Procurement Selection Procedure Sample Clauses

Procurement Selection Procedure. Each Recipient must have written selection procedures which provide, at a minimum, the following procedural requirements: A clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for the material, product, or service to be procured. Such description must not, in competitive procurements, contain features which unduly restrict competition. The description may include a statement of the qualitative nature of the material, product or service to be procured and, when necessary, set forth minimum essential characteristics and standards to which it must conform to be satisfactory. Detailed product specifications should be avoided if at all possible. When it is impractical or uneconomical to make a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements, a “brand name or equal” description may be used as a means to define the performance or other important requirements related to procurement. The specific features of the named brand which must be met by bidders must be clearly stated;