Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-06-05-.02 - BID ANNOUNCEMENTS

(1) Bid announcements for a vending facility available for award shall be sent to all licensed managers within the state. The bid announcement shall be on a form developed by the Agency with the active participation of the Committee, and shall contain information needed for a manager to make an initial judgment as to his/her interest in the facility.

(2) The manager's signature on the bid announcement shall authorize the Agency to release to members of the interview panel information relative to the record of performance of the manager for the preceding twelve (12) month period. In addition, the signature of the manager on the bid announcement authorizes the Tennessee Department of Revenue to release to the Agency all information relative to the tax status of the manager at his/her present or last facility operated.

(3) The bid announcement shall remain open for a period of fifteen (15) working days. Upon the closing of the bid announcement, the Agency shall verbally provide to the Secretary of the Committee a complete list of all managers who have submitted bids. The Secretary shall then verbally certify to the Agency the seniority ranking and the certification possessed by each manager who has submitted a bid.

(4) All bid announcements shall be posted in the U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid in a sufficient amount to insure delivery to the licensed managers. Documentation of this process shall be an affidavit attached to the computer-generated mailing list, executed by the State office personnel charged with the responsibility of the mailing, signifying the date of the posting and that all names and addresses on the list correspond with those on the envelopes addressed to the licensed managers.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-06-05-.02

Original rule filed August 30, 1978; effective November 29, 1978. Amendment filed November 8, 1979; effective January 29, 1980. Amendment filed May 25, 1983; effective June 24, 1983. Amendment filed March 10, 1989; effective April 24, 1989. Repeal and new rule filed April 27, 1998; effective August 28, 1998. Repeal and new rule filed April 8, 2005; effective June 22, 2005. Amendments filed May 25, 2017; effective 8/23/2017.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 49-11-601 et seq., 71-1-104, 71-1-105(12), 71-4-603, and 71-4-604(c); 34 C.F.R. § 395 et seq. and 34 C.F.R. § 395.7(c).