Common use of PROCESS FOR AWARDING TASK ORDERS - TWO STEP METHOD Clause in Contracts

PROCESS FOR AWARDING TASK ORDERS - TWO STEP METHOD. The Authority will ensure that each contractor has a fair opportunity for award of Task Orders in accordance with the following procedures: (a) Prior to awarding a task order, the Authority will determine evaluation criteria for that task order and will request a technical proposal from all contractors. (b) The technical proposals will be evaluated by a small team of evaluators using the pre-determined evaluation criteria. (c) The firm which is deemed most qualified will be requested to submit a price proposal and negotiations will be conducted with that firm if needed. (d) In the event the Authority is unable to reach an agreement with the most qualified firm, negotiations with that firm will be terminated and a price proposal will be requested from the next most qualified firm. (e) The process will continue until the Authority reaches an agreement. The task order will then be awarded. (f) The Contractor is not required to submit a price proposal for every request for proposals. However, failure to respond to a reasonable number of proposals during the Contract Term may result in the Authority not exercising its option to extend the Contract.