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(9)
The contract is for financial or investment experts
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to be used and selected by the Treasury Department or
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financial or investment experts selected by the Secretary of
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the Budget.
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(10)
The contract for supplies or services is in the
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best interest of the Commonwealth.
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(b)
Written determination.--The written determination
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authorizing sole source procurement shall be included in the
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contract file. For procurements over $250,000 made under
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subsection (a)(10), the determination shall be signed by the
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head of the purchasing agency.
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(c)
Approval required by board of commissioners of public
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grounds and buildings.--With the exception of small procurements
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under section 514 and emergency procurements under section 516
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(relating to emergency procurement), if the sole source
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procurement is for a supply, except for computer software
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updates under $50,000, for which the department acts as
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purchasing agency, it must be approved by the Board of
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Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings prior to the award
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of a contract.
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§ 516.
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Emergency procurement.
The head of a purchasing agency may make or authorize others
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to make an emergency procurement when there exists a threat to
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public health, welfare or safety or circumstances outside the
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control of the agency create an urgency of need which does not
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permit the delay involved in using more formal competitive
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methods. Whenever practical, in the case of a procurement of a
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supply, at least two [bids] quotes shall be solicited. A written
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determination of the basis for the emergency and for the
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selection of the particular contractor shall be included in the
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