For commodities or IT purchases, including IT CMAS and IT Master Agreements, can departments still award based upon “best value” – or must awards be based on price alone?
Management Memo 02-12 does not eliminate the “best value” component of the CMAS or Master Agreement Programs. Departments must identify the criteria they will use to select the contractor providing best value in their solicitation document, and can award based upon that criteria provided that the process is fair and competitive.
Related Questions
- For commodities or IT purchases, including IT CMAS and IT Master Agreements, can departments still award based upon "best value" - or must awards be based on price alone?
- If only two suppliers are listed for a CMAS or Master Agreement is it o.k. to solicit offers from both, award to one, and document the file?
- For a CMAS or Master Agreement order, does Management Memo 02-12 require departments to use a formal bid package to obtain the three bids?
