135 | 135 | | 125 (17) "Contractor" means a person who is awarded a contract with a procurement unit. |
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136 | 136 | | 126 (18) "Cooperative procurement" means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of: |
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137 | 137 | | 127 (a) more than one procurement unit; or |
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138 | 138 | | 128 (b) a procurement unit and a cooperative purchasing organization. |
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139 | 139 | | 129 (19) "Cooperative purchasing organization" means an organization, association, or |
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140 | 140 | | 130alliance of purchasers established to combine purchasing power in order to obtain the best |
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141 | 141 | | 131value for the purchasers by engaging in procurements in accordance with Section 63G-6a-2105. |
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142 | 142 | | 132 (20) "Cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contract" means a contract under which the |
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143 | 143 | | 133contractor is paid a percentage of the total actual expenses or costs in addition to the |
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144 | 144 | | 134contractor's actual expenses or costs. |
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145 | 145 | | 135 (21) "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a contractor is |
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146 | 146 | | 136reimbursed for costs which are allowed and allocated in accordance with the contract terms and |
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147 | 147 | | 137the provisions of this chapter, and a fee, if any. |
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148 | 148 | | 138 (22) "Days" means calendar days, unless expressly provided otherwise. |
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149 | 149 | | 139 (23) "Definite quantity contract" means a fixed price contract that provides for a |
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150 | 150 | | 140specified amount of supplies over a specified period, with deliveries scheduled according to a |
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151 | 151 | | 141specified schedule. |
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152 | 152 | | 142 (24) "Design professional" means: |
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153 | 153 | | 143 (a) an individual licensed as an architect under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects |
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154 | 154 | | 144Licensing Act; |
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155 | 155 | | 145 (b) an individual licensed as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor |
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156 | 156 | | 146under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing |
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157 | 157 | | 147Act; or |
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158 | 158 | | 148 (c) an individual certified as a commercial interior designer under Title 58, Chapter 86, |
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159 | 159 | | 149State Certification of Commercial Interior Designers Act. |
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160 | 160 | | 150 (25) "Design professional procurement process" means the procurement process |
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161 | 161 | | 151described in Part 15, Design Professional Services. H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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163 | 163 | | 152 (26) "Design professional services" means: |
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164 | 164 | | 153 (a) professional services within the scope of the practice of architecture as defined in |
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165 | 165 | | 154Section 58-3a-102; |
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166 | 166 | | 155 (b) professional engineering as defined in Section 58-22-102; |
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167 | 167 | | 156 (c) master planning and programming services; or |
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168 | 168 | | 157 (d) services within the scope of the practice of commercial interior design, as defined |
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169 | 169 | | 158in Section 58-86-102. |
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170 | 170 | | 159 (27) "Design-build" means the procurement of design professional services and |
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171 | 171 | | 160construction by the use of a single contract. |
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172 | 172 | | 161 (28) "Division" means the Division of Purchasing and General Services, created in |
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173 | 173 | | 162Section 63A-2-101. |
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174 | 174 | | 163 (29) "Educational procurement unit" means: |
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175 | 175 | | 164 (a) a school district; |
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176 | 176 | | 165 (b) a public school, including a local school board or a charter school; |
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177 | 177 | | 166 (c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; |
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178 | 178 | | 167 (d) the Utah Education and Telehealth Network; |
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179 | 179 | | 168 (e) an institution of higher education of the state described in Section 53B-1-102; or |
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180 | 180 | | 169 (f) the State Board of Education. |
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181 | 181 | | 170 (30) "Established catalogue price" means the price included in a catalogue, price list, |
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182 | 182 | | 171schedule, or other form that: |
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183 | 183 | | 172 (a) is regularly maintained by a manufacturer or contractor; |
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184 | 184 | | 173 (b) is published or otherwise available for inspection by customers; and |
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185 | 185 | | 174 (c) states prices at which sales are currently or were last made to a significant number |
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186 | 186 | | 175of any category of buyers or buyers constituting the general buying public for the supplies or |
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187 | 187 | | 176services involved. |
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188 | 188 | | 177 (31) (a) "Executive branch procurement unit" means a department, division, office, |
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189 | 189 | | 178bureau, agency, or other organization within the state executive branch. |
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190 | 190 | | 179 (b) "Executive branch procurement unit" does not include the Colorado River |
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191 | 191 | | 180Authority of Utah as provided in Section 63M-14-210. |
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192 | 192 | | 181 (32) "Facilities division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and |
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193 | 193 | | 182Management, created in Section 63A-5b-301. 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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195 | 195 | | 183 (33) "Fixed price contract" means a contract that provides a price, for each |
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196 | 196 | | 184procurement item obtained under the contract, that is not subject to adjustment except to the |
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197 | 197 | | 185extent that: |
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198 | 198 | | 186 (a) the contract provides, under circumstances specified in the contract, for an |
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199 | 199 | | 187adjustment in price that is not based on cost to the contractor; or |
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200 | 200 | | 188 (b) an adjustment is required by law. |
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201 | 201 | | 189 (34) "Fixed price contract with price adjustment" means a fixed price contract that |
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202 | 202 | | 190provides for an upward or downward revision of price, precisely described in the contract, that: |
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203 | 203 | | 191 (a) is based on the consumer price index or another commercially acceptable index, |
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204 | 204 | | 192source, or formula; and |
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205 | 205 | | 193 (b) is not based on a percentage of the cost to the contractor. |
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206 | 206 | | 194 (35) "Grant" means an expenditure of public funds or other assistance, or an agreement |
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207 | 207 | | 195to expend public funds or other assistance, for a public purpose authorized by law, without |
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208 | 208 | | 196acquiring a procurement item in exchange. |
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209 | 209 | | 197 (36) "Human services procurement item" means a procurement item used to provide |
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210 | 210 | | 198services or support to: |
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211 | 211 | | 199 (a) a child, family, or adult at home, school, work, or in the community; |
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212 | 212 | | 200 (b) an individual in secure care, as defined in Section 80-1-102; or |
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213 | 213 | | 201 (c) an individual at the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center. |
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214 | 214 | | 202 [(36)] (37) "Immaterial error": |
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215 | 215 | | 203 (a) means an irregularity or abnormality that is: |
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216 | 216 | | 204 (i) a matter of form that does not affect substance; or |
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217 | 217 | | 205 (ii) an inconsequential variation from a requirement of a solicitation that has no, little, |
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218 | 218 | | 206or a trivial effect on the procurement process and that is not prejudicial to other vendors; and |
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219 | 219 | | 207 (b) includes: |
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220 | 220 | | 208 (i) a missing signature, missing acknowledgment of an addendum, or missing copy of a |
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221 | 221 | | 209professional license, bond, or insurance certificate; |
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222 | 222 | | 210 (ii) a typographical error; |
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223 | 223 | | 211 (iii) an error resulting from an inaccuracy or omission in the solicitation; and |
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224 | 224 | | 212 (iv) any other error that the procurement official reasonably considers to be immaterial. |
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225 | 225 | | 213 [(37)] (38) "Indefinite quantity contract" means a fixed price contract that: H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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227 | 227 | | 214 (a) is for an indefinite amount of procurement items to be supplied as ordered by a |
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228 | 228 | | 215procurement unit; and |
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229 | 229 | | 216 (b) (i) does not require a minimum purchase amount; or |
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230 | 230 | | 217 (ii) provides a maximum purchase limit. |
