SECTION 330:45-5-3. Evaluation criteria

(a)   Evaluation criteria is fully set out in the RFP. In general terms the criteria includes but is not limited to the following:

(1)   Applicant's demonstration of inventiveness, community support, and resources leveraged from non-HOPWA sources;

(2)   A description of Applicant background; goals and objectives; evaluation plan; project staffing, management and organization; and budget, budget justification and existing resources;

(3)   Applicant's demonstration of its ability to ensure complete coverage of an entire Project Area (i.e., Eastern and/or Western Oklahoma);

(4)   Applicant's convincing evidence of cooperation and collaboration with a network of public and private agencies in the Project Area(s) for providing complementary services concerning direct care services for low-income individuals Living with HIV Disease;

(5)   Applicant's evidence of support from entities providing direct care services to low-income individuals living with HIV disease in the Project Area(s) through the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990.

(b)   All complete and timely filed Applications submitted will be reviewed by the Evaluation Committee and scored against the criteria set forth in the RFP. The Evaluation Committee may review references, request oral presentations, and conduct on-site visits and use the results of their review or inspections in scoring the Applications. The Evaluation Committees's scoring will be tabulated and the Applications ranked on the numerical scores received.

(c)   The award will be granted to the highest scoring responsive and responsible Applicant. All Applications will be evaluated for each Project Area separately and for both Project Areas combined.

(d)   OHFA reserves the right to reject any and all Applications.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 755, eff 1-5-95 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 2793, eff 7-15-95]