Policy #: 6482:00
Subject: MCCS Competitive Bidding (Sole Source)
Section: Business Operations (6400-6499)
Effective: 7/1/90
Sole Source Justification
Recommendations for sole source award must be justified on a sole source justification form, prepared and signed by the requesting manager. Due to the inherent controls within the delivery of specialized instruction, sole source justifications are not required for contracts for instructional services. Following are the standards that must be met for a sole source purchase:
- Only qualified vendor
- Consistency in style, type, etc. with commodities already purchased.
- Life threatening emergencies
Following are the standards that alone are not sufficient for a sole source purchase:
- The campus has used the vendor for many years
- Another campus uses the vendor and is pleased with the firm’s goods and services
- This is the only vendor who will respond on an ASAP basis.
Last changed: Mar 08 2007 at 2:12 PM
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