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231 | 231 | | 218 [(38)] (39) "Independent procurement unit" means: |
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232 | 232 | | 219 (a) (i) a legislative procurement unit; |
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233 | 233 | | 220 (ii) a judicial branch procurement unit; |
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234 | 234 | | 221 (iii) an educational procurement unit; |
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235 | 235 | | 222 (iv) a local government procurement unit; |
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236 | 236 | | 223 (v) a conservation district; |
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237 | 237 | | 224 (vi) a local building authority; |
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238 | 238 | | 225 (vii) a local district; |
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239 | 239 | | 226 (viii) a public corporation; |
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240 | 240 | | 227 (ix) a special service district; or |
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241 | 241 | | 228 (x) the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201; |
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242 | 242 | | 229 (b) the facilities division, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided |
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243 | 243 | | 230under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Administration of State Facilities; |
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244 | 244 | | 231 (c) the attorney general, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided |
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245 | 245 | | 232under Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General; |
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246 | 246 | | 233 (d) the Department of Transportation, but only to the extent of the procurement |
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247 | 247 | | 234authority provided under Title 72, Transportation Code; [or] |
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248 | 248 | | 235 (e) the Department of Health and Human Services, but only for a human services |
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249 | 249 | | 236procurement item; or |
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250 | 250 | | 237 [(e)] (f) any other executive branch department, division, office, or entity that has |
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251 | 251 | | 238statutory procurement authority outside this chapter, but only to the extent of that statutory |
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252 | 252 | | 239procurement authority. |
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253 | 253 | | 240 [(39)] (40) "Invitation for bids": |
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254 | 254 | | 241 (a) means a document used to solicit: |
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255 | 255 | | 242 (i) bids to provide a procurement item to a procurement unit; or |
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256 | 256 | | 243 (ii) quotes for a price of a procurement item to be provided to a procurement unit; and |
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259 | 259 | | 245described in Subsection [(39)(a).] (40)(a). |
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260 | 260 | | 246 [(40)] (41) "Issuing procurement unit" means a procurement unit that: |
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261 | 261 | | 247 (a) reviews a solicitation to verify that it is in proper form; |
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262 | 262 | | 248 (b) causes the notice of a solicitation to be published; and |
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263 | 263 | | 249 (c) negotiates and approves the terms and conditions of a contract. |
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264 | 264 | | 250 [(41)] (42) "Judicial procurement unit" means: |
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265 | 265 | | 251 (a) the Utah Supreme Court; |
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266 | 266 | | 252 (b) the Utah Court of Appeals; |
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267 | 267 | | 253 (c) the Judicial Council; |
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268 | 268 | | 254 (d) a state judicial district; or |
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269 | 269 | | 255 (e) an office, committee, subcommittee, or other organization within the state judicial |
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270 | 270 | | 256branch. |
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271 | 271 | | 257 [(42)] (43) "Labor hour contract" is a contract under which: |
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272 | 272 | | 258 (a) the supplies and materials are not provided by, or through, the contractor; and |
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273 | 273 | | 259 (b) the contractor is paid a fixed rate that includes the cost of labor, overhead, and |
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274 | 274 | | 260profit for a specified number of labor hours or days. |
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275 | 275 | | 261 [(43)] (44) "Legislative procurement unit" means: |
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276 | 276 | | 262 (a) the Legislature; |
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277 | 277 | | 263 (b) the Senate; |
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278 | 278 | | 264 (c) the House of Representatives; |
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279 | 279 | | 265 (d) a staff office of the Legislature, the Senate, or the House of Representatives; or |
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280 | 280 | | 266 (e) a committee, subcommittee, commission, or other organization: |
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281 | 281 | | 267 (i) within the state legislative branch; or |
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282 | 282 | | 268 (ii) (A) that is created by statute to advise or make recommendations to the Legislature; |
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283 | 283 | | 269 (B) the membership of which includes legislators; and |
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284 | 284 | | 270 (C) for which the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provides staff |
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285 | 285 | | 271support. |
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286 | 286 | | 272 [(44)] (45) "Local building authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section |
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287 | 287 | | 27317D-2-102. |
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288 | 288 | | 274 [(45)] (46) "Local district" means the same as that term is defined in Section |
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289 | 289 | | 27517B-1-102. H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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291 | 291 | | 276 [(46)] (47) "Local government procurement unit" means: |
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292 | 292 | | 277 (a) a county, municipality, or project entity, and each office of the county, municipality, |
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293 | 293 | | 278or project entity, unless: |
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294 | 294 | | 279 (i) the county or municipality adopts a procurement code by ordinance; or |
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295 | 295 | | 280 (ii) the project entity adopts a procurement code through the process described in |
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296 | 296 | | 281Section 11-13-316; |
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297 | 297 | | 282 (b) (i) a county or municipality that has adopted this entire chapter by ordinance, and |
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298 | 298 | | 283each office or agency of that county or municipality; and |
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299 | 299 | | 284 (ii) a project entity that has adopted this entire chapter through the process described in |
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300 | 300 | | 285Subsection 11-13-316; or |
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301 | 301 | | 286 (c) a county, municipality, or project entity, and each office of the county, municipality, |
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302 | 302 | | 287or project entity that has adopted a portion of this chapter to the extent that: |
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303 | 303 | | 288 (i) a term in the ordinance is used in the adopted chapter; or |
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304 | 304 | | 289 (ii) a term in the ordinance is used in the language a project entity adopts in its |
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305 | 305 | | 290procurement code through the process described in Section 11-13-316. |
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306 | 306 | | 291 [(47)] (48) "Multiple award contracts" means the award of a contract for an indefinite |
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307 | 307 | | 292quantity of a procurement item to more than one person. |
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308 | 308 | | 293 [(48)] (49) "Multiyear contract" means a contract that extends beyond a one-year |
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309 | 309 | | 294period, including a contract that permits renewal of the contract, without competition, beyond |
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310 | 310 | | 295the first year of the contract. |
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311 | 311 | | 296 [(49)] (50) "Municipality" means a city, town, or metro township. |
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312 | 312 | | 297 [(50)] (51) "Nonadopting local government procurement unit" means: |
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313 | 313 | | 298 (a) a county or municipality that has not adopted Part 16, Protests, Part 17, |
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314 | 314 | | 299Procurement Appeals Board, Part 18, Appeals to Court and Court Proceedings, and Part 19, |
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315 | 315 | | 300General Provisions Related to Protest or Appeal; and |
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316 | 316 | | 301 (b) each office or agency of a county or municipality described in Subsection [(50)(a).] |
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317 | 317 | | 302(51)(a). |
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318 | 318 | | 303 [(51)] (52) "Offeror" means a person who submits a proposal in response to a request |
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319 | 319 | | 304for proposals. |
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320 | 320 | | 305 [(52)] (53) "Preferred bidder" means a bidder that is entitled to receive a reciprocal |
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321 | 321 | | 306preference under the requirements of this chapter. 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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323 | 323 | | 307 [(53)] (54) "Procure" means to acquire a procurement item through a procurement. |
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324 | 324 | | 308 [(54)] (55) "Procurement" means the acquisition of a procurement item through an |
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325 | 325 | | 309expenditure of public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition |
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326 | 326 | | 310through a public-private partnership. |
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327 | 327 | | 311 [(55)] (56) "Procurement item" means an item of personal property, a technology, a |
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328 | 328 | | 312service, or a construction project. |
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329 | 329 | | 313 [(56)] (57) "Procurement official" means: |
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330 | 330 | | 314 (a) for a procurement unit other than an independent procurement unit, the chief |
