Section 526.2045  Prequalification

a)         General

1)         Opportunities to prequalify shall be announced in the Higher Education Bulletin. The announcement will specify whether the prequalification will be a condition of bidding or being awarded a contract.

2)         The fact that a prospective vendor has been prequalified does not necessarily represent a finding of responsibility for a particular procurement.

3)         Except in the case of professional and artistic services, distribution of and responses to a solicitation may be limited to prequalified vendors and award of a contract may be denied because a vendor was not prequalified.

4)         Prequalification will include the submission of the Vendor Financial Disclosure Form.

b)         Professional and Artistic Services

1)         When professional or artistic services are needed on a recurring basis, the CPO shall actively solicit persons engaged in providing such services to submit statements of qualifications in a prescribed format that shall include at a minimum the following information:

A)        technical education and training;

B)        general or special experience, certifications, licenses and memberships in professional associations, societies, or boards; and

C)        an expression of interest in providing a particular professional or artistic service.

2)         Categories for prequalification will include, but are not limited to, those listed in Section 526.2035 of this Part.

c)         Qualified Products Lists

Qualified products lists are treated in Section 526.2050 (Specifications and Samples) of this Part.