10 CCR s 5461

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 10, s 5461

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 10. INVESTMENT
CHAPTER 7.7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
ARTICLE 6. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCES
This database is current through 01/05/07, Register 2007, No. 1.
s 5461. Solicitation Process.

(a) The DSTI shall place an advertisement at least once in the California
State Contracts Register informing the public that the DSTI will commence
within a specified time period a designation process for an Alliance.

(b) Every Person requesting an opportunity to become an Alliance shall be
mailed a Solicitation.

(c) All Solicitations received by the due date specified in the
Solicitation shall be reviewed by the DSTI to determine eligibility
pursuant to section 5462.

(d) All eligible Solicitations shall be scored by DSTI staff and
consultants, based upon the Section 5464 criteria.

(e) The Applicant scoring the most points within each Region shall be
recommended to the DSTI, along with a description of the proposed
Alliance.

(f) The DSTI shall approve the Applicant(s) recommended for designation if
it finds the description of the organization is consistent with the role
and responsibilities of an Alliance as specified in statute.

(g) If the DSTI disapproves the Applicant, the DSTI shall recommend the
second highest scoring Applicant within the proposed Region. This process
shall continue until either the DSTI approves an Applicant, or all
eligible Applicants are disapproved, in which case the DSTI shall hold a
new Solicitation process consistent with the procedures set forth in this
section.

(h) Not later than forty-five calendar days from the deadline for
submitting Solicitations, the DSTI shall place in the mail a notification
to all Applicants informing them of whether they have been conditionally
designated as an Alliance. The notification to conditionally designated
Alliances shall require the applicant incorporate as an Alliance, or
demonstrate that it has previously incorporated as an Alliance.

In order to meet the requirement that the Applicant incorporate as an
Alliance, the corporation: must be a nonprofit corporation registered with
the California Secretary of State; the purpose of the corporation, as
stated in its articles of incorporation, must be consistent with
Government Code section 15379.2; and the date of incorporation shall not
proceed the Solicitation deadline.

(i) Subsequent to designation of an Alliance, the Office and Alliance
shall agree to the terms of a contract specifying the services which the
Alliance shall provide. The parties shall be authorized to expand or
shrink the size of the Region by amending the contract.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 15329 and 15378.99, Government
Code. Reference: Sections 15346.6 and 15379.2, Government Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 10-21-93 as an emergency; operative 10-21-93
(Register
93, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
4-18-
94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following
day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-21-93 order including amendment of
subsection (h), new subsection (i) and amendment of N ote transmitted to
OAL 3-
3-94 and filed 4-13-94 (Register 94, No. 15).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (c)-(h)
and
amending Note filed 1-8-2002 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, CaliforniaCode of Regulations (Register 2002, No.
2).

10 CCR s 5461, 10 CA ADC s 5461
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10 CA ADC s 5461

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