A – 024 Are there times when grantees can award a sole source contract?
Grantees are expected to follow standard government procurement procedures and to solicit bid estimates from several potential contractors. However, there may occasionally be situations in which competitive bid procedures would not make sense given there is only one organization which produces the product needed by the grantee (i.e. a specific piece of software). In this situation grantees should clearly document the process they followed and explain on what basis they concluded that a sole source contract was appropriate. Grantees should discuss any such situation with their OHS Regional Office before making any non-competitive contract award.
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