La. Admin. Code tit. 34 § V-2603

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-2603 - Content in Requests for Proposals [Formerly LAC 34:V.2545(A)(1)]

A. All request for proposals (RFP) solicitations should:

1. specifically define the task and desired results of project;

2. identify agency liaison personnel and resources available to the contractor;

3. state approximately when the contractor can begin the work, plus an estimate of the time necessary to accomplish the work, if applicable;

4. specify applicable procedures concerning billing, documentation requirements, progress reports, and final reports, if applicable;

5. specify that a minimum of two copies of the proposal be submitted;

6. inform the potential contractors of the criteria and the selection methodology and the weight which will be applied to each significant evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating the proposals' responsiveness to the RFP;

7. inform the potential contractors that the state reserves the right to use the best and final offer (BAFO) process as a part of the competitive negotiation process to clarify the scope of work and/ or to obtain the most cost effective pricing available from the proposer along with the proposers most favorable terms in response to the solicitation. When used, inform the potential contractors of the evaluation criteria and associated weights, if different from the initial scoring criteria and weights;

8. require potential contractors to include the following information in their proposals:

a. a description of the firm's qualifications, including a specific list of personnel to be used in the services and their qualifications (at least list the number and the qualifications of each position). However, a rÃsumà should be required on each of the key personnel. Additionally, the contractor should be required to stipulate that these personnel will not be substituted or removed from the contract without prior approval of the using agency;

b. a list of the agencies with names and contact persons, for whom similar work has been done;

c. if applicable, the length of time needed for the services, broken down by phases, if phasing is necessary;

d. the proposed methodology for accomplishing the services with a precise statement of what the state will receive as an end product of the services (this is sometimes referred to as the technical section of the proposal);

e. for consulting services, an itemized cost statement showing various classes of man-hours at appropriate rate, delineated by phases, if phasing is used, and an itemized listing of all other expenses or fees that are expected to be paid by the state and a complete breakdown of consultant overhead rate, if applicable;

f. for social services, a detailed budget or other cost breakdown as may be required by the using agency and/or the federal government.

B. All request for proposals (RFP) solicitations shall:

1. provide for a blackout period in accordance with §341 of this Part;

2. require, and provide prominent notice, that a proposal must attain a minimum technical score equal to 50 percent or more of available technical points to be eligible to proceed to evaluation of cost or other point categories. No proposal which has failed to attain or exceed such a minimum technical score may be evaluated for cost, certified small entrepreneurship initiative participation, or any other category, nor may any prior calculation for cost or certified small entrepreneurship initiative participation be included in any final comparative tabulation if the proposer's technical score falls below 50 percent of available technical points subsequently. The State Chief Procurement Officer, or his designee, may waive the requirement to include this provision in writing if doing so is determined to be in the best interests of the state.

3. require, and provide prominent notice, if the RFP allocates points for Hudson or Veteran initiative points, that any awarded proposer which includes a good faith subcontracting plan for certified small entrepreneurship (e.g. Hudson, Veteran, or Service-Connected Disabled Veteran) initiative participation shall be subject to audit by the Louisiana Department of Economic Development or the Office of State Procurement to determine whether the contractor has complied in good faith with its subcontracting plan. The contractor must be able to provide supporting documentation to demonstrate that the good faith subcontracting plan was followed. If it is determined at any time by the using agency or the Office of State Procurement that the contractor did not in fact perform in good faith its subcontracting plan relative to certified small entrepreneurship initiative participation, the contract award or contract may be terminated by the Office of State Procurement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 34, § V-2603

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Contractual Review, LR 4:495 (December 1978), amended LR 7:180 (April 1981), LR 8:594 (November 1982), LR 10:459 (June 1984), LR 11:1072 (November 1985), repromulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Purchasing, LR 40:2567 (December 2014), amended LR 40:2545 (December 2014), amended by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Procurement, LR 41:1283 (July 2015), repromulgated LR 41:1670 (September 2015), amended LR 44:767 (April 2018), LR 47588 (5/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1490(B).