The department will perform three types of contract selections.

1. (1) Individual contract selection. One contract will result from the contract notice.

2. (2) Multiple contract selection. More than one contract, of similar work types and estimated amounts not to exceed $500,000 per contract, will result from the contract notice. The duration of the contract may not be for longer than two years. The notice will indicate the number and type of contracts to result from the advertisement, and specify a range of scores for prime providers that will be considered equally qualified to perform the work.

   1. (A) If more prime providers fall within the specified range than the anticipated number of contracts, prime providers will be selected on a random basis.
   2. (B) If the anticipated number of contracts is greater than the number of prime providers that fall within the specified range, then each prime provider will be selected for one contract on a random basis for the excess contracts. Each of the remaining contracts will be randomly awarded to the prime providers who fall within the specific range until all providers have two contracts or all contracts have been awarded. If there is still an excess of contracts, then the process repeats.
3. (3) Emergency Selection. If the executive director of the department or his or her designee certifies in writing that there is good cause to believe that an emergency situation exists, including hazards to safety and imminent expiration of a contract on an incomplete project, he or she will authorize the CST to select a provider on an emergency basis.

Source Note:The provisions of this §9.39 adopted to be effective April 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 64; amended to be effective June 21, 1998, 23 TexReg 6258.