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<br />(4) The cost plus a percentage of cost and percentage of construction cost methods of <br />contracting shall not be used. <br /> <br />(g) <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Awarding agency review. <br /> <br />(I) Grantees and subgrantees must make available, upon request of the awarding agency, <br />technical specifications on proposed procurements where the awarding agency believes <br />such review is needed to ensure that the item and/or service specified is the one being <br />proposed for purchase. This review generally will take place prior to the time the <br />specification is incorporated into a solicitation document. However, if the grantee or <br />subgrantee desires to have the review accomplished after a solicitation has been <br />developed, the awarding agency may still review the specifications, with such review <br />usually limited to the technical aspects of the proposed purchase. <br /> <br />(2) Grantees and subgrantees must on request make available for awarding agency pre-award <br />review procurement documents, such as requests for proposals or invitations for bids, <br />independent cost estimates, etc. when: <br /> <br />(i) <br /> <br />A grantee's or subgrantee's procurement procedures or operation fails to comply <br />with the procurement standards in this section; or <br />The procurement is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and is <br />to be awarded without competition or only one bid or offer is received in response <br />to a solicitation; or <br />The procurement, which is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, <br />specifies a "brand name" product; or <br />The proposed award is more than the simplified acquisition threshold and is to be <br />awarded to other than the apparent low bidder under a sealed bid procurement; or <br />A proposed contract modification changes the scope of a contract or increases the <br />contract amount by more than the simplified acquisition threshold. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />(ii) <br /> <br />(iii) <br /> <br />(iv) <br /> <br />(v) <br /> <br />(3) A grantee or sub grantee will be exempt from the pre-award review in paragraph (g)(2) of <br />this section if the awarding agency determines that its procurement systems comply with <br />the standards of this section. <br /> <br />(i) <br /> <br />(ii) <br /> <br />A grantee or sub grantee may request that its procurement system be reviewed by <br />the awarding agency to determine whether its system meets these standards in <br />order for its system to be certified. Generally, these reviews shall occur where <br />there is a continuous high-dollar funding, and third-party contracts are awarded on <br />a regular basis. <br />A grantee or subgrantee may self-certify its procurement system. Such self- <br />certification shall not limit the awarding agency's right to survey the system. Under <br />a self-certification procedure, awarding agencies may wish to rely on written <br />assurances from the grantee or sub grantee that it is complying with these <br />standards. A grantee or sub grantee will cite specific procedures, regulations, <br />standards, etc., as being in compliance with these requirements and have its system <br />available for review. <br /> <br />I <br />