Utah Code § 63G-6a-120: Rejecting a solicitation response.

(1) A procurement unit may reject a solicitation response if:

(a) the solicitation response:

(i) is not responsive;

(ii) violates a requirement of the solicitation; or

(iii) is not submitted before the deadline specified in the solicitation;

(b) the vendor who submitted the solicitation response:

(i) is not responsible;

(ii) is in violation of a provision of this chapter;

(iii) has had a previous contract with the procurement unit canceled;

(iv) has engaged in unethical conduct;

(v) is subject to an outstanding tax lien; or

(vi) fails to sign a contract awarded as a result of the solicitation response within:

(A) 90 days after the contract award, if the solicitation does not specify a deadline for the signing of the contract; or

(B) the time specified in the solicitation, if the solicitation specifies a deadline for the signing of the contract; or

(c) after the vendor submits a solicitation response there is a change in the vendor's circumstances that, if known at the time the solicitation response was submitted, would have caused the procurement unit to reject the solicitation response.

(2) A procurement unit that rejects a solicitation response under Subsection (1) shall provide the vendor who submitted the rejected solicitation response a written statement of the reasons for the rejection.