MCPPO Public Contracting Overview Questions and Answers 2024/2025
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MCPPO
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MCPPO
Less than $10,000 -
Sound Business Practices-ensuring the receipt of a favorable price by periodically
soliciting price lists or quotes.
At least $10,000 but not more than $50,000 -
Written Price Quotations-solicit at least 3 written quotes from vendors that customarily
provide the s...
MCPPO Public Contracting Overview
Questions and Answers 2024/2025
Less than $10,000 -
Sound Business Practices-ensuring the receipt of a favorable price by periodically
soliciting price lists or quotes.
At least $10,000 but not more than $50,000 -
Written Price Quotations-solicit at least 3 written quotes from vendors that customarily
provide the supplies or services you are procuring, and award the contract to the
responsible vendor who gives you the lowest written quote that meets your purchase
description.
Responsible Vendor -
Under MGL 30B, a responsible vendor has the capability to perform fully the contract
requirements and the integrity and reliability that assure good faith performance.
More than $50,000 -
Advertised Competition-must advertise for sealed bids or proposals.
IFB Process -
Process requires you to select the lowest priced bid from a responsible and responsive
vendor who meets your purchase description.
RFP Process -
Allows you to award a contract to the responsible and responsive vendor who submits
the most advantageous proposal, based on price and the comparative criteria that
you defined in the RFP.
Responsible for all activities related to buying, leasing, renting, or otherwise acquiring
supplies or services for a jurisdiction regardless of the contract value. Only a Chief
Procurement Officer may conduct a request for proposal process under Chapter 30B.
-Appointed Chief Procurement Officer
-Jurisdiction must specify in writing that selection of the most advantageous offer requires
comparative judgements in addition to price.
-Must document the reasons for the determination -
What is required to use the Chapter 30B RFP process?
Proprietary Specifications -
Cite specific brand names or have the effect of restricting the procurement to one
product.
Difference between IFB and RFP award -
-IFB you will select the best priced bid from a responsible and responsive bidder.
-RFP you will select the most advantageous responsible and responsive proposal, taking into
consideration both price and non-price proposals.
Sole Source Procurement -
A purchase of supplies or services without advertising or competition from a single or
sole source.
Ch 30B 7 authorizes sole source procurement of supplies or services with a value of $50,000
or less when a reasonable investigation shows that there is only one practicable source for the
required supply or service. -
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