HB 390 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND BID OPENINGS FOR ELECTRONIC BIDDING.
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Summary
This bill clarifies that Delaware agencies may determine their own methodology for bid submission, including conducting bidding solely through electronic means. When electronic bidding is the only option, agencies are not required to provide a public location for attendance at bid openings and must instead provide results in real time through an electronic platform of the agency's choosing. Agencies must post bid results to their website within two business days and may forgo newspaper advertisements if they use the state's electronic procurement advertising system. For solicitations valued between a specified OMB threshold and $500,000, agencies must accept paper bid submissions in addition to electronic submissions.
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Official abstract
This House Substitute for House Bill No. 390 clarifies that the agencies may, in their discretion, determine the methodology to be used for bid submission, including limiting bidding to solely electronic submissions. This Act allows for electronic bidding to be conducted through a platform of the agency’s choice. Where electronic bidding is identified as the sole manner of bidding, the agency is not required to provide an anchor location for public attendance at the bid opening. The agency is then required to provide the results of the bidding in real time via an electronic remote hosting platform of the agency’s choosing. The agency must post the results of the solicitation to their website within 2 business days. Additionally, this Act clarifies that a newspaper advertisement is not required if advertisement is submitted to the electronic procurement advertising system defined in § 6902(12) of this title. Finally, this Act clarifies that the agency and awarded bidder may mutually consent to extend the time limit for a contract award. This House Substitute differs from the original bill by adding that the agency must accept paper submissions when the solicitation or request for proposal is under $500,000 but more than the amount specified by the Office of Management and Budget in their annual guidance. It includes that the centralized computer system administered by the Section of Government Support Services will serve as the State's system of record. This substitute also makes technical corrections to conform with the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Sponsors (2)
- Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
- Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
Action history (4)
- Jun 16, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT · lower
- Jun 16, 2026 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 18, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · upper
- Jun 24, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
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