1. (1) Unless the procurement official issues a written exception in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, and applicable rules documenting why a competitive procurement process is not required and why it is in the best interest of the procurement unit to award a contract without engaging in a standard procurement process, a procurement unit shall conduct a standard procurement process when:

   1. (a) public funds are expended or used to acquire a procurement item; or
   2. (b) a procurement unit's property, name, influence, assets, resources, programs, or other things of value are used as consideration in the formation of a contract for a procurement item.
2. (2) This rule does not apply to procurements made under Section 63G-6a-2503 or 63G-6a-2504.

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Date of Last Change: October 22, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63G-6a-107.7(1)