The Repository of State Practices (RoSP) is a database of state procurement statutes, regulations, and policies. NASPO’s Research and Innovation team continually update the RoSP. Best Value Procurement best-value-procurement rosp_category State authority to conduct best value procurement (BVP) raw CT ST § 4e-1(1)
(1) “Best value selection” means a contract selection process in which the award of a contract is based on a combination of quality, timeliness and cost factors;
https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_062.htm#sec_4e-1 Public Link: Bidder Responsibility bidder-responsibility rosp_category Statutory, regulatory, and procedural guidance for bidder responsibility raw CT ST § 4a-59
(c)…In considering past performance of a bidder for the purpose of determining the “lowest responsible qualified bidder” or the “highest scoring bidder in a multiple criteria bid”, the commissioner shall evaluate the skill, ability and integrity of the bidder in terms of the bidder’s fulfillment of past contract obligations and the bidder’s experience or lack of experience in delivering supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services of the size or amount for which bids have been solicited….
https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_058.htm#sec_4a-59 Public Link: Yes Goods and Services Procurement goods-and-services-procurement rosp_category State entity with the statutory authority and oversight for the purchasing of goods and services raw CT ST § 4e-4
Except as otherwise provided in the general statutes, the board shall have the following authority and responsibilities with respect to procurements by state contracting agencies: …
https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_062.htm#sec_4e-4 Public Link: Central Procurement Office Procurement Website procurement-website rosp_category Official state procurement website for public raw https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Services/For-Agencies-and-Municipalities/Procurement Public Link: Public Notice public-notice rosp_category The required time between the issuance of a formal solicitation and the scheduled opening of bids or proposals raw Chap.58 Sec. 4a-57 (a)
In the case of an expenditure that is estimated to exceed fifty thousand dollars, such notice shall be posted, not less than five calendar days before the final date of submitting bids or proposals, on the State Contracting Portal.
https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_058.htm#sec_4a-57 Public Link 1: 5 Days Reverse Auctions reverse-auctions rosp_category State authority to conduct reverse auctions raw CT ST § 4a-60b
(a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) “Reverse auction” means an on-line bidding process in which qualified bidders or qualified proposers, anonymous to each other, submit bids or proposals to provide goods or supplies pursuant to an invitation to bid or request for proposals; and
(2) “Contracting agency” means a state agency with statutory authority to award contracts for goods or supplies, or a political subdivision of the state or school district.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever a contracting agency determines that the use of a reverse auction is advantageous to the contracting agency and will ensure a competitive contract award, the contracting agency may use a reverse auction to award a contract for goods or supplies, in accordance with any applicable requirement of the general statutes and policies of the contracting agency. The contracting agency may contract with a third party to prepare and manage any such reverse auction.
https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_058.htm#sec_4a-60b Public Link: Full Authorization State Procurement Manual state-procurement-manual rosp_category Official state procurement manual available to public raw https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Procurement/Contracting/DAS-Procurement-Agency-Procurement-Manual/Overview Public Link: State Statutes and Regulations state-statutes-and-regulations rosp_category State databases of statutes and regulations raw https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/titles.htm Resource Public Link 1: Resource 1: Title 4e. State Contracting https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_058.htm Resource Public Link 2: Resource 2: Title 4a. Administrative Services Department of Administrative Services State Purchasing Procedures State-Wide Contracts state-wide-contracts rosp_category Awarded contracts as provided by each state raw https://biznet.ct.gov/SCP_Search/default.aspx State-Wide Contracts Link: Supplier Registration supplier-registration rosp_category Information for suppliers as provided by each state raw https://biznet.ct.gov/AccountMaint/Login.aspx Supplier Registration Link: Technology Procurement technology-procurement rosp_category State entity with the statutory authority and oversight for the purchasing of technology raw CT ST § 4e-4 State Central Procurement Office