{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-30b-14","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30B, § 14","heading":"Specification requirements; proprietary supply or service and sole source procurement","body":"Section 14. Unless no other manner of description suffices, and the procurement officer so determines in writing, setting forth the basis for the determination, all specifications shall be written in a manner which describes the requirements to be met without having the effect of exclusively requiring a proprietary supply or service, or a procurement from a sole source.","path":["Part I","Title III","Chapter 30B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIII/Chapter30B/Section14","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:17Z","sha256":"dcc4d2cd07a40b77d8c3fcbfa0aaab97bc243644b7f991aeaa1f3dee538f1ba4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-30b-13a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-30b-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}