Section 3-122-16.03 - Public notice(a) Public notice of the solicitation pursuant to subchapter 4.5, 5, 6, 6.5, or 7 shall be made for the purpose of securing competition.(b) The public notice of the solicitation pursuant to subchapters 4.5, 5, 6, and 6.5 shall include the following information: (1) A brief description of the good, service, or construction desired; or for solicitations seeking providers for federal grant contracts, the title of the grant application or funding source and a brief description of the services being sought;(2) Where and when the solicitation will be available and a phone number or e-mail address where interested parties may request a copy;(3) How long the solicitation will be available, i.e., the deadline for the responses to the solicitation;(4) Other appropriate information, e.g., a notice of intention to offer pursuant to section 3-122-111 or the time, date, and location of the pre-bid or pre-proposal conference;(5) For request for interest pursuant to section 3-122-16.31, a statement that the purpose of the request is to select a provider or providers for federal grants; and(6) For a multi-step invitation for bids pursuant to subchapter 6.5, a general statement that the bid is multi-step and the due date(s) of the unpriced technical offer and priced offer. A copy of the solicitation shall be made available for public inspection and pick up at the office of the procurement officer issuing the solicitation.
(c) Public notice for professional services pursuant to section 103D-304, HRS, and subchapter 7 shall invite persons to submit statements of qualifications that may include but not be limited to: (1) The name of the firm or person, the principal place of business, and location of all of its offices;(2) The age of the firm and its average number of employees over the past years;(3) The education, training, and qualifications of key members of the firm;(4) The names and phone numbers of up to five clients who may be contacted, including at least two for whom services were rendered during the preceding year; and(5) Any promotional or descriptive literature which the firm desires to submit. Firms or persons may amend statements of qualifications at any time by filing a new statement and shall immediately inform the head of the purchasing agency of any change in their submission that would disqualify the firm or person from being considered for a contract award.
(d) The public notice under subsections (b) and (c) shall be publicized as follows: (1) At a minimum, statewide and countywide public notices shall be publicized on a purchasing agency or provider internet site;(2) Optionally, and in addition to paragraph (1), the following may be used: (A) Newspaper publication: (i) For statewide publication, a daily or weekly publication of statewide circulation; or separate daily or weekly publications whose combined circulation is statewide;(ii) For countywide publication, a daily or weekly publication in the pertinent county;(B) Notice by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission to persons on any applicable bidders mailing list, if any; and(C) Any other method the procurement officer deems effective for publicizing the solicitation.Haw. Code R. § 3-122-16.03
[Eff and comp MAR 21 2008] (Auth: HRS §§ 103D-202, 103 § 3-122-16.05 302, 103D-303, 103D-304) (Imp: HRS §§ 103-302, 103D-303, 103D-304)