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competitive selection , unless otherwise required by applicable law ; and provided further that the Board shall be authorized to approve a procurement transaction up to or in excess of $ 50 , 000 , without competitive selection, unless otherwise required by applicable law. OFFICIAL — Any reference to a county official in this manual — such as the County Administrator, County Attorney, Department Director, Purchasing Manager or Risk Manager — shall include the official , or his or her designee . ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT — The department within the County which originated the request for procurement of a commodity or service . REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) — A solicitation for proposals to achieve a stated objective . An RFP is characterized by a description of the desired objective and a statement of evaluation criteria. RFPs may request a price proposal , to be considered in accordance with the evaluation criteria . ( See section 5 . 1 below) . REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION ( RFQ ) — A solicitation to professionals to submit a summary of their qualifications to perform a general or specific job or service . If the RFQ is subject to the Consultants ' Competitive Negotiation Act , the County shall select no less than three professionals for discussions and , if requested by the County, for presentations . After staff recommendation and approval by the Board, the County shall enter into negotiations for a contract with the most qualified professional ( s ) . RFQs shall be governed by the Consultants ' Competitive Negotiation Act, to the extent applicable . ( See section 5 . 2 below) . RESPONSIVE BIDDER — A bidder whose bid, proposal or submittal complies in all material respects with the bid invitation or solicitation request, as determined by the County . RESPONSIBLE BIDDER — A bidder who has the capability in all respects to fully perform the contract requirements , and the integrity and reliability that will assure good faith performance , as determined by the County . SOLE SOURCE — The only known vendor reasonably capable of providing a specific commodity or service to the County . SOLE BRAND — The only known brand reasonably capable of fulfilling the specific needs of the County . TECHNICALITY OR IRREGULARITY — An item which is not in compliance with the bid invitation or solicitation request, but which is determined by the County to be immaterial to the substantive terms and conditions of the bid , proposal or submittal . The waiver of a technicality or irregularity shall not result in an unfair advantage or disadvantage to any person responding to the bid invitation or solicitation request . 1 . 5 AUTHORITY OF THE PURCHASING MANAGER A . Line of Authority . The Purchasing Division is part of the Office of Management and Budget . The Purchasing Manager is directly responsible to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget . Except as otherwise provided in this manual , the Purchasing Manager 4