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331 | 331 | | 315procurement officer; |
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332 | 332 | | 316 (b) for a legislative procurement unit, the individual, individuals, or body designated in |
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333 | 333 | | 317a policy adopted by the Legislative Management Committee; |
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334 | 334 | | 318 (c) for a judicial procurement unit, the Judicial Council or an individual or body |
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335 | 335 | | 319designated by the Judicial Council by rule; |
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336 | 336 | | 320 (d) for a local government procurement unit: |
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337 | 337 | | 321 (i) the legislative body of the local government procurement unit; or |
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338 | 338 | | 322 (ii) an individual or body designated by the local government procurement unit; |
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339 | 339 | | 323 (e) for a local district, the board of trustees of the local district or the board of trustees' |
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340 | 340 | | 324designee; |
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341 | 341 | | 325 (f) for a special service district, the governing body of the special service district or the |
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342 | 342 | | 326governing body's designee; |
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343 | 343 | | 327 (g) for a local building authority, the board of directors of the local building authority |
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344 | 344 | | 328or the board of directors' designee; |
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345 | 345 | | 329 (h) for a conservation district, the board of supervisors of the conservation district or |
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346 | 346 | | 330the board of supervisors' designee; |
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347 | 347 | | 331 (i) for a public corporation, the board of directors of the public corporation or the board |
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348 | 348 | | 332of directors' designee; |
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349 | 349 | | 333 (j) for a school district or any school or entity within a school district, the board of the |
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350 | 350 | | 334school district or the board's designee; |
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351 | 351 | | 335 (k) for a charter school, the individual or body with executive authority over the charter |
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352 | 352 | | 336school or the designee of the individual or body; |
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353 | 353 | | 337 (l) for an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101, the president H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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355 | 355 | | 338of the institution of higher education or the president's designee; |
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356 | 356 | | 339 (m) for the State Board of Education, the State Board of Education or the State Board |
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357 | 357 | | 340of Education's designee; |
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358 | 358 | | 341 (n) for the Utah Board of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Higher Education or |
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359 | 359 | | 342the designee of the Commissioner of Higher Education; |
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360 | 360 | | 343 (o) for the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201, the |
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361 | 361 | | 344executive director of the Utah Communications Authority or the executive director's designee; |
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362 | 362 | | 345or |
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363 | 363 | | 346 (p) (i) for the facilities division, and only to the extent of procurement activities of the |
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364 | 364 | | 347facilities division as an independent procurement unit under the procurement authority |
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365 | 365 | | 348provided under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Administration of State Facilities, the director of the |
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366 | 366 | | 349facilities division or the director's designee; |
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367 | 367 | | 350 (ii) for the attorney general, and only to the extent of procurement activities of the |
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368 | 368 | | 351attorney general as an independent procurement unit under the procurement authority provided |
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369 | 369 | | 352under Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General, the attorney general or the attorney general's |
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370 | 370 | | 353designee; |
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371 | 371 | | 354 (iii) for the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201, and only to the |
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372 | 372 | | 355extent of procurement activities of the Department of Transportation as an independent |
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373 | 373 | | 356procurement unit under the procurement authority provided under Title 72, Transportation |
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374 | 374 | | 357Code, the executive director of the Department of Transportation or the executive director's |
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375 | 375 | | 358designee; [or] |
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376 | 376 | | 359 (iv) for the Department of Health and Human Services, and only to the extent of the |
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377 | 377 | | 360procurement activities of the Department of Health and Human Services as an independent |
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378 | 378 | | 361procurement unit, the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or |
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379 | 379 | | 362the executive director's designee; or |
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380 | 380 | | 363 [(iv)] (v) for any other executive branch department, division, office, or entity that has |
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381 | 381 | | 364statutory procurement authority outside this chapter, and only to the extent of the procurement |
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382 | 382 | | 365activities of the department, division, office, or entity as an independent procurement unit |
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383 | 383 | | 366under the procurement authority provided outside this chapter for the department, division, |
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384 | 384 | | 367office, or entity, the chief executive officer of the department, division, office, or entity or the |
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385 | 385 | | 368chief executive officer's designee. 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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387 | 387 | | 369 [(57)] (58) "Procurement unit": |
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388 | 388 | | 370 (a) means: |
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389 | 389 | | 371 (i) a legislative procurement unit; |
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390 | 390 | | 372 (ii) an executive branch procurement unit; |
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391 | 391 | | 373 (iii) a judicial procurement unit; |
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392 | 392 | | 374 (iv) an educational procurement unit; |
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393 | 393 | | 375 (v) the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201; |
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394 | 394 | | 376 (vi) a local government procurement unit; |
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395 | 395 | | 377 (vii) a local district; |
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396 | 396 | | 378 (viii) a special service district; |
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397 | 397 | | 379 (ix) a local building authority; |
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398 | 398 | | 380 (x) a conservation district; and |
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399 | 399 | | 381 (xi) a public corporation; and |
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400 | 400 | | 382 (b) except for a project entity, to the extent that a project entity is subject to this chapter |
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401 | 401 | | 383as described in Section 11-13-316, does not include a political subdivision created under Title |
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402 | 402 | | 38411, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. |
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403 | 403 | | 385 [(58)] (59) "Professional service" means labor, effort, or work that requires specialized |
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404 | 404 | | 386knowledge, expertise, and discretion, including labor, effort, or work in the field of: |
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405 | 405 | | 387 (a) accounting; |
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406 | 406 | | 388 (b) administrative law judge service; |
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407 | 407 | | 389 (c) architecture; |
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408 | 408 | | 390 (d) construction design and management; |
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409 | 409 | | 391 (e) engineering; |
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410 | 410 | | 392 (f) financial services; |
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411 | 411 | | 393 (g) information technology; |
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412 | 412 | | 394 (h) the law; |
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413 | 413 | | 395 (i) medicine; |
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414 | 414 | | 396 (j) psychiatry; or |
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415 | 415 | | 397 (k) underwriting. |
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416 | 416 | | 398 [(59)] (60) "Protest officer" means: |
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417 | 417 | | 399 (a) for the division or an independent procurement unit: H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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419 | 419 | | 400 (i) the procurement official; |
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420 | 420 | | 401 (ii) the procurement official's designee who is an employee of the procurement unit; or |
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421 | 421 | | 402 (iii) a person designated by rule made by the rulemaking authority; or |
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422 | 422 | | 403 (b) for a procurement unit other than an independent procurement unit, the chief |
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423 | 423 | | 404procurement officer or the chief procurement officer's designee who is an employee of the |
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424 | 424 | | 405division . |
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425 | 425 | | 406 [(60)] (61) "Public corporation" means the same as that term is defined in Section |
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426 | 426 | | 40763E-1-102. |
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427 | 427 | | 408 [(61)] (62) "Project entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section |
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428 | 428 | | 40911-13-103. |
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429 | 429 | | 410 [(62)] (63) "Public entity" means the state or any other government entity within the |
