Section 20227 Of Article 8. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.

. Notwithstanding Section 20221, the board may direct the purchase of any supply, equipment, or material without observance of any provision requiring contracts, bids, or notice upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that there is only a single source of procurement therefor and that the purchase is for the sole purpose of duplicating or replacing supply, equipment, or material, as the case may be, in use.