La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § VII-1727

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-1727 - Procurement Standard

A. Code of Conduct. The recipient shall maintain a code of standards of conduct that shall govern the performance of its officers, employees or agents engaged in the awarding and administration of contracts. The code or standards shall provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of the code or standards by the recipient's officers, employees, or agents.

B. The recipient's officers, employees or agents shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors or potential contractors. This is not intended to preclude bona-fide institutional fund raising activities.

C. No employee, officer, or agent of a nongovernmental recipient shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract where, to his or her knowledge, any of the following has a financial interest in that contract:

1. the employee, officer, or agent;

2. any member of his or her immediate family;

3. his or her partner;

4. an organization in which any of the above is an officer, director, or employee; and

5. a person or organization with whom any of the above individuals is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment.

D. The recipient shall follow the Louisiana Procurement Code for all purchases comprised of R.S. 39:1551-1771.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § VII-1727

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, LR 21:587 (June 1995).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:664.6 and R.S. 36.477.