CTR078836_Competition_Impracticable_Determination.pdf

Page 1 of 4 SPO Form 101 - Competition Impracticable Procurement Authorization (Rev 10.17.23)

Procurement Determination:

Competition Impracticable Authorization A.A.C. R2-7-E303

SECTIONS I THROUGH III MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE REQUESTOR

USE ADDITIONAL PAGE AS NECESSARY

SECTION I - State Governmental Unit Request

SECTION II - Background

1. State Governmental Unit

2. Requestor 3. Email

4. Title 5. Telephone

6. Service(s)/Material(s)

7. Supplier

8. Contract ID

9. CI Type

10. Requesting Term 11. Estimated Cost

Arizona Department of Gaming

Abigail Medina Silas

Procurement Officer asilas@azgaming.gov

4803537753

1 Year 119400

- Authorization Request for a new CI

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SECTION III - Justification

12. Rationale

13. Provide details of the procurement need, reason for the competition impracticable, and how the proposed procurement is advantageous to the State

- Compliance with A.R.S. §§ 41-2533, 41-2534, 41-2538, or 41-2578 is impracticable

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14. Describe the procurement process, strategy to promote competition, and determination that the price is fair and reasonable

15. I have conducted research and determined that no mandatory state contract is available for the service(s)/material(s)

16. If needed, I have attached additional documents/clarifications/explanations to the request

17. Signature 18. Date of Request

In accordance with the Procurement Rules, the Arizona Uniform Terms and Conditions must be made a part of all Contracts. If you will be required to sign a software licensing agreement or sign any other agreement containing terms and conditions, these will need additional review to ensure that the terms and conditions do not invalidate the Arizona Uniform Terms and Conditions. Approval of this request does not allow for agencies to exceed their dollar acquisition amount of delegated authority.

9/23/25

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY

SECTION IV - Approval

19. Determination

20. Approved Expiration Date

21. Comments, conditions, or restrictions (as applicable)

22. Print Name 23. Title

24. Signature 25. Date of Approval

STATE GOVERNMENTAL UNIT NOTICE: This is an official written determination in response to a procurement authorization request.

A copy of the form shall be maintained by the State Governmental Unit and the State Procurement Office.

Upon completion, Requestor shall forward the signed form to the Contract Owner.

Contract Owner shall upload the signed approval version of this form in the eProcurement system.

If anticipated expenditure is above State Governmental Unit's delegation, forward document to SPOCompliance@azdoa.gov.

David Steuber (Sep 23, 2025 15:23:11 PDT)

One year from date of award

David Steuber State Procurement Administrator

- Request Authorized Pursuant to R2-7-E303

Sep 23, 2025 https://na1.documents.adobe.com/verifier?tx=CBJCHBCAABAAwGlw-6YqHvZlS_HQLu3J6XQvjMjU3QlK

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26. Use section as necessary (or attach additional information and check box 16)

We are requesting to use the same supplier as the first survey to ensure consistency in replicating the same survey as well as the same analysis approach.

The proposed procurement is advantageous to the State because using the same supplier will ensure the survey is replicated in the most similar way possible. The proposed supplier is very experience in the problem gambling field.

Text12: The Arizona Department of Gaming contracted with Problem Gambling Solutions Inc in 2023 for a full program evaluation of the Division of Problem Gambling. Part of that evaluation included a prevalence study, which is what we are repeating now. The previous contract's price for the prevalence study itself was $100,000.

The proposed supplier has proposed to perform the work with a 19.4% ($119,400) price increase from the previous study in 2023 based on the following factors:

The panel survey (conducted by subcontractor Amerispeak) had a cost overrun of 35% in 2023, so that cost has increased by $8,000.

Contractor staff was given a 30% wage increase this year (from $65 to $85 hourly) due to their high workload.

The 2023 prevalence study was bundled into a much larger project which resulted in increased efficiencies. The 2025 prevalence study is about 44% the size of the 2023 full project, therefore, there are fewer cost savings opportunities.