REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP NUMBER: 0A1031 DATE ISSUED

From the opening of the Proposals to the award of the Contract, everyone evaluating Proposals on behalf
of the State will seek to limit access to information contained in the Proposals solely to those people with
a need to know the information. The State also will seek to keep this information away from other
offerors, and the State may not tell one offeror about the contents of another offeror's Proposal in order to
gain a negotiating advantage.
Before the award of the Contract or cancellation of the RFP, any offeror that seeks to gain access to the
contents of another offeror's Proposal may be disqualified from further consideration.
Negotiated changes will be reduced to writing and become a part of the Contract file, which will be
available for public inspection after award of the Contract or cancellation of the RFP, provided the State
does not plan to reissue the RFP. If the State plans to reissue the RFP, the Contract file will not be
available until the subsequent RFP process is completed. Unless the State agrees otherwise in writing,
the offeror must draft and sign the written changes and submit them to the State within five business
days. If the State accepts the changes, the State will give the offeror written notice of the State’s
acceptance, and the negotiated changes to the successful offer will become a part of the Contract.
Failure to Negotiate. If an offeror fails to provide the necessary information for negotiations in a timely
manner, or fails to negotiate in good faith, the State may terminate negotiations with that offeror, remove
the offeror’s Proposal from further consideration, and seek such other remedies as may be available in
law or in equity.
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