OAR 736-146-0120: Ethics in Sole Source

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2025-10-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

The department may not select a sole-source procurement pursuant to ORS 279B.075 and avoid a competitive procurement if the purpose of the selection is to primarily benefit the contractor, directly or indirectly, to the detriment of the department or the best interest of the state.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 279A.0656)(a) & ORS 279A.070

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 279A.0656)(a), ORS 279A.070, ORS 279B.075 & ORS 279A.140

History: PRD 9-2025, amend filed 09/22/2025, effective 10/01/2025 PRD 16-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-4-09 PRD 12-2008, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-08 PRD 1-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-7-07

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Official source: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/