[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 45CFR95.613] [Page 494-495] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 95_GENERAL ADMINISTRATION_GRANT PROGRAMS (PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS)--Table of Contents Subpart F_Automatic Data Processing Equipment and Services_Conditions for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Sec. 95.613 Procurement standards. (a) Procurements of ADP equipment and services are subject to the procurement standards prescribed by subpart P of 45 CFR part 74 regardless of any conditions for prior approval. Those standards include a requirement for maximum practical open and free competition regardless of whether the procurement is formally advertised or negotiated. (b) Those standards, as well as the requirement for prior approval, apply to ADP services and equipment acquired by a State or local agency, and the ADP services and equipment acquired by a State or local Central Data Processing facility primarily to support the Social Security Act programs covered by this subpart. Service agreements [[Page 495]] are exempt from these procurement standards.