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430 | 430 | | 411state that expends public funds. |
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431 | 431 | | 412 [(63)] (64) "Public facility" means a building, structure, infrastructure, improvement, |
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432 | 432 | | 413or other facility of a public entity. |
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433 | 433 | | 414 [(64)] (65) "Public funds" means money, regardless of its source, including from the |
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434 | 434 | | 415federal government, that is owned or held by a procurement unit. |
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435 | 435 | | 416 [(65)] (66) "Public transit district" means a public transit district organized under Title |
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436 | 436 | | 41717B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act. |
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437 | 437 | | 418 [(66)] (67) "Public-private partnership" means an arrangement or agreement, occurring |
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438 | 438 | | 419on or after January 1, 2017, between a procurement unit and one or more contractors to provide |
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439 | 439 | | 420for a public need through the development or operation of a project in which the contractor or |
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440 | 440 | | 421contractors share with the procurement unit the responsibility or risk of developing, owning, |
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441 | 441 | | 422maintaining, financing, or operating the project. |
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442 | 442 | | 423 [(67)] (68) "Qualified vendor" means a vendor who: |
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443 | 443 | | 424 (a) is responsible; and |
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444 | 444 | | 425 (b) submits a responsive statement of qualifications under Section 63G-6a-410 that |
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445 | 445 | | 426meets the minimum mandatory requirements, evaluation criteria, and any applicable score |
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446 | 446 | | 427thresholds set forth in the request for statement of qualifications. |
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447 | 447 | | 428 [(68)] (69) "Real property" means land and any building, fixture, improvement, |
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448 | 448 | | 429appurtenance, structure, or other development that is permanently affixed to land. |
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449 | 449 | | 430 [(69)] (70) "Request for information" means a nonbinding process through which a 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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451 | 451 | | 431procurement unit requests information relating to a procurement item. |
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452 | 452 | | 432 [(70)] (71) "Request for proposals" means a document used to solicit proposals to |
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453 | 453 | | 433provide a procurement item to a procurement unit, including all other documents that are |
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454 | 454 | | 434attached to that document or incorporated in that document by reference. |
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455 | 455 | | 435 [(71)] (72) "Request for proposals process" means the procurement process described |
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456 | 456 | | 436in Part 7, Request for Proposals. |
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457 | 457 | | 437 [(72)] (73) "Request for statement of qualifications" means a document used to solicit |
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458 | 458 | | 438information about the qualifications of a person interested in responding to a potential |
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459 | 459 | | 439procurement, including all other documents attached to that document or incorporated in that |
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460 | 460 | | 440document by reference. |
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461 | 461 | | 441 [(73)] (74) "Requirements contract" means a contract: |
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462 | 462 | | 442 (a) under which a contractor agrees to provide a procurement unit's entire requirements |
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463 | 463 | | 443for certain procurement items at prices specified in the contract during the contract period; and |
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464 | 464 | | 444 (b) that: |
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465 | 465 | | 445 (i) does not require a minimum purchase amount; or |
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466 | 466 | | 446 (ii) provides a maximum purchase limit. |
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467 | 467 | | 447 [(74)] (75) "Responsible" means being capable, in all respects, of: |
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468 | 468 | | 448 (a) meeting all the requirements of a solicitation; and |
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469 | 469 | | 449 (b) fully performing all the requirements of the contract resulting from the solicitation, |
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470 | 470 | | 450including being financially solvent with sufficient financial resources to perform the contract. |
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471 | 471 | | 451 [(75)] (76) "Responsive" means conforming in all material respects to the requirements |
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472 | 472 | | 452of a solicitation. |
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473 | 473 | | 453 [(76)] (77) "Rule" includes a policy or regulation adopted by the rulemaking authority, |
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474 | 474 | | 454if adopting a policy or regulation is the method the rulemaking authority uses to adopt |
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475 | 475 | | 455provisions that govern the applicable procurement unit. |
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476 | 476 | | 456 [(77)] (78) "Rulemaking authority" means: |
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477 | 477 | | 457 (a) for a legislative procurement unit, the Legislative Management Committee; |
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478 | 478 | | 458 (b) for a judicial procurement unit, the Judicial Council; |
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479 | 479 | | 459 (c) (i) only to the extent of the procurement authority expressly granted to the |
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480 | 480 | | 460procurement unit by statute: |
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481 | 481 | | 461 (A) for the facilities division, the facilities division; H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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483 | 483 | | 462 (B) for the Office of the Attorney General, the attorney general; |
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484 | 484 | | 463 (C) for the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201, the executive |
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485 | 485 | | 464director of the Department of Transportation; [and] |
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486 | 486 | | 465 (D) for the Department of Health and Human Services, the executive director of the |
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487 | 487 | | 466Department of Health and Human Services; and |
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488 | 488 | | 467 [(D)] (E) for any other executive branch department, division, office, or entity that has |
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489 | 489 | | 468statutory procurement authority outside this chapter, the governing authority of the department, |
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490 | 490 | | 469division, office, or entity; and |
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491 | 491 | | 470 (ii) for each other executive branch procurement unit, the board; |
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492 | 492 | | 471 (d) for a local government procurement unit: |
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493 | 493 | | 472 (i) the governing body of the local government unit; or |
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494 | 494 | | 473 (ii) an individual or body designated by the local government procurement unit; |
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495 | 495 | | 474 (e) for a school district or a public school, the board, except to the extent of a school |
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496 | 496 | | 475district's own nonadministrative rules that do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter; |
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497 | 497 | | 476 (f) for a state institution of higher education, the Utah Board of Higher Education; |
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498 | 498 | | 477 (g) for the State Board of Education or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the |
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499 | 499 | | 478State Board of Education; |
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500 | 500 | | 479 (h) for a public transit district, the chief executive of the public transit district; |
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501 | 501 | | 480 (i) for a local district other than a public transit district or for a special service district, |
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502 | 502 | | 481the board, except to the extent that the board of trustees of the local district or the governing |
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503 | 503 | | 482body of the special service district makes its own rules: |
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504 | 504 | | 483 (i) with respect to a subject addressed by board rules; or |
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505 | 505 | | 484 (ii) that are in addition to board rules; |
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506 | 506 | | 485 (j) for the Utah Educational Savings Plan, created in Section 53B-8a-103, the Utah |
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507 | 507 | | 486Board of Higher Education; |
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508 | 508 | | 487 (k) for the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, created in Section |
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509 | 509 | | 48853C-1-201, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees; |
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510 | 510 | | 489 (l) for the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office, created in Section 53D-1-201, |
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511 | 511 | | 490the School and Institutional Trust Fund Board of Trustees; |
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512 | 512 | | 491 (m) for the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201, the |
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513 | 513 | | 492Utah Communications Authority board, created in Section 63H-7a-203; or 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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515 | 515 | | 493 (n) for any other procurement unit, the board. |
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516 | 516 | | 494 [(78)] (79) "Service": |
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517 | 517 | | 495 (a) means labor, effort, or work to produce a result that is beneficial to a procurement |
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518 | 518 | | 496unit; |
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519 | 519 | | 497 (b) includes a professional service; and |
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520 | 520 | | 498 (c) does not include labor, effort, or work provided under an employment agreement or |
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521 | 521 | | 499a collective bargaining agreement. |
