Qualified Not-for-Profit Agencies for Persons with Significant Disabilities

Section 500 Section 500.1160  Qualified Not-for-Profit Agencies for Persons with Significant Disabilities a)         Use The Procurement Officer may determine to contract with a qualified not-for-profit agency for persons with significant disabilities on the list maintained by the State Use Committee and may do so without notice or competition. b)         Pricing Approval While notice and competition is not required prior to contracting with qualified not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant disabilities, prices must be reasonable.  Whether a price is reasonable will be determined based upon current market prices, historical prices, prices received by other State agencies for similar supplies or services, the policy of the Code to promote procurements from qualified not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant disabilities, and other such relevant factors.