* diversify production to smaller contract manufacturers where controls can be overseen. (treehugger.com)
Normally, government agencies like FEMA can avoid the burdensome open bidding process for small contracts below $ 250,000. (vox.com)
Defenders of the process, which dates to a 1997 agreement between county leaders that subsequently was ratified by voters, say it allows for prompt approval of smaller contracts when time is short, such as those for outside legal work and for in - demand entertainers for free county events. (newsday.com)