All procurement transactions must be conducted in a manner to provide full and open competition consistent with the standards outlined in 2 C.F.R. §§200.318 - 200.326. The subgrantee shall be alert to organizational conflicts of interest as well as noncompetitive practices among contractors that may restrict or eliminate competition or otherwise restrain trade. In order to ensure objective subcontractor performance and eliminate unfair competitive advantage, subcontractors that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, invitations for bids and/or requests for proposals shall be excluded from competing for such procurements.

Awards shall be made to the bidder whose bid or offer is responsive to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the subgrantee, price, quality and other factors considered.

Solicitations shall clearly set forth all requirements that the bidder shall fulfill in order for the bid or offer to be evaluated by the subgrantee.

Any and all bids or offers may be rejected when it is in the subgrantee's interest to do so.