{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-35.4210","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 35.4210","heading":"Must my group solicit and document bids for our procurements?","body":"(a) The steps needed to be taken to procure goods and/or services depends on the amount of the proposed procurement:\nIf the aggregate amount of the Then your group\n(1) purchase is $1,000 or less may make the purchase as long as you make sure the price is reasonable; no oral or written bids are necessary.\n(2) proposed contract is over $1,000 but less than $25,000 must obtain and document oral or written bids from two or more qualified sources.\n(3) proposed contract is $25,000 to $100,000 must:\n(i) Solicit written bids from three or more sources who are willing and able to do the work;\n(ii) Provide potential sources in the scope of work to be performed and the criteria your group will use to evaluate the bids;\n(iii) Objectively evaluate all bids; and\n(iv) Notify all unsuccessful bidders.\n(4) proposed contract is greater than $100,000 must follow the procurement regulations in 2 CFR Parts 200 and 1500 (these regulations outline the standards for your group to use when contracting for services with Federal funds; they also contain provisions on: codes of conduct for the award and administration of contracts; competition; procurement procedures; cost and price analysis; procurement records; contract administration; and contracts generally).\n(b) Your group must not divide any procurements into smaller parts to get under any of the dollar limits in paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER B—GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE","PART 35—STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE","Subpart M—Grants for Technical Assistance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"aaf59848c5fdd2228c5f6979b97abeac23182ebb3ad93b8cebc5a6b5b8b7eae4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-35.4205","next":"us/40-cfr-35.4215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}