NBIA Bidding and Contracting Policy

• Awards bids for all projects based on a fair and independent review of proposals, screening according to criteria clearly advertised during the bid process.

• Avoids providing preferential treatment to board or committee members – or any other NBIA members – by providing access to any bid or project information not made available to all members equally.

• Reserves the right to choose to partner with NBIA members and nonmember organizations and individuals as time permits, based on the capabilities and track records of the organizations or individuals and on the association executive staff's evaluation of their potential value to such projects.

• Reserves the right to choose among those making offer of potential business partnerships or co-bidding arrangements based on the demonstrated capabilities and track record of the individual or organization.

• Provides referrals for paid consulting jobs from an official list of consultants and will not recommend one consultant over another.

NBIA board members, committee members and other volunteer members shall refrain from:

• Appropriating information about association business and business opportunities learned during board or committee meetings or business to seek personal work or business for an employer or business colleagues.

• Seeking to convert association business, business opportunities and sponsorships into private, personal or organizational business opportunities.

• Serving as liaison on behalf of NBIA with any potential association business partner without authorization of NBIA or using NBIA authorization to conduct business on one’s own behalf and thus exceeding one’s authority.

• Directing NBIA staff to provide access to business information or business opportunities for personal use and aggrandizement or for the use and aggrandizement of one’s own firm or employer.

• Seeking preferential treatment – treatment not offered to other NBIA members – by virtue of being a board or committee member.

• Seeking preferential treatment from NBIA for a business colleague or partner that may directly or indirectly benefit oneself.