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IN HB1049
Bill
Status
1/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Bacon
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AI Summary
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Amends Indiana Code IC 5-22-9 to establish requirements for state agency purchasing through requests for proposals
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Requires price to be assigned at least 50% of the total possible score when evaluation includes factors beyond price and quality
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Establishes rules for applying business preference factors (minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran's business enterprises), including that each factor may be applied only once per proposal and only one factor per person identified in the proposal
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Ensures Indiana business preferences are applied by adjusting offer prices using existing IC 5-22-15 procedures before scoring proposals
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Requires purchasing agencies to provide offerors with an explanation of scoring requirements, scoring methods, and how their specific score was computed before conducting discussions or awarding contracts
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Effective July 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Public purchasing. Specifies requirements for the department of administration's application of factors or criteria to proposals offered in response to a request for proposals for a purchase by a state agency. Requires the department of administration, before a contract is awarded, to provide an explanation of the method by which the factors or criteria are applied to a proposal.
Last Action
Representative Riecken added as coauthor
1/13/2016