NRS287.04345. Procedure for awarding contracts to vendors.

      1.  The Board shall review any recommendation for awarding a contract submitted to the Board pursuant to NRS 333.335. The Board may:

      (a) Approve the recommendation of the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration or of a committee appointed to evaluate a proposal and award the contract as recommended; or

      (b) Schedule a separate public meeting to award the contract.

      2.  If the Board conducts a separate meeting pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, it shall:

      (a) Disclose the review by the Board of the vendors whose proposals scored the highest;

      (b) Identify the criteria it will use to evaluate the high scoring proposals;

      (c) Consider the ranking given to a proposal by a committee appointed to evaluate the proposal, if any;

      (d) With regard to a request for proposals, evaluate the responses of vendors interviewed by the Board; and

      (e) Award the contract based on the best interests of the State.

      3.  The Board is not bound by the recommendation of the Administrator of the Purchasing Division or the committee appointed to evaluate the proposal.

      (Added to NRS by 2011, 901)