Utah Code 63G-6a-409. Request for information
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(1) A procurement unit may issue a request for information to obtain information, comments, or suggestions before issuing a solicitation.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-6a-409
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contract: means an agreement for a procurement. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Procurement: means the acquisition of a procurement item through an expenditure of public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition through a public-private partnership. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
- Request for information: means a nonbinding process through which a procurement unit requests information relating to a procurement item. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
- Solicitation: means an invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request for statement of qualifications. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
- Standard procurement process: means :(88)(a) the bidding process;(88)(b) the request for proposals process;(88)(c) the approved vendor list process;(88)(d) the small purchase process; or(88)(e) the design professional procurement process. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103(2)(2)(a) A request for information is not a procurement process and may not be used to:(2)(a)(i) negotiate fees;(2)(a)(ii) make a purchase;(2)(a)(iii) determine whether a procurement may be made under Part 8, Exceptions to Procurement Requirements; or(2)(a)(iv) enter into a contract.(2)(b) To make a purchase or enter into a contract, a procurement unit is required to:(2)(b)(i) use a standard procurement process; or(2)(b)(ii) comply with an exception to the requirement to use a standard procurement process, as described in Part 8, Exceptions to Procurement Requirements.(3) A response to a request for information is not an offer and may not be accepted to form a binding contract.(4) A procurement unit that receives pricing information in response to a request for information shall ensure that an individual who serves on an evaluation committee to evaluate proposals that include a proposal as to which the pricing information applies does not have access to the pricing information, except as provided in Subsection 63G-6a-707(7).(5) A record containing information submitted to or by a governmental entity in response to a request for information is a protected record under Section 63G-2-305.