- (1) Purpose. The department may hold pre-offer conferences with prospective offerors prior to closing, to explain the procurement requirements, obtain information or to conduct site inspections.
- (2) Required attendance. The department may require attendance at the pre-offer conference as a condition for making an offer. Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation document, a mandatory attendance requirement is considered to have been met if, at any time during the mandatory meeting, a representative of an offering firm is present.
- (3) Scheduled time. If the department holds a pre-offer conference, it shall be held within a reasonable time after the solicitation document has been issued, but sufficiently before the closing to allow offerors to consider information provided at that conference.
- (4) Statements Not Binding. Statements made by the department's representative at the pre-offer conference do not change the solicitation document unless the department confirms such statements with a written addendum to the solicitation document.
- (5) Department Announcement. The department must set forth notice of any pre-offer conference in the solicitation document in accordance with OAR 736-149-0200.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 279.025(3)(k)
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 279.025(3)(k)
History
PRD 2-2026, temporary adopt filed 04/23/2026, effective 04/24/2026 through 10/19/2026