sole-source

American

[sohl-sawrs, -sohrs] / ˈsoʊlˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs /

adjective

designating a company contracted, without competition, to be the sole supplier of a product or service, as a firm having an exclusive contract for certain military technology.

Example Sentences

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This is known as a competitive sole-source contract.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

For example, the city of Anchorage requires its assembly to approve all sole-source purchases over $30,000.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2023

They've collected hundreds of billions in federal subsidies, bailouts, loan guarantees and sole-source contracts.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Separately, a former Maui County wastewater manager admitted taking $2 million from Choy in exchange for steering at least 56 sole-source contracts to his business.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Many of those states have exercised "emergency" or "sole-source" exemptions to skip getting competing bids, according to records Reuters reviewed from 11 agencies.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2021

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