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522 | 522 | | 500 [(79)] (80) "Small purchase process" means the procurement process described in |
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523 | 523 | | 501Section 63G-6a-506. |
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524 | 524 | | 502 [(80)] (81) "Sole source contract" means a contract resulting from a sole source |
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525 | 525 | | 503procurement. |
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526 | 526 | | 504 [(81)] (82) "Sole source procurement" means a procurement without competition |
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527 | 527 | | 505pursuant to a determination under Subsection 63G-6a-802(1)(a) that there is only one source |
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528 | 528 | | 506for the procurement item. |
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529 | 529 | | 507 [(82)] (83) "Solicitation" means an invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request |
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530 | 530 | | 508for statement of qualifications. |
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531 | 531 | | 509 [(83)] (84) "Solicitation response" means: |
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532 | 532 | | 510 (a) a bid submitted in response to an invitation for bids; |
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533 | 533 | | 511 (b) a proposal submitted in response to a request for proposals; or |
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534 | 534 | | 512 (c) a statement of qualifications submitted in response to a request for statement of |
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535 | 535 | | 513qualifications. |
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536 | 536 | | 514 [(84)] (85) "Special service district" means the same as that term is defined in Section |
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537 | 537 | | 51517D-1-102. |
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538 | 538 | | 516 [(85)] (86) "Specification" means any description of the physical or functional |
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539 | 539 | | 517characteristics or of the nature of a procurement item included in an invitation for bids or a |
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540 | 540 | | 518request for proposals, or otherwise specified or agreed to by a procurement unit, including a |
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541 | 541 | | 519description of: |
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542 | 542 | | 520 (a) a requirement for inspecting or testing a procurement item; or |
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543 | 543 | | 521 (b) preparing a procurement item for delivery. |
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544 | 544 | | 522 [(86)] (87) "Standard procurement process" means: |
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545 | 545 | | 523 (a) the bidding process; H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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547 | 547 | | 524 (b) the request for proposals process; |
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548 | 548 | | 525 (c) the approved vendor list process; |
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549 | 549 | | 526 (d) the small purchase process; or |
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550 | 550 | | 527 (e) the design professional procurement process. |
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551 | 551 | | 528 [(87)] (88) "State cooperative contract" means a contract awarded by the division for |
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552 | 552 | | 529and in behalf of all public entities. |
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553 | 553 | | 530 [(88)] (89) "Statement of qualifications" means a written statement submitted to a |
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554 | 554 | | 531procurement unit in response to a request for statement of qualifications. |
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555 | 555 | | 532 [(89)] (90) "Subcontractor": |
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556 | 556 | | 533 (a) means a person under contract to perform part of a contractual obligation under the |
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557 | 557 | | 534control of the contractor, whether the person's contract is with the contractor directly or with |
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558 | 558 | | 535another person who is under contract to perform part of a contractual obligation under the |
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559 | 559 | | 536control of the contractor; and |
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560 | 560 | | 537 (b) includes a supplier, distributor, or other vendor that furnishes supplies or services |
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561 | 561 | | 538to a contractor. |
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562 | 562 | | 539 [(90)] (91) "Technology" means the same as "information technology," as defined in |
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563 | 563 | | 540Section 63A-16-102. |
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564 | 564 | | 541 [(91)] (92) "Tie bid" means that the lowest responsive bids of responsible bidders are |
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565 | 565 | | 542identical in price. |
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566 | 566 | | 543 [(92)] (93) "Time and materials contract" means a contract under which the contractor |
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567 | 567 | | 544is paid: |
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568 | 568 | | 545 (a) the actual cost of direct labor at specified hourly rates; |
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569 | 569 | | 546 (b) the actual cost of materials and equipment usage; and |
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570 | 570 | | 547 (c) an additional amount, expressly described in the contract, to cover overhead and |
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571 | 571 | | 548profit, that is not based on a percentage of the cost to the contractor. |
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572 | 572 | | 549 [(93)] (94) "Transitional costs": |
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573 | 573 | | 550 (a) means the costs of changing: |
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574 | 574 | | 551 (i) from an existing provider of a procurement item to another provider of that |
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575 | 575 | | 552procurement item; or |
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576 | 576 | | 553 (ii) from an existing type of procurement item to another type; |
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577 | 577 | | 554 (b) includes: 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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579 | 579 | | 555 (i) training costs; |
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580 | 580 | | 556 (ii) conversion costs; |
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581 | 581 | | 557 (iii) compatibility costs; |
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582 | 582 | | 558 (iv) costs associated with system downtime; |
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583 | 583 | | 559 (v) disruption of service costs; |
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584 | 584 | | 560 (vi) staff time necessary to implement the change; |
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585 | 585 | | 561 (vii) installation costs; and |
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586 | 586 | | 562 (viii) ancillary software, hardware, equipment, or construction costs; and |
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587 | 587 | | 563 (c) does not include: |
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588 | 588 | | 564 (i) the costs of preparing for or engaging in a procurement process; or |
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589 | 589 | | 565 (ii) contract negotiation or drafting costs. |
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590 | 590 | | 566 [(94)] (95) "Vendor": |
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591 | 591 | | 567 (a) means a person who is seeking to enter into a contract with a procurement unit to |
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592 | 592 | | 568provide a procurement item; and |
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593 | 593 | | 569 (b) includes: |
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594 | 594 | | 570 (i) a bidder; |
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595 | 595 | | 571 (ii) an offeror; |
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596 | 596 | | 572 (iii) an approved vendor; |
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597 | 597 | | 573 (iv) a design professional; and |
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598 | 598 | | 574 (v) a person who submits an unsolicited proposal under Section 63G-6a-712. |
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599 | 599 | | 575 Section 2. Section 63G-6a-107.6 is amended to read: |
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600 | 600 | | 576 63G-6a-107.6. Exemptions from chapter. |
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601 | 601 | | 577 (1) Except for this Subsection (1), the provisions of this chapter do not apply to: |
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602 | 602 | | 578 (a) a public entity's acquisition of a procurement item from another public entity; or |
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603 | 603 | | 579 (b) a public entity that is not a procurement unit, including the Colorado River |
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604 | 604 | | 580Authority of Utah as provided in Section 63M-14-210. |
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605 | 605 | | 581 (2) Unless otherwise provided by statute and except for this Subsection (2), the |
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606 | 606 | | 582provisions of this chapter do not apply to the acquisition or disposal of real property or an |
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607 | 607 | | 583interest in real property. |
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608 | 608 | | 584 (3) Except for this Subsection (3) and Part 24, Unlawful Conduct and Penalties, the |
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609 | 609 | | 585provisions of this chapter do not apply to: H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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611 | 611 | | 586 (a) funds administered under the Percent-for-Art Program of the Utah Percent-for-Art |
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612 | 612 | | 587Act; |
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613 | 613 | | 588 (b) a grant; |
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614 | 614 | | 589 (c) medical supplies or medical equipment, including service agreements for medical |
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615 | 615 | | 590equipment, obtained by the University of Utah Hospital or the Department of Health and |
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616 | 616 | | 591Human Services through a purchasing consortium if: |
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617 | 617 | | 592 (i) the consortium uses a competitive procurement process; and |
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618 | 618 | | 593 (ii) the chief administrative officer of the hospital or the Department of Health and |
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619 | 619 | | 594Human Services makes a written finding that the prices for purchasing medical supplies and |
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620 | 620 | | 595medical equipment through the consortium are competitive with market prices; |
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621 | 621 | | 596 (d) the purchase of firefighting supplies or equipment by the Division of Forestry, Fire, |
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622 | 622 | | 597and State Lands, created in Section 65A-1-4, through the federal General Services |
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623 | 623 | | 598Administration or the National Fire Cache system; |
