In the RFQ/RFP responses, respondent and proponent teams will be asked to declare no conflict of interest and disclose relationships and issues that could be viewed as conflict. The Steering Committee will consider the relevant forms in each RFQ/RFP Submission received and decide if a conflict exists. The Steering Committee may seek clarification from a respondent or a proponent (either information about the relationship, or information about mitigating measures such as information barriers that are or can be put in place) before making a decision.
Among other options, the Steering Committee may decide that a potential conflict can be managed without disqualification by an information barrier or through other steps. Such a respondent or proponent team will be required to undertake to comply with the conflict of interest requirements before its submission will be considered by the evaluation teams.
The Contact Person will notify the respondent or proponent of the decision.
Respondents/proponents may appeal decisions made by the Steering Committee in writing within ten business days of being notified. The Deputy Minister of the Service Delivery Ministry will review the appeal of the respondent/proponent and make the final and binding decision.