§ 63G-6a-120. Rejecting a solicitation response.

(1) A procurement unit may reject a solicitation response if: (a) the solicitation response: (i) is not responsive; (ii) violates a requirement of the solicitation; or (iii) is not submitted before the deadline specified in the solicitation; (b) the vendor who submitted the solicitation response: (i) is not responsible; (ii) is in violation of a provision of this chapter; (iii) has had a previous contract with the procurement unit canceled; (iv) has engaged in unethical conduct; (v) is subject to an outstanding tax lien; or (vi) fails to sign a contract awarded as a result of the solicitation response within: (A) 90 days after the contract award, if the solicitation does not specify a deadline for the signing of the contract; or (B) the time specified in the solicitation, if the solicitation specifies a deadline for the signing of the contract; or (c) after the vendor submits a solicitation response there is a change in the vendor's circumstances that, if known at the time the solicitation response was submitted, would have caused the procurement unit to reject the solicitation response. (2) A procurement unit that rejects a solicitation response under Subsection (1) shall provide the vendor who submitted the rejected solicitation response a written statement of the reasons for the rejection.