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624 | 624 | | 599 (e) supplies purchased for resale to the public; or |
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625 | 625 | | 600 (f) activities related to the management of investments by a public entity granted |
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626 | 626 | | 601investment authority by law. |
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627 | 627 | | 602 (4) This chapter does not supersede the requirements for retention or withholding of |
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628 | 628 | | 603construction proceeds and release of construction proceeds as provided in Section 13-8-5. |
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629 | 629 | | 604 (5) Except for this Subsection (5), the provisions of this chapter do not apply to a |
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630 | 630 | | 605procurement unit's hiring a mediator, arbitrator, or arbitration panel member to participate in |
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631 | 631 | | 606the procurement unit's dispute resolution efforts. |
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632 | 632 | | 607 Section 3. Section 63G-6a-107.7 is amended to read: |
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633 | 633 | | 608 63G-6a-107.7. Procurement rules. |
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634 | 634 | | 609 (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), the rulemaking authority for a procurement unit |
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635 | 635 | | 610shall make rules relating to the management and control of procurements and procurement |
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636 | 636 | | 611procedures by the procurement unit. |
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637 | 637 | | 612 (b) Building board rules governing procurement of construction projects, design |
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638 | 638 | | 613professional services, and leases apply to the procurement of construction projects, design |
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639 | 639 | | 614professional services, and leases of real property, respectively, by the Division of Facilities |
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640 | 640 | | 615Construction and Management. |
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641 | 641 | | 616 (2) A rulemaking authority may not adopt rules, policies, or regulations that are 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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643 | 643 | | 617inconsistent with this chapter. |
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644 | 644 | | 618 (3) An individual or body that makes rules as required or authorized in this chapter |
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645 | 645 | | 619shall make the rules: |
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646 | 646 | | 620 (a) in accordance with Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, if the |
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647 | 647 | | 621individual or body is subject to Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or |
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648 | 648 | | 622 (b) in accordance with the established process for making rules or their equivalent, if |
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649 | 649 | | 623the individual or body is not subject to Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. |
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650 | 650 | | 624 (4) The rules of the rulemaking authority for the executive branch procurement unit |
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651 | 651 | | 625shall require, for each contract and request for proposals, the inclusion of a clause that requires |
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652 | 652 | | 626the issuing procurement unit, for the duration of the contract, to make available contact |
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653 | 653 | | 627information of the winning contractor to the Department of Workforce Services in accordance |
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654 | 654 | | 628with Section 35A-2-203. This requirement does not preclude a contractor from advertising job |
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655 | 655 | | 629openings in other forums throughout the state. |
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656 | 656 | | 630 (5) The Department of Transportation may make rules governing the procurement of a |
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657 | 657 | | 631highway construction project or highway improvement project. |
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658 | 658 | | 632 (6) The rulemaking authority for a public transit district may make rules governing the |
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659 | 659 | | 633procurement of a transit construction project or a transit improvement project. |
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660 | 660 | | 634 (7) The Department of Health and Human Services may make rules governing the |
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661 | 661 | | 635procurement of a human services procurement item. |
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662 | 662 | | 636 Section 4. Section 63G-6a-1702 is amended to read: |
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663 | 663 | | 637 63G-6a-1702. Appeal to Utah State Procurement Policy Board -- Appointment of |
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664 | 664 | | 638procurement appeals panel -- Proceedings. |
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665 | 665 | | 639 (1) [This] Except as provided in Section 63G-6a-1702, this part applies to all |
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666 | 666 | | 640procurement units other than: |
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667 | 667 | | 641 (a) a legislative procurement unit; |
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668 | 668 | | 642 (b) a judicial procurement unit; |
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669 | 669 | | 643 (c) a nonadopting local government procurement unit; or |
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670 | 670 | | 644 (d) a public transit district. |
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671 | 671 | | 645 (2) (a) Subject to Section 63G-6a-1703, a protestor may appeal to the board a protest |
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672 | 672 | | 646decision of a procurement unit that is subject to this part by filing a written notice of appeal |
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673 | 673 | | 647with the chair of the board within seven days after: H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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675 | 675 | | 648 (i) the day on which the written decision described in Section 63G-6a-1603 is: |
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676 | 676 | | 649 (A) personally served on the party or the party's representative; or |
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677 | 677 | | 650 (B) emailed or mailed to the address or email address provided by the party under |
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678 | 678 | | 651Subsection 63G-6a-1602(4); or |
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679 | 679 | | 652 (ii) the day on which the 30-day period described in Subsection 63G-6a-1603(9) ends, |
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680 | 680 | | 653if a written decision is not issued before the end of the 30-day period. |
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681 | 681 | | 654 (b) A notice of appeal under Subsection (2)(a) shall: |
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682 | 682 | | 655 (i) include the address of record and email address of record of the party filing the |
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683 | 683 | | 656notice of appeal; and |
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684 | 684 | | 657 (ii) be accompanied by a copy of any written protest decision. |
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685 | 685 | | 658 (c) The deadline for appealing a protest decision may not be modified. |
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686 | 686 | | 659 (3) A person may not base an appeal of a protest under this section on: |
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687 | 687 | | 660 (a) a ground not specified in the person's protest under Section 63G-6a-1602; or |
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688 | 688 | | 661 (b) new or additional evidence not considered by the protest officer. |
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689 | 689 | | 662 (4) (a) A person may not appeal from a protest described in Section 63G-6a-1602, |
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690 | 690 | | 663unless: |
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691 | 691 | | 664 (i) a decision on the protest has been issued; or |
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692 | 692 | | 665 (ii) a decision is not issued and the 30-day period described in Subsection |
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693 | 693 | | 66663G-6a-1603(9), or a longer period agreed to by the parties, has passed. |
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694 | 694 | | 667 (b) A procurement unit may not appeal a protest decision or other determination made |
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695 | 695 | | 668by the procurement unit's protest officer. |
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696 | 696 | | 669 (5) (a) Within seven days after the chair of the board receives a written notice of an |
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697 | 697 | | 670appeal under this section, the chair shall submit a written request to the protest officer for the |
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698 | 698 | | 671protest appeal record. |
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699 | 699 | | 672 (b) Within seven days after the chair receives the protest appeal record from the protest |
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700 | 700 | | 673officer, the appointing officer shall, in consultation with the attorney general's office: |
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701 | 701 | | 674 (i) review the appeal to determine whether the appeal complies with the requirements |
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702 | 702 | | 675of Subsections (2), (3), and (4) and Section 63G-6a-1703; and |
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703 | 703 | | 676 (ii) (A) dismiss any claim asserted in the appeal, or dismiss the appeal, without holding |
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704 | 704 | | 677a hearing if the appointing officer determines that the claim or appeal, respectively, fails to |
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705 | 705 | | 678comply with any of the requirements listed in Subsection (5)(b)(i); or 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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707 | 707 | | 679 (B) appoint a procurement appeals panel to conduct an administrative review of any |
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708 | 708 | | 680claim in the appeal that has not been dismissed under Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A), if the appointing |
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709 | 709 | | 681officer determines that one or more claims asserted in the appeal comply with the requirements |
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710 | 710 | | 682listed in Subsection (5)(b)(i). |
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711 | 711 | | 683 (c) A procurement appeals panel appointed under Subsection (5)(a) shall consist of an |
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712 | 712 | | 684odd number of at least three individuals, each of whom is: |
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713 | 713 | | 685 (i) a member of the board; or |
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714 | 714 | | 686 (ii) a designee of a member appointed under Subsection (5)(c)(i), if the designee is |
