1. A. ACI, AIB, CNAID shall submit information to the committee to request approval of the material or service for mandatory set-aside use. The applicant shall include the following information:

   1. 1. A description of the specific material or service;
   2. 2. The pricing offered;
   3. 3. Documentation that the pricing offered is fair market pricing; and
   4. 4. Information regarding availability.

2. B. The committee shall evaluate each offered material or service to determine:

   1. 1. The existence and extent of a need within state governmental units for the material or service;
   2. 2. The ability to produce and deliver the material or service to meet the reasonable requirements of the state governmental units; and
   3. 3. Whether the offered price for the material or service is reasonable.

3. C. The committee may:

   1. 1. Approve the requested material or service for use as a mandatory set-aside contract;
   2. 2. Establish a sub-committee to study and make a recommendation on the request;
   3. 3. Request additional information;
   4. 4. Deny the request; or
   5. 5. Designate the material or service as available for optional use by a state governmental unit or local public procurement unit under A.R.S. §41-2636(E).

Historical Note

Former Section R2-7-1007 adopted as an emergency effective January 1, 1985, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 84-6). Emergency expired. Permanent rule adopted effective April 3, 1985 (Supp. 85-2). Section renumbered to R2-7-1006, new Section R2-7-1007 adopted effective April 2, 1993 (Supp. 93-2). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 508, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Section R2-7-1007 renumbered to R2-7-1008; new Section R2-7-1007 renumbered from R2-7-1006 and amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 3510, effective February 2, 2015 (Supp. 14-4).