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Competition <br /> All procurement transactions shall be done in a manner to provide open and free competition. <br /> The Recipient shall be alert to conflicts of interest as well as noncompetitive practices among <br /> contractors that may restrict or eliminate competition or otherwise restrain trade. In order to <br /> ensure excellent contractor performance and eliminate unfair competitive advantage, contractors <br /> that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, invitations for bids and/or <br /> requests for proposals shall be excluded from competing for such procurements. Awards shall be <br /> made to the bidder or offeror whose bid or offer is responsive to the solicitation and is most <br /> advantageous to the Recipient, considering the price, quality and other factors. Solicitations <br /> shall clearly set forth all requirements that the bidder or offeror must fulfill in order for the bid or <br /> offer to be evaluated by the Recipient. Any and all bids or offers may be rejected when it is in <br /> the Recipient's interest to do so. <br /> Codes of Conduct <br /> The Recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct governing the performance of its <br /> employees engaged in the award and administration of contracts. No employee, officer, or agent <br /> shall participate in the selection, award,or administration of a contract supported by public grant <br /> funds if a real or apparent conflict of interest would be involved. Such a conflict would arise <br /> when the employee, officer,or agent, any member of his or her immediate family,his or her <br /> partner, or an organization which employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated,has <br /> a financial or other interest in the firm selected for an award. The officers, employees, and agents <br /> of the Recipient shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities,favors, or anything of monetary value <br /> from contractors or parties to subcontracts. The standards of conduct shall provide for <br /> disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of the standards by officers, employees, or agents <br /> of the Recipient. <br /> 22 <br />