Sole Source Procurements Sample Clauses

Sole Source Procurements. Sole source procurement may be used only if the Executive Director determines that a service, product, or requirement is reasonably available only from a single supplier or contractor. To use sole source procurement, the Executive Director shall place a written determination in the procurement file after conducting a good faith review of available sources, stating why no other sources are reasonably available, or why competition would not be likely to produce other acceptable offers. Sole source procurement shall not be used only to accommodate a desire for a particular proprietary item unless the CWC has a very specific need for such item which can be justified in writing. The Executive Director shall negotiate and use appropriate means to obtain the best price available for any item procured under this section.

Sole Source Procurements i. SBA will issue either an acceptance letter or rejection letter within five (5) working days of receipt of an offering letter, unless the District Office requests and the procuring activity agree to an extension of time. ii. Absent a notification of rejection within five (5) working days of receipt of the offer, acceptance may be assumed on the sixth (6th) working day unless an extension has been requested and accepted, except for provision of FAR § 19.808-1 for 8(a) sole-source procurements that exceed $20 million. iii. For procurement over $20 million, if the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not received an acceptance or rejection letter from the District Office on the 6th working day, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must seek SBA’s acceptance through the Associate Administrator, Office of Business Development (AA/BD). iv. Acceptance shall include a size verification and determination with respect to all elements of eligibility (i.e., determination of adverse impact, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code appropriateness and program eligibility). See citations 13 C.F.R. § 124.503(b), 124.504(c) and 124.112.

Sole Source Procurements. In selected cases, it may be in the Project’s best interest to obtain materials, equipment, supplies, spare parts, field service representatives or services from a sole source in lieu of soliciting competitive bids. Determinations with respect to the need, justification, and acceptability of such a purchase shall be based on the special facts of each case. Noncompetitive bidding must be qualified as an allowable sole source procurement with appropriate justification based on the following: (a) recent project experience where equipment was competitively bid, (b) sole supplier of proprietary product or services, (c) technical factors required the specific design or performance to accomplish the desirable results, (d) must meet superior standards as to proven grade and reliability, (e) Client preferred or recommended supplier, (f) for use in combination with existing equipment and substitutes are unacceptable for technical or physical reasons. Must supply replacement parts or services to maintain the original design and performance, (g) SS&W Subsidiary or Alliance, (h) other project specific reasons, which will be outlined in detail. CONTRACTOR INITIALS & DATE: /s/ SNR 8/7/07 OWNER INITIALS & DATE: /s/ DS 8/7/07 [*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. Procurement Plan Hoku Materials Polysilicon Plant Pocatello, Idaho Should the responsible engineer or Hoku determine that the purchase shall be noncompetitive, the responsible engineer, as part of the Purchase Requisition shall initiate a Sole Source Justification Form. It is the PPM’s responsibility to ensure that the Sole Source Justification Form includes all required signatures prior to releasing the purchase commitment. The original Sole Source Justification Form will be filed along with the Inquiry / Purchase Requisition in the Procurement Files.

Sole Source Procurements. 1. SBA will issue either an acceptance letter or rejection letter within five (5) working days of receipt of an offering letter , unless the District Office requests and the procuring activity agree to an extension of time . 11. Absent a notification of rejection within five (5) working days of receipt of the offer, acceptance may be assumed on the sixth (6th) working day unless an extension has been requested and accepted , except for provision of FAR § 19.808-1 for 8(a) sole-source procurement that exceed $20 million. 111. For procurement over $20 million , if the Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau has not received an acceptance or rejection letter from the District Office on the 6th working day, the Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau must seek SBA's acceptance through the Associate Administrator , Office of Business Development (AA/BO).

Sole Source Procurements. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Procurement Policy, as stated herein, the District may acquire commodities or services without using Competitive Solicitation methods when the Procurement Manger determines in writing that the commodity or service is available from only one source. In such case, the Procurement Manager shall file a statement certifying the conditions and circumstances requiring the purchase, describing the purpose and need of the purchase, and explaining why the proposed contractor is the only contractor that can provide the commodity or service. After making the determination that the commodity or service is available from one source, the Manager shall enter into negotiations with the single source vendor or contractor to obtain the best price for the District. Single source procurements that fall within Categories Two and Three shall be approved by the Board.

Sole Source Procurements i. SBA will issue either an acceptance letter or rejection letter within five (5) working days of receipt of an offering letter, unless the District Office requests and the procuring activity agree to an extension of time. ii. Absent a notification of rejection within five (5) working days of receipt of the offer, acceptance may be assumed on the sixth (6th) working day unless an extension has been requested and accepted, except for provision of FAR § 19.808-1 for 8(a) sole-source procurements that exceed $20 million. iii. For procurement over $20 million, if the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not received an acceptance or rejection letter from the District Office on the 6th working day, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission must seek SBA’s acceptance through the Associate Administrator, Office of Business Development (AA/BD). iv. Acceptance shall include a size verification and determination with respect to all elements of eligibility (i.e., determination of adverse impact, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code appropriateness and program eligibility). See citations 13 C.F.R. § 124.503(b), 124.504(c) and 124.112.