Section 14. Unless no other manner of description suffices, and the procurement officer so determines in writing, setting forth the basis for the determination, all specifications shall be written in a manner which describes the requirements to be met without having the effect of exclusively requiring a proprietary supply or service, or a procurement from a sole source.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers
Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act
Section 1 - Application of Chapter
Section 3 - Procurement Contracts; Files
Section 4 - Submission of Quotations
Section 5 - Competitive Sealed Bidding Procedures
Section 6 - Competitive Sealed Proposals; Requests for Proposals; Additional Evaluation Criteria
Section 6a - Utilization of Reverse Auctions for the Acquisition of Supplies and Services
Section 7 - Sole Source Procurements
Section 8 - Emergency Procurements
Section 9 - Cancellation of Invitation for Bids; Rejection of Bids or Proposals
Section 10 - Certification of Good Faith
Section 11 - Splitting of Procurements
Section 12 - Term of Contract; Information to Be Included in Solicitation; Cancellation of Contract
Section 13 - Increase of Services or Supplies Specified in Contract
Section 13a - Recycling or Composting Contracts; Modifications and Amendments
Section 14 - Specification Requirements; Proprietary Supply or Service and Sole Source Procurement
Section 15 - Tangible Supply; Disposition
Section 16 - Real Property; Disposition or Acquisition
Section 17 - Writing Requirement; Invalidation of Contracts; Forfeiture; Civil Actions
Section 18 - Sheltered Market Programs
Section 19 - Delegation of Procurement Officer's Powers and Duties