Richmond County

Sole Source: If your solution is unique or mission‑critical, work with the department head to build the sole source case and obtain governing board approval.

Coops: Buyer hasn’t historically used coops, but you can encourage them to explore these procurement programs as future options.

Entity: Richmond County, NC. Most purchases ≥ $90,000 trigger formal competitive bidding under NC G.S. 143-129 unless an exception applies.

Path to use: Position your product as a unique technology or critical service essential for operations (mirror the EMS sole source precedent). Document why performance or price competition is unavailable.