R6-6-2003. Solicitation for Offerors

When a competitive solicitation does not result in the number of offerors required to meet the service needs of the clients, the Division shall: 1. Recruit a potential offeror by advertisement or other reasonable means of communicating the service need; 2. Verify that an offeror complies with all applicable Division and AHCCCS qualification, licensing, and certification requirements for the service as described in the original request for proposals; 3. Establish a contract with a qualified offeror; 4. Request that each provider contracting under this rule submit proposals in response to the next competitive solicitation the Division issues under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 23 for these services; 5. Advise each provider that failure to respond to the next competitive solicitation will result in expiration of the existing contract; and 6. Send each provider holding a contract under this Section a notice of the next competitive solicitation for the service.