MB –Tactical Bid Savings When Only 2 Bids Can Be Obtained 

MyBuy - Tactical Bid Savings - 2 BIDS

    Situation

    • Only two competitive bids were available in the area versus three
    • Good or Service is unique and only able to obtain two bids
    • Vendor denies bids, only two obtained

    Complication

    • How do we best capture productivity

    Question

    • How will savings be captured?

    Recommendation

    • Savings will still be calculated in line with the 3BID framework
      • Productivity should be measured on the lowest bid compared to the average of the 2 lowest bids (final round)
    • User will be required to attach documentation of not being able to complete 3 bids. 
      • Examples of supporting documentation to validate:
        • Email from the vendor stating they cannot service
        • Confirmation from the Category Mgr. there are no other options
        • RFP invites sent to multiple vendors and only 2 answering, or 2 declining.
    • If required documentation is available, productivity cannot be reported.
    • Only leveraged if confirmed that PY baseline not available.