R 393.51 Bid award for vending facility.

Rule 51. (1) For the award of a vending facility, seniority is based on the number of days in which a licensee is licensed in the program. Bidders are ranked by their seniority and on the basis of all of the following: (a) The most recent evaluation score. A satisfactory score is the minimum requirement. (b) The date of transfer into the current facility. Six months in the current facility is the minimum requirement. (c) The status of set-aside payments or reports. A licensee who submits late reports or accompanying set-aside payments is ineligible for promotion until 30 days after the time and date stamp of the delinquent report and the postmark receipt date of appropriate monies. (d) Training appropriate to the facility for which the bid was placed. (e) The profit percentage of the high bidder's vending facility for the most recent 3 report months shall meet the standard set forth in R 393.1. (f) Documentation on file with the commission that the licensee is in compliance with workers' compensation laws, unemployment tax laws, and liability insurance requirements. (2) From acceptance of a bid until the projected operation date of a vending facility, a successful bidder may not bid on another vending facility. If the vending facility doesn't open on time, then a licensee may bid on a second vending facility. If the licensee is awarded the second vending facility, his or her name is withdrawn from consideration for the first vending facility. The vending facility location shall be offered to the next qualified bidder. (3) Locations that are not awarded to a current licensee shall be offered in order of seniority to persons on the potential licensee list who have bid. Certification as a potential licensee and seniority on the list of potential licensees are the criteria for award to a potential licensee, as set forth in the program operations manual. (4) For nonmandated facilities, the building grantor may hold an interview and choose a candidate from a list of qualified bidders provided by the program. The commission shall not be involved in the final decision. If a bidder is offered a nonmandated vending facility and does not accept it, then the rejection of the offer shall be confirmed in writing by the bidder. (5) Bid acceptance shall be addressed to the program administrator at the commission. (6) All rejections of offers shall be directed to the commission within 72 hours after the offer is made. A future bid shall not be considered until a letter declining a previous offer is received.