Bid Thresholds and Sole-Source Justification
Defines the spend thresholds requiring competitive quotes and the written justification standard for any sole-source award.
Why This Matters
Competition is the property's price control and its integrity control at once; every skipped bid is both a possible overpayment and a possible favor. Sole-source is sometimes right, but it must be argued on paper by someone who cannot approve their own argument. Vendors behave differently when they know the process cannot be quietly bypassed.
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