Question 2: Response may be up to one page Looking for: Communication and Accountability

You receive an email from an executive Director seeking guidance from you regarding the process of direct awarding a contract to a service provider who has previously been contracted from their oce with the ministry. The executive Director justies their preference for directing the award to this particular service provider based on their service quality, competitive pricing, and existing familiarity with the ministry, clients, and families who previously received services.

Write your response in email format as if you were responding to the Executive Director.

Please state any assumptions you made and any actions you took before responding to the executive Director.