The purchase of goods and services and the award of grants shall be made in compliance with applicable state statutes The Children’s Trust Conflict of Interest policy and applicable portions of the Miami-Dade County Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance (§2-11.1 of Miami-Dade County Code) and the State of Florida’s Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees (Chapter 112, Part III Florida Statutes.)

Informal quotes shall be requested in writing from three or more sources when the purchase is between $2,500 and $25,000, unless the purchase qualifies as a sole source or is subject to the exceptions identified for non-competitive, sole source purchases of goods and services or if a vendor is part of a pre-approved vendor pool.  Written justification for the sole source requirement will be required prior to the purchase of any good or service.

Subject to the exceptions identified for non-competitive, sole source and best interests purchases of goods and/or services, all purchases where the item or group of items relating to the same event/service type, exceeds $25,000 shall be made on the basis of competitive sealed bids or written proposals, unless proposals were already obtained and scored through a competitive process that resulted in the creation of a vendor pool. State or County purchasing contracts shall be used in lieu of bids when it is to the advantage of The Children’s Trust.

Open Requests for Bids

PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES
	Topic		Type of Proposal - Proposal #	Release Date	Bidder's Conference	Letter of Intent Due	Proposal Due
	Research and Evaluation Services: 2010 Survey of Child Health and Well-being in Miami-Dade County, FL		RFB 2010-05	6/4/10 5:00 PM	N/A	N/A	6/21/10 2:00 PM

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