{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1631.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1631.7","heading":"Procurement policies and procedures.","body":"Recipients must have written procurement policies and procedures. These policies must:\n(a) Identify competition thresholds that establish the basis (for example, price, risk level, or type of purchase) for the level of competition required at each threshold (for example, certification that a purchase reflects the best value to the recipient; a price comparison for alternatives that the recipient considered; or requests for information, quotes, or proposals);\n(b) Establish the grounds for non-competitive purchases;\n(c) Establish the level of documentation necessary to justify procurements. The level of documentation needed may be proportional to the nature of the purchase or tied to competition thresholds;\n(d) Establish internal controls that, at a minimum, provide for segregation of duties in the procurement process, identify which employees, officers, or directors who have authority to make purchases for the recipient, and identify procedures for approving purchases;\n(e) Establish procedures to ensure quality and cost control in purchasing, including procedures for selecting sources, fair and objective criteria for selecting sources; and\n(f) Establish procedures for identifying and preventing conflicts of interest in the purchasing process.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XVI—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION","PART 1631—PURCHASING AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT","Subpart B—Procurement Policies and Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"dfa5cac08e887e0dccb66b7cf00f2c0b24cef1f33e0fb9510595a18205077ecf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1631.6","next":"us/45-cfr-1631.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}