San Francisco County Municipal Code § 111.10 Waivers

The Agency shall waive the requirements of this Article where the Contracting Department has certified in writing to the Agency, and the Agency has found that: (a) The needed services under the applicable Services Contract are available only from a sole source; and the prospective Contractor is not currently disqualified from doing business with the City or any other governmental agency; or (b) Pursuant to Chapters 6 and 21 of the Administrative Code, the Contract is necessary to respond to an emergency which endangers the public health or safety; and no entity that complies with the requirements of this Article and is capable of responding to the emergency is immediately available to perform the required services; or (c) There are no qualified responsive bidders or prospective vendors that comply with the requirements of this Article; and the Contract is for a service, project, or property that is essential to the City or the public; or (d) The Services to be purchased are available under a bulk purchasing arrangement with a federal, state or local governmental entity; purchase under such arrangement will substantially reduce the City’s cost of purchasing such Services; and purchase under such an arrangement is in the best interest of the City or the public. (Added as Administrative Code Sec. 12P.7 by Ord. 216-00, File No. 001272, App. 8/9/2000; Ord. 212-07, File No. 070921, App. 9/14/2007; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)