Stage Six: Award Process

Stage six, the Award Process, begins once all evaluation activities are completed and the state entity is ready to publicly announce the results.

Key steps performed by procurement professionals and suppliers, as described in the Georgia Procurement Manual, include the following: 

Supplier Actions:

• Reviewing state entity’s public notice of solicitation results.
• Participating in protest or supplier debriefing processes as applicable.
• Receiving contract award as applicable.

State Actions:

• Providing public notice of solicitation results and intent to make contract award.
• Support release of solicitation records in response to open records requests, if any.
• Participating in protest or supplier debriefing processes as applicable.
• Issuing contract award or purchase order.