Section 411-602-2 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR DELIVERABLES1. If the Executive Director or designee determines under Section 1 to issue an RFP for deliverables under Section 1, subsection 3, paragraphs B or C, the RFP shall provide a description of the nature and scope of the deliverables to be provided, the date by which responses must be received and the evaluation criteria and their relative importance to be used in evaluating the proposals. The relative importance of evaluation criteria will ordinarily be expressed as numerical ratings/weightings but may be expressed in other terms that inform potential Proposers as to the combination of factors that the System will look for to meet its needs.2. The importance of cost as an evaluation criterion must be stated in the RFP and will ordinarily be stated as a numerical weighting that is a minimum of 25% of the total weight of all criteria.3. Previous experience of the MSRS, if any, with the Proposer will always be an evaluation criterion. The relative importance of this criterion will depend on the relevance and degree of significance of the previous experience in evaluating both the Proposer's current proposal and its ability to provide satisfactory deliverables.4. The MSRS, in its discretion, may hold conferences of potential Proposers and/or Proposers, schedule site visits or use other means to obtain information relevant to its evaluation of proposals.5. An oral presentation by Proposers may be called for in the RFP or after proposals are received, or at the discretion of the MSRS, and may include all or selected Proposers.6. RFPs under Section 1, subsection 3 must be advertised for a minimum of three consecutive days in the Kennebec Journal of Augusta (or its successor newspaper of record), ordinarily allowing a minimum of 10 calendar days from the final day of advertising to the due date for responses, and may be advertised in any other media as the MSRS may decide.94- 411 C.M.R. ch. 602, § 2