A media story combining “no bid contracts” and federal grant funding is usually an attention grabber. Before the news cycle turns over, somebody — perhaps you — will have to explain what actually happened and whether federal rules for purchasing with grant funds were broken. Awarding agency officials and independent auditors will be interested too.
The applicable federal rules do contain multiple legitimate justifications for “non-competitive procurement.” In fact, federal officials often employ an acronym that defines the documentary support needed to justify such contractor selection. It’s called a JOFOC — “Justification for Other than Free and Open Competition.”
If you end up “sole sourcing” in a grant-funded procurement, you’d best be prepared to craft a convincing justification. This webinar will help you do that. We’ll cover:
- Federal “bias” favoring competitive procurement
- Acceptable procurement methods for grant recipients and subrecipients
- Informal vs. formal procedures
- Legitimate non-competitive “exit ramps”
- Managing your “micro-purchase” threshold
- Emergencies and “exigent” circumstances
- Documenting awarding agency authorization
- Limited source availability
- Unique source capability
- Defining competition that’s “inadequate”
- What does a JOFOC look like?
- The special case of FEMA disaster response funding
- OMB Compliance Supplement’s coverage of auditor testing of sole source transactions
Hand-out Materials:
Attendees will receive presentation slides as well as access to background materials.
Allowable Charges
The costs of webinars sponsored by Federal Fund Management Advisor™ are allowable charges to your federal grants and subgrants. The cost principles issued by OMB under its uniform guidance (and applicable to all types of awardees) state, “The cost of training and education for employee development is allowable” (2 CFR 200.472).
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