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G. As required by 2 C.F.R. §200.319(a), the Sub -Recipient shall conduct any <br />procurement under this agreement "in a manner providing full and open competition." Accordingly, the <br />Sub -Recipient shall not: <br />business; <br />companies; <br />equivalent; <br />(1) Place unreasonable requirements on firms in order for them to qualify to do <br />(2) Require unnecessary experience or excessive bonding; <br />(3) Use noncompetitive pricing practices between firms or between affiliated <br />(4) Execute noncompetitive contracts to consultants that are on retainer 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 />(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 developing or <br />drafting the specifications, requirements, statement of work, invitation to bid, or request for proposals. <br />H. "[E]xcept in those cases where applicable Federal statutes expressly mandate or <br />encourage" otherwise, the Sub -Recipient, as required by 2 C.F.R. §200.319(b), shall not use a <br />geographic preference when procuring commodities or services under this Agreement. <br />I. The Sub -Recipient shall conduct any procurement involving invitations to bid (i.e. <br />sealed bids) in accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.320(c) as well as section 287.057(1)(a), Florida Statutes. <br />J. The Sub -Recipient shall conduct any procurement involving requests for proposals <br />(i.e. competitive proposals) in accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.320(d) as well as section 287.057(1)(b), <br />Florida Statutes. <br />K. For each subcontract, the Sub -Recipient shall provide a written statement to the <br />Division as to whether that subcontractor is a minority business enterprise, as defined in Section 288.703, <br />Florida Statutes. Additionally, the Sub -Recipient shall comply with. the requirements of 2 C.F.R. §200.321 <br />("Contracting with small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area <br />firms"). <br />12. RECORDS <br />A. As required by 2 C.F.R. §200.336, the Federal awarding agency, Inspectors General, <br />the Comptroller General of the United States, and the Division, or any of their authorized representatives, <br />shall enjoy the right of access to any documents, papers, or other records of the Sub -Recipient which are <br />pertinent to the Federal award, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. The right <br />