LAC 70:XXIII.387. "All or None" Bids Covering Non-Exempt Commodities

A. Bidders may limit a bid on acceptance of the whole bid, whereupon the department shall not thereafter reject part of such bid and award on the remainder. B. An award shall be made to the "all or none" bid only if it is the overall low bid on all items, or on those items bid. C. The overall low bid shall be that bid whose total bid, including all items bid, is the lowest dollar amount; be it an individual bid or a computation of all low bids on individual items of those bids that are not conditioned "all or none." D. When multiple items are contained on any solicitation and the department chooses to make a group award in order to save the department the cost of issuing another purchase order, an award may be made to a vendor already receiving a purchase order if the total bid for said item is $1,000 or less, and the total difference between the low bidder and the bidder receiving the award is $100 or less. E. Bidders quoting "all or none" will not be considered for award if the invitation for bids specifically states that "all or none" bids will not be considered for award. The only exception to this is if the bidder is the low bidder on all items.