W. Va. Code R. § 148-1-14

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 148-1-14 - Standardization

14.1. Standardization must be conducted in accordance with the procedure contained in W. Va. Code § 5A-3-61. The process must be conducted in a manner that provides all interested parties an equal opportunity. For example, if one vendor is allowed to make an in-person demonstration, then all vendors will be afforded the same opportunity. Similarly, if one vendor is allowed to provide a sample, then all vendors have that same opportunity. Any testing undertaken by the spending unit must be uniformly applied to all commodities. In effect, the same evaluation process, testing methods, presentation opportunities, and other evaluation techniques will be applied uniformly to every vendor that submits a commodity for consideration.