SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENTS.

SEC. 315. SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENTS. (a) General Rule.—Section 12(b) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(3) Sole source procurement contracts.—Any recipient of a grant under section 9 of this Act who is procuring an associated capital maintenance item under section 9(j) of this Act may, without receiving prior approval of the Secretary, contract directly with the original manufacturer or supplier of the item to be replaced if such recipient first certifies in writing to the Secretary— “(A) that such manufacturer or supplier is the only source for such item; and “(B) that the price of such item is no higher than the price paid for such item by like customers.”. (b) Conforming Amendments.—Such section is further amended— (1) by inserting “Contract Requirements.—” before “(1) All contracts”; (2) by inserting “Noncompetthve bid contracts.—” before “All contracts”; (3) by inserting “Rolling stock acquisition contracts.—” before “In lieu of”; and (4) by indenting paragraph (1) and aligning paragraphs (1) and (2) with paragraph (3), as added by subsection (a) of this section.