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Page 10 of 23 b . Donated services shall be valued at the Federal minimum wage rate, unless the services donated are those normally provided by the donor in his or her profession or trade, in which case they may be valued at rates consistent with those paid for similar work in the local labor market area. C , Donated materials shall be valued at the donor' s cost or the fair market value at the time of donation, whichever is less . 3 . Required Procurement Procedures for Obtaining Goods and Services . The Grantee shall provide maximum open competition when procuring goods and services related to the grant-assisted project. Every effort must be made to use small business firms , minority owned firms , women ' s business enterprises, and labor surplus areas . a. Instructions for Procurement of Goods and Services for Smaller Projects (Including Professional Services and Construction) for Individual Purchases or Contract Amounts not exceeding $20,000. For individual purchases or contract amounts not exceeding $20,000, the Grantee must use the applicable procurement method described below: ( 1 ) Small Purchase Procedures I (Purchases Up to $2 ,500). Procurement of goods and services where individual purchases do not exceed $ 2 , 500 do not require competition and may be conducted at the Grantee ' s discretion . (2 ) Small Purchase Procedures II (Purchases or Contract Amounts Between $2 ,500 and $20,000). Goods and services costing between $2 , 500 and $20 ,000 require informal competition and may be procured by purchase order, acceptance of vendor proposals, or other appropriate procurement document, provided that the Grantee : (a) Receive written or documented verbal quotes or proposals from two (2) or more competitors ; (b) Develop and implement a process for evaluating proposals and document application of that process for selection (e . g . , for construction work, your selection may be based on the lowest responsible proposal amount, while for professional services , selection should be based on task-specific criteria and committee review and ranking of proposals) . (c) Provide prospective vendors with a basic description of the goods and services required ; and (d) Secure written approval from the Department prior to acceptance of proposal or execution of contract. b . Instructions for Procurement of Goods and Services (Including Architectural, Engineering and other Consultant Services) for Contracts Exceeding $20,000). For individual contract amounts exceeding $20,000, the Grantee must use the applicable procurement method described below: ( 1 ) Competitive Selection ($20,000 - $35,000) . Goods and services greater than $20 ,000 but less than $ 35 ,000 must be procured in the following manner: (a) For procurement of professional services, solicit written qualifications submissions from two (2 ) or more competitors ; (i ) Identify all significant evaluation factors and their relative importance in the request for qualifications . (ii) Indicate in solicitation that public funds are involved. ( iii) Develop and distribute detailed project specifications with the solicitation. ( iv) Establish a review committee to evaluate and rank qualification submissions; DOS Form No . HR3E 1 208GAASM Reference : Rule 1A -39. 009(1) (b), FAC