1. (a) The procurement officer may procure supplies or services by competitive sealed proposals if the procurement officer determines that the use of competitive sealed proposals is more practical or advantageous for satisfying 3 AAC 109.020 than competitive sealed bidding.

2. (b) The following types of supplies and services for which the use of competitive sealed bidding is either not practicable or not advantageous for satisfying 3 AAC 109.020 may be procured by competitive sealed proposals without a written determination by the procurement officer:

   1. (1) professional services contracts;
   2. (2) architectural, engineering, and land surveying contracts;
   3. (3) design-build construction contracts;
   4. (4) design-build-operate contracts.
3. (c) Award under competitive sealed proposals will be made to the responsive and responsible offeror who provides the highest ranked proposal based on the criteria and evaluation processes identified in the request for competitive sealed proposals if the procurement officer and the offeror are able to negotiate a contract for the benefit of the grantee consistent with the solicitation and the offeror's proposal.

(Eff. 7/10/2015, Register 215)

Authority: AS 44.83.080