California · Public Contract Code - PCC

PCC §12127.5: All other procurements subject to this chapter shall meet one or more of the following criteria: (a) The agency or department has stated its business needs and not detailed specification in the solici

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All other procurements subject to this chapter shall meet one or more of the following criteria: (a) The agency or department has stated its business needs and not detailed specification in the solicitation. (b) The agency or department has stated the criteria and the weight to be given to each criterion by which it will evaluate all proposals. (c) The contract shall be awarded based on “value effective acquisition,” as that term is defined in Section 12100.7, competitive negotiation, an alternative procurement, performance-based solicitations, or other methodologies as established by the Department of General Services.

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