La. Admin. Code tit. 19 § III-1703

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

Section III-1703 - Consulting Services

A. Criteria for Requests for Proposal for Consulting Services under LAC 19.III.Chapter 17. When the award for a contract for consulting services has been set-aside for minority-owned business participation, and at the time request for proposals are to be distributed, there are not at least three certified minority-owned businesses available to bid on the contract or class of contracts involved or the contract has not been set-aside in accordance with §1517. D of this Part and regulations, the award shall be made on the basis of open competitive bidding under the Louisiana Procurement Code.

B. Proposals submitted by certified minority-owned businesses shall be credited with such additional amounts as would amount to 10 percent of the maximum number of points which could be awarded to any single proposal under the criteria set forth in the request for proposals.

C. The maximum number of additional points specified above shall be awarded only where the certified minority-owned business is the prime contractor under the contract, and retaining and performing at least 51 percent of the dollar value of the work to be contracted.

D. For otherwise qualified proposals, where the certified minority-owned business participates in less than 51 percent of the total dollar value of work, the number of additional points to be credited shall be calculated by multiplying the maximum additional points by the dollar value percent participation of the minority-owned business.

E. In all cases, the state agency or educational institution actually making the award, either under open competitive bidding or under the set-aside provisions of this Title, may reject all proposals if it is determined based upon reasons provided in writing that such action is in the best interest of the state. One reason, but not the only reason, for rejection of all bids when the contract has been set-aside under the set-aside provisions of this Title, shall be if prices obtained exceeded more than 15 percent of what could have been obtained via open-market competition.

La. Admin. Code tit. 19, § III-1703

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Minority Business Enterprises, LR 11:347 (April 1985), amended LR 13:497 (September 1987).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1951-1969 and R.S. 39:1981-1991.