# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 39 — Interagency Commission on School Construction

### Chapter 03 — Construction Procurement Methods

#### Regulation .13 Sole Source.

*COMAR 14.39.03.13*

A. Sole source procurement is permissible if a requirement is available from only a single vendor.

B. Examples of circumstances that might necessitate a sole source procurement are as follows:

  (1) Only one source exists which meets the requirements;

  (2) The compatibility of equipment, accessories, or replacement parts is the paramount consideration;

  (3) A sole vendor's item is needed for trial use or testing; or

  (4) Public or regulated utility services are to be procured and only one source exists.

C. The LEA shall submit a written sole source justification to the IAC or its designee.