Prerequisite(s):            Line items must have been entered for the contract.

 

1.   From your homepage, click the Contract Name link in the Contract Name column of the Contract List.

2.   Hover your mouse over the Procurement Opportunity link on the menu bar.

3.   Click the Select Contractor sub-link from the menu bar.

4.   A list of five contractors with the lowest contract pricing for the specified line items appears.  All other contractors with contract pricing for the specified line items are listed below.

5.   Click the checkbox to the left of each contractor name that you would like to compare pricing on a more detailed level.

6.   Repeat step 4 until all contractors that you would like to compare on a more detailed level are selected.

 

Note:  You may click on a Contractor’s name link to view the contractor’s profile.

 

7.   Click the Compare Contractors button.

8.   A high level comparison of each contractors overall contract pricing appears in the middle area of the screen labeled Totals.  The Totals section is sorted by contractor in ascending order of total price. The bottom portion of the screen labeled Section Totals displays a comparison of each contractors’ price by section.

9.   Click the Section Title link to view a side by side comparison of contractors’ pricing for each line item included in the section.

10.  Each line item is sorted by contractor in ascending order of Total Extended Price.

11.  Click the Return To Contractor Comparison Summary link at the bottom of the page to return to the Contractor Comparison Summary page.

12.  Click the Detail link in the View column associated with the contractor in which you wish to view their pricing.

13.  The contractor’s detailed price for each line item is displayed.

14.  Click the Return to Contractor Comparison Summary link at the bottom of the page to return to the Contractor Comparison Summary page.

15.  Click the Select Contractor button at the bottom of the Contractor Comparison Summary page.

16.  Click the radio button to the left of the contractor name that you would like to grant preliminary award of the contract.  If a black dot appears in the circle, move to step 16, if a black dot does not appear, repeat step 15.

17.  Enter a reason for selecting the contractor in the box below the contractor list.

18.  Enter your initials (first and last name only) in the box to the left of the Select button.

19.  Click the Select button.

20.  A confirmation appears ensuring that a contractor has successfully been selected.