PAP.2.6.060 Competitive Proposals

(a) Competitive Proposals. Competitive proposals (including turnkey proposals for development) may be used if there is an adequate method of evaluating technical proposals and an adequate number of qualified sources to be solicited; and when the Tribe determines that conditions are not appropriate to use the sealed bidding procurement process (i.e. there is not a complete, adequate, and realistic specification or purchase description available and selection of the successful bidder cannot be made principally on the basis of price).

(b) Architect/Engineer Services. Architect/engineering services may be obtained by either the competitive proposal process or qualifications-based selection procedures. Sealed bidding, however, shall not be used to obtain architect/engineer services. Under qualifications-based selection procedures, a competitor's qualifications are evaluated and the most qualified competitor is selected, subject to the negotiation of a fair and reasonable contract amount. Price is not used as a selection factor under this method.

(c) Qualifications. Qualifications based selection procedures shall not be used to purchase other types of services (even though architect-engineer firms are potential sources).

(d) Procedures. Procedures for management improvement contracts and other professional services utilizing competitive proposals.