[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1484.35]

[Page 740-741]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1484_PROGRAMS TO HELP DEVELOP FOREIGN MARKETS FOR AGRICULTURAL 
 
                      Subpart C_Program Operations
 
Sec. 1484.35  Must Cooperators follow specific contracting procedures?

    (a) Cooperators have full and sole responsibility for the legal 
sufficiency of all contracts and assume financial liability for any 
costs or claims resulting from suits, challenges, or other disputes 
based on contracts entered into by the Cooperator. Neither FAS nor any 
other agency of the United States Government or any official or employee 
of FAS or the United States Government has any obligation or 
responsibility with respect to Cooperator contracts with third parties.
    (b) Cooperators are responsible for ensuring to the extent possible 
that the terms, conditions, and costs of contracts constitute the most 
economical and effective use of project funds.
    (c) All fees for professional and consulting services paid in any 
part with project funds must be covered by written contracts.
    (d) A Cooperator shall:
    (1) Ensure that all expenditures for goods and services in excess of 
$25.00, which are reimbursed with project funds, are documented by a 
purchase order, invoice, or contract;
    (2) Ensure that no employee or officer participates in the selection 
or award of a contract in which such employee or officer, or the 
employee's or officer's family or partners has a financial interest;
    (3) Conduct all contracting in an open manner. Individuals who 
develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, 
invitations for bids, or requests for proposals for procurement of any 
goods or services shall be excluded from competition for such 
procurement;
    (4) Base each solicitation for professional or consulting services 
on a clear

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and accurate description of the requirements for the services to be 
procured;
    (5) Perform some form of price or cost analysis, such as a 
comparison of price quotations to market prices or other price indicia, 
to determine the reasonableness of the offered prices; and
    (6) Document the decision-making process.

[64 FR 52630, Sept. 30, 1999. Redesignated and amended at 65 FR 9995, 
Feb. 25, 2000]