Committee will make a recommendation for Contract award(s) to the applicable Awarding Authority. The Awarding Authorities for the Contracts are as follows: Western Mass Area Julie Schwager, Area Director Central Mass Area Susan Sciaraffa, Area Director North East Area Susan Wing, Area Director Boston Area Patricia Area Director Southeastern Mass Howard Baker-Smith, Area Director Area DMH reserves the right to change any or all of the Awarding Authorities. 13.4 Selection and Contract Negotiations Upon receipt of a Review Committee’s recommendation, the Awarding Authority will establish a prioritized list of the Bidders’ responses for Contract negotiations. The Awarding Authority shall prioritize the responses based on what he/she determines demonstrates the best overall value to DMH. The Awarding Authority is not bound by the evaluations given to the responses by the Review Committee; however, the Awarding Authority must review them and give them some consideration. The Awarding Authority will document within the procurement file his/her prioritized list of responses. Contract negotiations will then commence with the Bidder(s) rated highest by the Awarding Authority, if any. Negotiations will occur prior to the decision to formally award the Contract. Negotiations shall be limited to those matters specified in 801 CMR 21.07. The identification of a selected Bidder(s) does not create a contractual obligation on DMH or the Commonwealth until negotiations are successfully completed and a Contract is executed. For more information on Contract negotiations, see OSD RFR - Required Specifications, Value Selection and “Best Negotiations”. If DMH is unable to satisfactorily negotiate the terms of a Contract with an initially selected Bidder(s) in a reasonable period of time, DMH may disqualify that Bidder(s) and begin negotiations with the next appropriate Bidder on the Awarding Authority’s prioritized list. 13.5 Rejection of Responses A Review Committee and/or the Awarding Authority may disqualify any response that it deems unresponsive pursuant to 801 CMR 21.06 (10). A response may be rejected as being unresponsive if: It receives two or more ratings of poor in any evaluation Category as set forth in the Evaluation Tool Worksheet; or
Committee will make a recommendation for Contract award(s) to the applicable Awarding Authority. The Awarding Authorities for the Contracts are as follows: Western Mass Area Julie Schwager, Area Director Central Mass Area Susan Sciaraffa, Area Director North East Area Susan Wing, Area Director Boston Area Patricia Area Director Southeastern Mass Area Howard Baker-Smith, Area Director DMH reserves the right to change any or all of the Awarding Authorities. 13.4 Selection and Contract Negotiations Upon receipt of a Review Committee’s recommendation, the Awarding Authority will establish a prioritized list of the Bidders’ responses for Contract negotiations. The Awarding Authority shall prioritize the responses based on what he/she determines demonstrates the best overall value to DMH. The Awarding Authority is not bound by the evaluations given to the responses by the Review Committee; however, the Awarding Authority must review them and give them some consideration. The Awarding Authority will document within the procurement file his/her prioritized list of responses. Contract negotiations will then commence with the Bidder(s) rated highest by the Awarding Authority, if any. Negotiations will occur prior to the decision to formally award the Contract. Negotiations shall be limited to those matters specified in 801 CMR 21.07. The identification of a selected Bidder(s) does not create a contractual obligation on DMH or the Commonwealth until negotiations are successfully completed and a Contract is executed. For more information on Contract negotiations, see OSD RFR - Required Specifications, “Best Value Selection and Negotiations”. If DMH is unable to satisfactorily negotiate the terms of a Contract with an initially selected Bidder(s) in a reasonable period of time, DMH may disqualify that Bidder(s) and begin negotiations with the next appropriate Bidder on the Awarding Authority’s prioritized list. 13.5 Rejection of Responses A Review Committee and/or the Awarding Authority may disqualify any response that it deems unresponsive pursuant to 801 CMR 21.06 (10). A response may be rejected as being unresponsive if: It receives two or more ratings of poor in any evaluation Category as set forth in the Evaluation Tool Worksheet; or
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