Section 3 AAC 109.090 - Specifications(a) The purpose of a specification is to serve as a basis for obtaining, in an efficient, cost-effective, and consistent manner, a supply, service, or construction item suitable for the needs of the grantee.(b) The chief procurement officer shall monitor the content and use of specifications for supplies, services, professional services, and construction required under this chapter.(c) The chief procurement officer may obtain expert advice and assistance in the development of specifications and establish operational procedures governing the testing and trial use of equipment, materials, and other supplies by the authority, and the application of resulting information and data to specifications or procurements.(d) Specifications must promote overall economy for the purposes intended, encourage competition in satisfying the needs of the grantee, and to the extent practicable, emphasize functional or performance criteria necessary to meet the needs of the grantee, and may not be unduly restrictive. The requirements of this subsection regarding the purposes and nonrestrictiveness of specifications apply to all specifications, including those prepared by architects, engineers, designers, and other professionals.(e) Except for small procurements under 3 AAC 109.460, a specification that limits the procurement of items to a single manufacturer's name or catalog number may be used only if the procurement officer determines in writing that only the identified brand name item or items will satisfy the needs of the grantee.(f) The procurement officer may use brand name or equal specifications for the purpose of identifying the performance and functional requirements of a commodity.(g) The procurement officer shall procure standard commercial products if practicable. Under the direction of the chief procurement officer, the authority may develop and maintain a list of standard commercial products.Eff. 7/10/2015, Register 215, October 2015