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715 | 715 | | 687approved by the chair of the board. |
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716 | 716 | | 688 (d) The appointing officer shall appoint one of the members of the procurement |
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717 | 717 | | 689appeals panel to serve as the coordinator of the panel. |
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718 | 718 | | 690 (e) The appointing officer may: |
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719 | 719 | | 691 (i) appoint the same procurement appeals panel to hear more than one appeal; or |
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720 | 720 | | 692 (ii) appoint a separate procurement appeals panel for each appeal. |
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721 | 721 | | 693 (f) The appointing officer may not appoint a person to a procurement appeals panel if |
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722 | 722 | | 694the person is employed by the procurement unit responsible for the solicitation, contract award, |
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723 | 723 | | 695or other action that is the subject of the protestor's protest. |
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724 | 724 | | 696 (g) The appointing officer shall, at the time the procurement appeals panel is |
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725 | 725 | | 697appointed, provide appeals panel members with a copy of the notice of appeal filed under |
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726 | 726 | | 698Subsection (2) and the protest decision record. |
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727 | 727 | | 699 (6) (a) A procurement appeals panel described in Subsection (5): |
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728 | 728 | | 700 (i) shall conduct an administrative review of the appeal within 30 days after the day on |
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729 | 729 | | 701which the procurement appeals panel is appointed, or before a later date that all parties agree |
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730 | 730 | | 702upon, unless the appeal is dismissed under Subsection (8)(a); and |
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731 | 731 | | 703 (ii) (A) may, as part of the administrative review and at the sole discretion of the |
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732 | 732 | | 704procurement appeals panel, conduct an informal hearing, if the procurement appeals panel |
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733 | 733 | | 705considers a hearing to be necessary; and |
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734 | 734 | | 706 (B) if the procurement appeals panel conducts an informal hearing, shall, at least seven |
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735 | 735 | | 707days before the hearing, mail, email, or hand-deliver a written notice of the hearing to the |
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736 | 736 | | 708parties to the appeal. |
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737 | 737 | | 709 (b) A procurement appeals panel may, during an informal hearing, ask questions and H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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739 | 739 | | 710receive responses regarding the appeal and the protest appeal record to assist the procurement |
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740 | 740 | | 711appeals panel to understand the basis of the appeal and information contained in the protest |
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741 | 741 | | 712appeal record, but may not otherwise take any additional evidence or consider any additional |
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742 | 742 | | 713ground for the appeal. |
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743 | 743 | | 714 (7) A procurement appeals panel shall consider and decide the appeal based solely on: |
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744 | 744 | | 715 (a) the notice of appeal and the protest appeal record; and |
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745 | 745 | | 716 (b) responses received during an informal hearing, if an informal hearing is held and to |
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746 | 746 | | 717the extent allowed under Subsection (6)(b). |
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747 | 747 | | 718 (8) A procurement appeals panel: |
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748 | 748 | | 719 (a) may dismiss an appeal if the appeal does not comply with the requirements of this |
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749 | 749 | | 720chapter; and |
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750 | 750 | | 721 (b) shall uphold the protest decision unless the protest decision is arbitrary and |
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751 | 751 | | 722capricious or clearly erroneous. |
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752 | 752 | | 723 (9) The procurement appeals panel shall, within seven days after the day on which the |
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753 | 753 | | 724procurement appeals panel concludes the administrative review: |
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754 | 754 | | 725 (a) issue a written decision on the appeal; and |
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755 | 755 | | 726 (b) mail, email, or hand-deliver the written decision on the appeal to the parties to the |
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756 | 756 | | 727appeal and to the protest officer. |
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757 | 757 | | 728 (10) (a) The deliberations of a procurement appeals panel may be held in private. |
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758 | 758 | | 729 (b) If the procurement appeals panel is a public body, as defined in Section 52-4-103, |
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759 | 759 | | 730the procurement appeals panel shall comply with Section 52-4-205 in closing a meeting for its |
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760 | 760 | | 731deliberations. |
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761 | 761 | | 732 (11) A procurement appeals panel may continue an administrative review under this |
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762 | 762 | | 733section beyond the 30-day period described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) if the procurement appeals |
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763 | 763 | | 734panel determines that the continuance is in the interests of justice. |
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764 | 764 | | 735 (12) If a procurement appeals panel determines that the decision of the protest officer is |
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765 | 765 | | 736arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous, the procurement appeals panel: |
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766 | 766 | | 737 (a) shall remand the matter to the protest officer, to cure the problem or render a new |
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767 | 767 | | 738decision; |
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768 | 768 | | 739 (b) may recommend action that the protest officer should take; and |
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769 | 769 | | 740 (c) may not order that: 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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771 | 771 | | 741 (i) a contract be awarded to a certain person; |
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772 | 772 | | 742 (ii) a contract or solicitation be cancelled; or |
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773 | 773 | | 743 (iii) any other action be taken other than the action described in Subsection (12)(a). |
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774 | 774 | | 744 (13) The board shall make rules relating to the conduct of an appeals proceeding, |
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775 | 775 | | 745including rules that provide for: |
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776 | 776 | | 746 (a) expedited proceedings; and |
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777 | 777 | | 747 (b) electronic participation in the proceedings by panel members and participants. |
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778 | 778 | | 748 (14) The Rules of Evidence do not apply to a hearing held by a procurement appeals |
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779 | 779 | | 749panel. |
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780 | 780 | | 750 (15) Part 20, Records, applies to the records involved in the process described in this |
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781 | 781 | | 751section, including the decision issued by a procurement appeals panel. |
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782 | 782 | | 752 Section 5. Section 63G-6a-2501 is enacted to read: |
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783 | 783 | | 753 Part 25. Human Services Procurements |
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784 | 784 | | 754 63G-6a-2501. Definitions. |
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785 | 785 | | 755 As used in this part: |
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786 | 786 | | 756 (1) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services. |
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787 | 787 | | 757 (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department. |
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788 | 788 | | 758 Section 6. Section 63G-6a-2502 is enacted to read: |
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789 | 789 | | 759 63G-6a-2502. Procurement advisory council -- Appointment. |
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790 | 790 | | 760 The executive director may appoint an advisory council to advise and make |
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791 | 791 | | 761recommendations to the department on the procurement of a human services procurement item, |
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792 | 792 | | 762including recommendations regarding persons to be debarred or suspended under Section |
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793 | 793 | | 76363G-6a-2504. |
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794 | 794 | | 764 Section 7. Section 63G-6a-2503 is enacted to read: |
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795 | 795 | | 765 63G-6a-2503. Direct purchase procurement process requirements -- Payment |
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796 | 796 | | 766information on website. |
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797 | 797 | | 767 (1) The department may, without issuing a solicitation, directly purchase from, or |
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798 | 798 | | 768contract with, another person for the following human services procurement items: |
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799 | 799 | | 769 (a) medical, dental, behavioral, psychological, psychiatric, or substance use evaluation |
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800 | 800 | | 770and treatment for an individual; |
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801 | 801 | | 771 (b) assistance payments on behalf of an individual that are intended to keep the H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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803 | 803 | | 772individual out of a higher level of care or prevent or reduce the need for additional department |
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804 | 804 | | 773services; |
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805 | 805 | | 774 (c) services for which the individual receiving the services has the right to choose the |
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806 | 806 | | 775person who provides the services; |
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807 | 807 | | 776 (d) services for which the department makes a written determination, made available to |
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808 | 808 | | 777the public, that the individual's need to receive services from a particular provider outweigh the |
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809 | 809 | | 778public interest in issuing a competitive procurement; |
