La. Admin. Code tit. 34 § V-142

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 4, April 20, 2024
Section V-142 - Source Selection Methods
A. Pursuant to R.S. 39:1494-1496 professional or personal services contracts for any amount, consulting services contracts less than $50,000, and social services contracts meeting one of the requirements of R.S. 39:1494.1.A may be awarded without competitive negotiation or bidding, therefore this Section shall be applicable to consulting services contracts for $50,000 or more and social services contracts for $150,000 or more which are not exempted by R.S. 39:1494.1.A.
1. Emergency Purchases. An emergency situation must be determined in writing by the Director of Contractual Review or his designee. The using agency which requests an emergency procurement must indicate in writing the basis of the emergency.
2. Sole Source Procurement. A determination in writing, supported by using agency documentation, must be made by the Director of Contractual Review or his designee that only one source exists for the services requested by the using agency.
3. A determination by the Director of Contractual Review that contracts are necessary under Paragraph 1 or 2 above will dispense with the requirement of a request for proposal pursuant to R.S. 39:1496.B and R.S. 1494.1.B.
4. Record. A record of emergency procurements and sole source procurements shall be maintained by the Office of Contractual Review, and shall contain:
a. contractor's name;
b. the amount of the contract;
c. services to be rendered;
d. reason for the emergency or sole source procurement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 34, § V-142

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Contractual Review, LR 7:179 (April 1981), amended LR 8:594 (November 1982), LR 10:459 (June 1984), LR 11:1071 (November 1985), LR 13:655 (November 1987).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1490(B).