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G. The Recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts of <br /> interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection, award and administration of <br /> contracts. <br /> H. The Recipient shall conduct any procurement under this agreement in a manner <br /> providing full and open competition. Accordingly, the Recipient shall not: <br /> (1) Place unreasonable requirements on firms in order for them to qualify to do <br /> business; <br /> (2) Require unnecessary experience or excessive bonding; <br /> (3) Use noncompetitive pricing practices between firms or between affiliated <br /> companies; <br /> (4) Execute noncompetitive contracts to consultants that are on retainer <br /> contracts; <br /> (5) Authorize, condone, or ignore organizational conflicts of interest; <br /> (6) Specify only a brand name product without allowing vendors to offer an <br /> equivalent; <br /> (7) Specify a brand name product instead of describing the performance, <br /> specifications, or other relevant requirements that pertain to the commodity or service solicited by the <br /> procurement; <br /> (8) Engage in any arbitrary action during the procurement process, or, <br /> (9) Allow a vendor to bid on a contract if that bidder was involved with <br /> developing or drafting the specifications, requirements, statement of work, invitation to bid, or request for <br /> proposals. <br /> I. The Recipient shall not use a geographic preference when procuring commodities or <br /> services under this Agreement. <br /> J. The Recipient shall conduct any procurement involving invitations to bid (i.e. sealed <br /> bids) in accordance with section 287.057(1)(a), Florida Statutes. <br /> K. The Recipient shall conduct any procurement involving requests for proposals (i.e. <br /> competitive proposals) in accordance with section 287.057(1)(b), Florida Statutes. <br /> L. For each subcontract, the Recipient shall provide a written statement to the Division <br /> as to whether that subcontractor is a minority business enterprise, as defined in Section 288.703, Florida <br /> Statutes. <br /> 18. ATTACHMENTS <br /> A. All attachments to this Agreement are incorporated as if set out fully. <br /> B. In the event of any inconsistencies or conflict between the language of this <br /> Agreement and the attachments, the language of the attachments shall control, but only to the extent of <br /> the conflict or inconsistency. <br /> 14 <br />