Can a charter school make multiple awards on a bid?
A multiple award is defined as an award of an indefinite quantity contract for one or more similar materials or services to more than one bidder or offeror. In general, charter schools should not use multiple awards allowing more than one vendor to supply the same goods or service. However, there are instances in which schools may make multiple awards. For example, multiple awards may be made if one vendor is unable to provide the total quantity of goods or services requested by the school or if the use of different vendors for different geographical regions would be more advantageous. In these instance, the RFP or IFB should clearly state whether multiple awards may be used so that bidders can take this into consideration when pricing their bids. Before a multiple award is made, the school should determine, with the specific reason(s) in writing, that a single award is not advantageous to the school. The school should also limit the contract awards to the least number of suppliers nec
