Brooks Act - Qualification-Based Selection for Federal Projects
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/118#Brooks_Act_-_Qualification-Based_Selection_for_Federal_Projects
Properties
Instance of
Qualification-BasedSelectionProcurementLaw
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Qualification-BasedSelectionProcurementLaw
Confidence
0.92
Created by
United States Congress
Document title
Brooks Architect-Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.)
Importance
medium
Used by
Board of Ethical Review in contextualizing the procurement method used by the public agency
Used in context
Referenced as the federal law mandating qualification-based selection of engineering firms, contrasted with the fee-competitive bidding procedure at issue in the case
Version
Federal statute
Source Evidence
Source text
most public agencies, local, state, and federal, which select engineering firms on the basis of professional qualification, followed by negotiation with the best qualified firm, in accordance with state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations, and in accordance with federal law under the Brooks Act
Text references
most public agencies, local, state, and federal, which select engineering firms on the basis of professional qualification, followed by negotiation with the best qualified firm, in accordance with state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations, and in accordance with federal law under the Brooks Act
TTL
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
118
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T21:00:44.457678+00:00
First case
118
Generated
2026-03-01T21:00:44.457678+00:00
Attributed to
Case 118 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T21:27:08.565822
Generated by
ProEthica Case 118 Extraction