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Chapter 22 - IT Competitive Sealed Bidding / Invitation for Bid

22.6 Receipt and opening of sealed bids

Per § 2.2-4303 of the Code of Virginia, all public bodies accepting bids must provide an option to submit bids through the Commonwealth's statewide electronic procurement system, known as eVA. The Director of the Department of General Services, or his designee, may grant an exemption from such requirement at the request of a state public body and upon a showing of good cause. Local public bodies are encouraged to use eVA to offer an electronic submission option. The SPOC assigned for the procurement shall only read the following information from each bid aloud: 

  • Names of bidders.
  • Unit prices or low
  • Brand names and model numbers, if specifically requested by the
  • Discounts but only if the IFB specifically asks for bidders to include discounts in their bid and the discount will be used to determine the award. 

Other questions or bid concerns should not be answered until the evaluation phase is complete and the award decision has been made.