NAC333.162. Committees to evaluate proposals: Evaluations of proposals; members.

     1. The Division shall prepare written instructions concerning the manner in which evaluations of proposals must be conducted by a committee to evaluate proposals established pursuant to NRS 333.335 and shall provide a copy of the instructions to each member of such a committee.

     2. Each member of a committee to evaluate proposals shall:

     (a) Acknowledge that he or she has received, read and understands the written instructions provided pursuant to subsection 1. The acknowledgment must be on a form provided by the Division.

     (b) Comply with the written instructions prepared and provided by the Division pursuant to subsection 1.

     3. The written instructions must include, without limitation, a requirement that each member of a committee to evaluate proposals evaluate and score each proposal in a consistent manner by:

     (a) Evaluating and scoring each section of the proposal assigned for his or her review using each criterion for evaluating the proposal; and

     (b) Scoring each criterion for evaluating a proposal within the relative weight assigned for that criterion.

     4. Each member of a committee to evaluate proposals must provide a written explanation of the score he or she assigned to a proposal upon request of the Division.

     5. Each committee to evaluate proposals must contain members that represent at least two using agencies.

     6. The Administrator will not appoint a member to a committee to evaluate proposals who possesses direct supervisory authority over a majority of the other members of the committee.

     (Added to NAC by Chief of Purchasing Div. by R078-01, eff. 12-17-2001)