Where the agency has identified a provider that has special familiarity or qualifications with respect to a project, or that has previously worked on a related project, the agency may hire the provider without soliciting bids from other providers if the director finds in writing that hiring the particular provider is in the best interests of the trust beneficiaries, and that the provider's fee is reasonable.

KEY: government purchasing

Date of Last Change: August 8, 2024

Notice of Continuation: April 4, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53C-1-201(3)