99G.22 VENDOR BACKGROUND REVIEW.
1. The authority shall investigate the financial responsibility,
security, and integrity of any lottery system vendor who is a
finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major
procurement contract. Before a major procurement contract is
awarded, the division of criminal investigation of the department of
public safety shall conduct a background investigation of the vendor
to whom the contract is to be awarded. The chief executive officer
and board shall consult with the division of criminal investigation
and shall provide for the scope of the background investigation and
due diligence to be conducted in connection with major procurement
contracts. At the time of submitting a bid, proposal, or offer to
the authority on a major procurement contract, the authority shall
require that each vendor submit to the division of criminal
investigation appropriate investigation authorization to facilitate
this investigation, together with an advance of funds to meet the
anticipated investigation costs. If the division of criminal
investigation determines that additional funds are required to
complete an investigation, the vendor will be so advised. The
background investigation by the division of criminal investigation
may include a national criminal history check through the federal
bureau of investigation. The screening of vendors or their employees
through the federal bureau of investigation shall be conducted by
submission of fingerprints through the state criminal history
repository to the federal bureau of investigation.
2. If at least twenty-five percent of the cost of a vendor's
contract is subcontracted, the vendor shall disclose all of the
information required by this section for the subcontractor as if the
subcontractor were itself a vendor.
3. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any lottery system vendor who has not complied with the disclosure
requirements described in this section, and any contract with such a
vendor is voidable at the option of the authority. Any contract with
a vendor that does not comply with the requirements for periodically
updating such disclosures during the tenure of the contract as may be
specified in such contract may be terminated by the authority. The
provisions of this section shall be construed broadly and liberally
to achieve the ends of full disclosure of all information necessary
to allow for a full and complete evaluation by the authority of the
competence, integrity, background, and character of vendors for major
procurements.
4. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related to the
security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other
jurisdiction.
5. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any vendor if such vendor has an ownership interest in an entity that
had supplied consultation services under contract to the authority
regarding the request for proposals pertaining to those particular
goods or services.
6. If, based on the results of a background investigation, the
board determines that the best interests of the authority, including
but not limited to the authority's reputation for integrity, would be
served thereby, the board may disqualify a potential vendor from
contracting with the authority for a major procurement contract or
from acting as a subcontractor in connection with a contract for a
major procurement contract.
99G.22 VENDOR BACKGROUND REVIEW.
1. The authority shall investigate the financial responsibility,
security, and integrity of any lottery system vendor who is a
finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major
procurement contract. Before a major procurement contract is
awarded, the division of criminal investigation of the department of
public safety shall conduct a background investigation of the vendor
to whom the contract is to be awarded. The chief executive officer
and board shall consult with the division of criminal investigation
and shall provide for the scope of the background investigation and
due diligence to be conducted in connection with major procurement
contracts. At the time of submitting a bid, proposal, or offer to
the authority on a major procurement contract, the authority shall
require that each vendor submit to the division of criminal
investigation appropriate investigation authorization to facilitate
this investigation, together with an advance of funds to meet the
anticipated investigation costs. If the division of criminal
investigation determines that additional funds are required to
complete an investigation, the vendor will be so advised. The
background investigation by the division of criminal investigation
may include a national criminal history check through the federal
bureau of investigation. The screening of vendors or their employees
through the federal bureau of investigation shall be conducted by
submission of fingerprints through the state criminal history
repository to the federal bureau of investigation.
2. If at least twenty-five percent of the cost of a vendor's
contract is subcontracted, the vendor shall disclose all of the
information required by this section for the subcontractor as if the
subcontractor were itself a vendor.
3. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any lottery system vendor who has not complied with the disclosure
requirements described in this section, and any contract with such a
vendor is voidable at the option of the authority. Any contract with
a vendor that does not comply with the requirements for periodically
updating such disclosures during the tenure of the contract as may be
specified in such contract may be terminated by the authority. The
provisions of this section shall be construed broadly and liberally
to achieve the ends of full disclosure of all information necessary
to allow for a full and complete evaluation by the authority of the
competence, integrity, background, and character of vendors for major
procurements.
4. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related to the
security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other
jurisdiction.
5. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any vendor if such vendor has an ownership interest in an entity that
had supplied consultation services under contract to the authority
regarding the request for proposals pertaining to those particular
goods or services.
6. If, based on the results of a background investigation, the
board determines that the best interests of the authority, including
but not limited to the authority's reputation for integrity, would be
served thereby, the board may disqualify a potential vendor from
contracting with the authority for a major procurement contract or
from acting as a subcontractor in connection with a contract for a
major procurement contract.
99G.22 VENDOR BACKGROUND REVIEW.
1. The authority shall investigate the financial responsibility,
security, and integrity of any lottery system vendor who is a
finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major
procurement contract. Before a major procurement contract is
awarded, the division of criminal investigation of the department of
public safety shall conduct a background investigation of the vendor
to whom the contract is to be awarded. The chief executive officer
and board shall consult with the division of criminal investigation
and shall provide for the scope of the background investigation and
due diligence to be conducted in connection with major procurement
contracts. At the time of submitting a bid, proposal, or offer to
the authority on a major procurement contract, the authority shall
require that each vendor submit to the division of criminal
investigation appropriate investigation authorization to facilitate
this investigation, together with an advance of funds to meet the
anticipated investigation costs. If the division of criminal
investigation determines that additional funds are required to
complete an investigation, the vendor will be so advised. The
background investigation by the division of criminal investigation
may include a national criminal history check through the federal
bureau of investigation. The screening of vendors or their employees
through the federal bureau of investigation shall be conducted by
submission of fingerprints through the state criminal history
repository to the federal bureau of investigation.
2. If at least twenty-five percent of the cost of a vendor's
contract is subcontracted, the vendor shall disclose all of the
information required by this section for the subcontractor as if the
subcontractor were itself a vendor.
3. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any lottery system vendor who has not complied with the disclosure
requirements described in this section, and any contract with such a
vendor is voidable at the option of the authority. Any contract with
a vendor that does not comply with the requirements for periodically
updating such disclosures during the tenure of the contract as may be
specified in such contract may be terminated by the authority. The
provisions of this section shall be construed broadly and liberally
to achieve the ends of full disclosure of all information necessary
to allow for a full and complete evaluation by the authority of the
competence, integrity, background, and character of vendors for major
procurements.
4. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related to the
security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other
jurisdiction.
5. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with
any vendor if such vendor has an ownership interest in an entity that
had supplied consultation services under contract to the authority
regarding the request for proposals pertaining to those particular
goods or services.
6. If, based on the results of a background investigation, the
board determines that the best interests of the authority, including
but not limited to the authority's reputation for integrity, would be
served thereby, the board may disqualify a potential vendor from
contracting with the authority for a major procurement contract or
from acting as a subcontractor in connection with a contract for a
major procurement contract.
