We can request an exception to the bidding process for services, if we can justify why a specific vendor was selected, and why competition was not possible (max is still $25,000). In order to do so, a negotiated services memo must be completed to outline this information. This can be sent to the Contracts & Purchasing Team along with the quote(s) for services from the vendor, and your funding codes to process the purchase order.

NOTE: that we are capped at $25,000 per non-contracted vendor, per fiscal year for the whole division. These requests also require additional layers of approval, so please account for additional review time when submitting your PO request.