Best Value Resources

For more information, visit the UC Sustainable Procurement Resources website

RFx Question Library in the Sustainable Sourcing Primary Resource Guide (this link requires a username and password provided by UC Procurement Services)

Additional Resources

• Legislative:
  • California Public Contract Code
  • California Government Code
• Other:
  • NIPG Position Paper: Best Value in Government Procurement
  • UCOP Sustainable Procurement Resources
  • Sustainable Sourcing Primary Resource Guide
  • Library of Provisions
  • CalUsource
  • How to build a questionnaire Quick Reference Guide
  • Assigning weights to questions within a questionnaire
  • Creating a Scorecard

Supplemental Information

Best Value Sourcing Requirements from PCC 10507.8

• All of the following must be considered when using Best Value:
  • Price and service proposals that reduce the University’s overall operating costs
  • Supply and material standards that support the university’s strategic sourcing initiatives
  • A procedure for bid protest and resolution
• RFx proposals must include the Best Value criteria that will be used to evaluate bidders, and the criteria must be described both by criteria and specific attributes
• Bidders who are not awarded the Best Value agreement must be notified in writing
• Section 10507.8 does not supersede section 10507.7
  • University can still follow policy to look to second or third lowest responsible bidder if an agreement cannot be finalized with the lowest responsible bidder
  • University can still reject all bids

UC RFx Complaints and Protest Procedure

• Procedure defined in BUS-43, Part 1, F: Resolution of Controversies of the Solicitation or Award of a Contract
• RSI (Required Supplier Information) template in CalUsource also has information on protest procedure

Reminders for UC RFx Events

• The RSI must be attached to RFPs and RFQs. It may also be attached to RFIs
• The evaluation document attached to each RFx must contain an explanation of the evaluation process for this sourcing event
• During the internal UC evaluation, each evaluation team member is required to sign an Evaluator Conflict of Interest/Non-Disclosure Agreement