SB2867 HD2

SECTION 1. Section 103D-208, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§103D-208 Delegation of authority by the chief procurement officer. Subject to the rules of the policy board, each chief procurement officer may delegate any authority or duty conferred upon the chief procurement officer by this chapter to designees or to any department, agency or official within their respective jurisdictions[.]; provided that the chief procurement officer shall not delegate the chief procurement officer's authority to resolve protests under section 103D-701."

SECTION 2. Section 103D-310, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§103D-310 Responsibility of offerors. (a) Unless the policy board, by rules, specifies otherwise, before submitting an offer, a prospective offeror, not less than ten calendar days prior to the day designated for opening offers, shall give written notice of the intention to submit an offer to the procurement officer responsible for that particular procurement.

(b) Whether or not an intention to bid is required, the procurement officer shall determine whether the prospective offeror has the financial ability, resources, skills, capability, and business integrity necessary to perform the work. For this purpose, the officer, in the officer's discretion, may require any prospective offeror to submit answers, under oath, to questions contained in a standard form of questionnaire to be prepared by the policy board. Whenever it appears from answers to the questionnaire or otherwise, that the prospective offeror is not fully qualified and able to perform the intended work, a written determination of nonresponsibility of an offeror shall be made by the head of the purchasing agency, in accordance with rules adopted by the policy board. The unreasonable failure of an offeror to promptly supply information in connection with an inquiry with respect to responsibility may be grounds for a determination of nonresponsibility with respect to [~~such~~] the offeror. The decision of the head of the purchasing agency shall be final unless the offeror applies for administrative review pursuant to section 103D-709.

(c) All offerors, upon award of contract, shall comply with all laws governing entities doing business in the [~~State,~~] state, including chapters 237, 383, 386, 392, and 393. Offerors shall produce documents to the procuring officer to demonstrate compliance with this subsection. Any offeror making a false affirmation or certification under this subsection shall be suspended from further offerings or awards pursuant to section 103D-702. The procuring officer shall verify compliance with this subsection for all contracts awarded pursuant to sections 103D-302, 103D-303, 103D-304, and 103D-306; provided that the attorney general may waive the requirements of this subsection for contracts for legal services if the attorney general certifies in writing that comparable legal services are not available in this [~~State.~~] state.

(d) Any false information or misrepresentation knowingly placed in the solicitation of an offeror or a subcontractor shall be a basis for not awarding the contract to the offeror or the subcontractor, and the chief procurement officer shall apply the provisions of section 103D-702; provided that a one year mandatory suspension from consideration for awards under this chapter shall be imposed.

[~~(d)~~] (e) Information furnished by an offeror pursuant to [~~this section~~] subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not be disclosed to any person except to law enforcement agencies as provided by chapter 92F."

SECTION 3. Section 103D-701, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a), (b), and (c) to read as follows:

"§103D-701 Authority to resolve protested solicitations and awards. (a) Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or award of a contract may protest to the chief procurement officer [~~or a designee as specified in the solicitation~~]. Except as provided in sections 103D-303 and 103D-304, a protest shall be submitted in writing within five working days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto; provided that a protest of an award or proposed award shall in any event be submitted in writing within five working days after the posting of award of the contract under section 103D-302 or 103D-303, if no request for debriefing has been made, as applicable; provided further that no protest based upon the content of the solicitation shall be considered unless it is submitted in writing prior to the date set for the receipt of offers.

(b) The chief procurement officer [~~or a designee~~], prior to the commencement of an administrative proceeding under section 103D-709 or an action in court pursuant to section 103D-710, may settle and resolve a protest concerning the solicitation or award of a contract. This authority shall be exercised in accordance with rules adopted by the policy board.

(c) If the protest is not resolved by mutual agreement, the chief procurement officer [~~or a designee~~] shall promptly issue a decision in writing to uphold or deny the protest. The decision shall:

(1) State the reasons for the action taken; and

(2) Inform the protestor of the protestor's right to an administrative proceeding as provided in this part, if applicable."

SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2867
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 2