If your purchase total is $25,000.01 to $250,000 ($150,000 for Federal Contracts), informal methods of competition are required. Departments are now allowed to perform their own informal competitive process. Departments must be sure the process is open and fair to all potential suppliers. 

  • VIEW information on how to perform an effective informal competitive process (PowerPoint)
  • VIEW all the forms and templates to complete the informal process (PDFs)