Section 3-143-614 - Applications for federal funding(a) Applying for federal funds from a federal funding source to provide health and human services shall not exempt a purchasing agency from chapter 103F, HRS, procurement requirements.(b) Use of competitive purchase of service. When federal funds awarded to the state do not specify any particular provider by federal law or in the federal grant award to the state, competitive purchase of service shall be used unless an alternate method, as allowed by statute or rules, is determined to be more appropriate and advantageous to the state.(c) Special procedures authorized. In certain circumstances, the usual sequence of the competitive purchase of service process may be modified. To apply for and receive federal funds, it is often required that the state submit an application to the federal funding source describing the use of such funds, and in some cases, identifying a specific provider or providers. To assess and consider interested or prospective applicants for inclusion in the state's application for federal funding and to fulfill the procurement requirements, purchasing agencies may utilize a request for information as established in section 3-142-202 prior to applying for or receiving the federal funding. The selected provider or providers may be included in the state's application to the federal funding source.(d) Selection of provider for federal application. The selection of a provider or providers for inclusion in the purchasing agency's application for federal funding shall be based on the criteria and requirements established in the request for information, or the discretion of the head of the purchasing agency. Written justification for the provider(s) selected shall be included in the procurement file.(e) Construction of section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to disqualify a purchasing agency from receiving federal funds.[Eff 6/19/99; am and comp JAN 23 2006] (Auth: HRS § 103F-106) (Imp: HRS §§ 103F-101, 103F-402)