1. (a)

   1. (1) Agencies must submit to the Department of Finance and Administration Office of Intergovernmental Services State Technology Planning (STP) any invitation for bid (IFB), request for proposals (RFP), or request for qualifications (RFQ) for information technology products or services where the anticipated cost is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more.
   2. (2) In addition, any IFB, RFP, or RFQ that includes information technology products or services as part of the IFB, RFP, or RFQ, where that part may be one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more, must be submitted to STP for approval.
   3. (3) Documentation regarding sole source and emergency procurements that include information technology products or services of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more must also be submitted to STP for approval.

2. (b)

   1. (1) If approved by STP, STP will provide a letter of approval to the Office of State Procurement prior to processing the procurement.
   2. (2) STP shall have ten (10) business days from receipt of the documents to complete the necessary review.
   3. (3) If the STP review is not completed within the timeframe allowed, the agency and STP must mutually agree to an extension of the review process.
   4. (4) In the event a state agency and STP are unable to resolve a dispute, the matter shall jointly be referred to the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services for resolution.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as R3:19-11-1008 of the Procurement Rules prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules.