Pub. Contract Code, § 12127 · Chapter 3.6. The Alternative Protest Pilot Project
Pub. Contract Code, § 12127
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Major information technology acquisitions subject to this chapter shall meet the following criteria:
(a) The agency or department has stated its business needs and not detailed specification in the solicitation.
(b) The agency or department has stated the criteria and the weight to be given to each criterion by which it will evaluate all proposals.
(c) The contract shall be awarded based on “value effective acquisition,” as that term is defined in Section 12100.7, competitive negotiation, an alternative procurement, or performance-based solicitations.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 762, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.
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