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810 | 810 | | 779 (e) adoption subsidy and maintenance payments; |
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811 | 811 | | 780 (f) child placing services for an individual adoption; |
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812 | 812 | | 781 (g) death investigation services; or |
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813 | 813 | | 782 (h) residential treatment services for an individual after all providers under contract |
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814 | 814 | | 783from a competitive procurement are exhausted. |
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815 | 815 | | 784 (2) The department shall: |
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816 | 816 | | 785 (a) maintain a written record of the name of all persons who provide services under this |
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817 | 817 | | 786section; and |
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818 | 818 | | 787 (b) annually publish on the department's website the total amount paid to each person |
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819 | 819 | | 788under this section during the immediately preceding five-year period. |
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820 | 820 | | 789 Section 8. Section 63G-6a-2504 is enacted to read: |
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821 | 821 | | 790 63G-6a-2504. Open enrollment procurement process requirements. |
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822 | 822 | | 791 (1) The department may contract with another person for a human services |
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823 | 823 | | 792procurement item in accordance with the open enrollment invitation process described in this |
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824 | 824 | | 793section. |
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825 | 825 | | 794 (2) (a) The department may issue an open enrollment invitation for applications to |
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826 | 826 | | 795provide the department a human services procurement item that includes: |
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827 | 827 | | 796 (i) a description of the human services procurement item the department is seeking to |
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828 | 828 | | 797obtain; |
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829 | 829 | | 798 (ii) the time period for which the invitation will remain open for applications; |
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830 | 830 | | 799 (iii) the requirements for submission of an application; |
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831 | 831 | | 800 (iv) the payment rate or a description of the process for determining the payment rate |
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832 | 832 | | 801for the human services procurement item; |
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833 | 833 | | 802 (v) the requirements a provider is required to meet to be awarded a contract for the 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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835 | 835 | | 803human service procurement item; and |
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836 | 836 | | 804 (vi) the required terms and conditions of a contract if awarded. |
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837 | 837 | | 805 (b) The department shall publish the invitation in accordance with the notice |
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838 | 838 | | 806requirements for a solicitation described in Section 63G-6a-2506. |
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839 | 839 | | 807 (c) The department may: |
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840 | 840 | | 808 (i) keep an invitation open for an indeterminate or specified time period; |
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841 | 841 | | 809 (ii) close an invitation if the need for additional providers for a human services |
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842 | 842 | | 810procurement item no longer exists; or |
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843 | 843 | | 811 (iii) reissue an invitation after closing the invitation. |
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844 | 844 | | 812 (d) The department may provide technical application assistance to a person applying |
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845 | 845 | | 813to an invitation. |
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846 | 846 | | 814 (3) (a) Upon receipt of an application to an invitation, the department shall: |
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847 | 847 | | 815 (i) review the application to determine compliance with the requirements described in |
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848 | 848 | | 816Subsection (2)(a); |
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849 | 849 | | 817 (ii) award a contract to a person whose application complies with Subsection (2)(a); |
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850 | 850 | | 818and |
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851 | 851 | | 819 (iii) reject an application that does not comply with Subsection (2)(a). |
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852 | 852 | | 820 (b) If the department closes an invitation, the department may reject an application |
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853 | 853 | | 821submitted before the invitation is closed. |
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854 | 854 | | 822 (c) The department may allow a person to correct deficiencies in an application during |
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855 | 855 | | 823the department's review of the application under Subsection (3)(a). |
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856 | 856 | | 824 (4) If a person's application is rejected under Subsection (3): |
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857 | 857 | | 825 (a) the department shall notify the person of the rejection in writing; and |
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858 | 858 | | 826 (b) the person may not reapply to the same invitation for at least 12 months after the |
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859 | 859 | | 827day on which the rejection is issued. |
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860 | 860 | | 828 (5) The department shall make rules to establish procedures to ensure the open |
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861 | 861 | | 829enrollment invitation process described in this section is administered in an open and fair |
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862 | 862 | | 830manner that provides any interested, qualified provider the ability to obtain a contract. |
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863 | 863 | | 831 Section 9. Section 63G-6a-2505 is enacted to read: |
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864 | 864 | | 832 63G-6a-2505. Debarred or suspension from consideration for award of contract. |
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865 | 865 | | 833 (1) The executive director may: H.B. 561 02-24-23 12:46 PM |
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867 | 867 | | 834 (a) debar or suspend a person from consideration for award of contracts for a human |
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868 | 868 | | 835services procurement item for any amount of time in accordance with the process described in |
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869 | 869 | | 836Subsection 63G-6a-904(1); and |
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870 | 870 | | 837 (b) obtain the recommendation of the council before debarring or suspending the |
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871 | 871 | | 838person. |
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872 | 872 | | 839 (2) The council shall recommend that the executive director debar or suspend a person |
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873 | 873 | | 840for award of contracts for a human services procurement item if the person: |
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874 | 874 | | 841 (a) is convicted of a criminal offense: |
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875 | 875 | | 842 (i) for actions taken to obtain or perform under a public or private contract; |
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876 | 876 | | 843 (ii) for embezzlement, fraud, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of |
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877 | 877 | | 844records, or receiving stolen property; or |
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878 | 878 | | 845 (iii) under Title 76, Chapter 10, Part 31, Utah Antitrust Act, or another antitrust law; |
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879 | 879 | | 846 (b) fails, without good cause, to perform in accordance with the terms of a contract |
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880 | 880 | | 847with the department; |
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881 | 881 | | 848 (c) commits two or more violations of department rules made in accordance with Title |
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882 | 882 | | 84963G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; |
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883 | 883 | | 850 (d) violates this chapter; |
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884 | 884 | | 851 (e) poses a significant risk of harm to department clients or the department; |
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885 | 885 | | 852 (f) is barred or suspended from providing services to another governmental agency; or |
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886 | 886 | | 853 (g) takes another action that the council determines is fraudulent or substantially affects |
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887 | 887 | | 854the person's ability to perform under a contract with the department for a human services |
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888 | 888 | | 855procurement item. |
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889 | 889 | | 856 Section 10. Section 63G-6a-2506 is enacted to read: |
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890 | 890 | | 857 63G-6a-2506. Public notice requirements. |
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891 | 891 | | 858 (1) The department may post notice of a solicitation in accordance with Subsection |
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892 | 892 | | 85963G-6a-112(1) at least three days before the day of the deadline for submission of a solicitation |
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893 | 893 | | 860response. |
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894 | 894 | | 861 (2) The department may reduce the three-day period described in Subsection (1) in |
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895 | 895 | | 862accordance with Subsection 63G-6a-112(2). |
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896 | 896 | | 863 Section 11. Section 63G-6a-2507 is enacted to read: |
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897 | 897 | | 864 63G-6a-2507. Human services procurement appeals process. 02-24-23 12:46 PM H.B. 561 |
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899 | 899 | | 865 (1) A protester may appeal a protest decision to the department in the same manner a |
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900 | 900 | | 866protest may be appealed to the board under Part 17, Procurement Appeals Board. |
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901 | 901 | | 867 (2) In conducting an appeal under Subsection (1), the executive director has the same |
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902 | 902 | | 868powers and authority as the chair of the board and the appointing officer in an appeal |
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903 | 903 | | 869conducted under Part 17, Procurement Appeals Board, including the power to appoint a |
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904 | 904 | | 870procurement appeals panel to conduct a review of a claim in the appeal. |
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