and Federal awards received directly from a Federal awarding agency by a local government or an Indian tribal government.) 1. Obtain the entity’s procurement policies. Verify that the policies comply with applicable Federal requirements (§____.36(b)(1) and 2 CFR section 215.43). 2. Ascertain if the entity has a policy to use statutorily or administratively imposed inState or local geographical preferences in the evaluation of bids or proposals. If yes, verify that these limitations were not applied to federally funded procurements except where applicable Federal statutes expressly mandate or encourage geographic preference (§____.36(c)(2) and 2 CFR section 215.43). 3. Examine procurement policies and procedures and verify the following: a. Written selection procedures require that solicitations incorporate a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for the material, product, or service to be procured, identify all requirements that the offerors must fulfill, and include all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals (§____.36(c)(3) and 2 CFR section 215.44(a)(3)). b. There is a written policy pertaining to ethical conduct (§____.36(b)(3) and 2 CFR section 215.42). 4. Select a sample of procurements and perform the following: a. Examine contract files and verify that they document the significant history of the procurement, including the rationale for the method of procurement, selection of contract type, basis for contractor selection, and the basis of contract price (§____.36(b)(9) and 2 CFR section 215.46). b. Verify that procurements provide full and open competition (§____.36(c)(1) and 2 CFR section 215.43). c. Examine documentation in support of the rationale to limit competition in those
and Federal awards received directly from a Federal awarding agency by a local government or an Indian tribal government.) 1. Obtain the entity’s procurement policies. Verify that the policies comply with applicable Federal requirements (§____.36(b)(1) and 2 CFR section 215.43). 2. Ascertain if the entity has a policy to use statutorily or administratively imposed inState or local geographical preferences in the evaluation of bids or proposals. If yes, verify that these limitations were not applied to federally funded procurements except where applicable Federal statutes expressly mandate or encourage geographic preference (§____.36(c)(2) and 2 CFR section 215.43). 3. Examine procurement policies and procedures and verify the following: a. Written selection procedures require that solicitations incorporate a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for the material, product, or service to be procured, identify all requirements that the offerors must fulfill, and include all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals (§____.36(c)(3) and 2 CFR section 215.44(a)(3)). b. There is a written policy pertaining to ethical conduct (§____.36(b)(3) and 2 CFR section 215.42). 4. Select a sample of procurements and perform the following: a. Examine contract files and verify that they document the significant history of the procurement, including the rationale for the method of procurement, selection of contract type, basis for contractor selection, and the basis of contract price (§____.36(b)(9) and 2 CFR section 215.46). b. Verify that procurements provide full and open competition (§____.36(c)(1) and 2 CFR section 215.43). c. Examine documentation in support of the rationale to limit competition in those
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