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1/31/79 AC 150/5900-1B d. Rev Personnel. Sponsors may consider specifying in the contract the names of the key personnel who will be working on the project. This can prevent unexpected personnel changes and can help to improve study continuity. The sponsor may also retain authority to review and approve any changes in the key personnel or to terminate the project in the event the contractor changes key personnel. 35. CONTRACT REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Preaward review and/or approval by the FAA of sponsor proposed contracts is not required except under certain conditions. However, sponsors may wish to submit all such contracts to the FAA for review to insure that necessary work elements and contract provisions have been incorporated. Deficiencies in the contract could cause costs associated with the project to become ineligible for Federal assistance. Circumstances requiring FAA review and approval prior to award are as follows: a. Proposed contracts of sponsors who are undertaking their first DOT grant and whose procurement standards have not been reviewed or sponsors whose procurement standards have been reviewed and found to be deficient. b. The proposed contract is to be awarded on a sole source basis or where only one bid or proposal is received in which the aggregate expenditure exceeds $10,000. c. The proposed contract is to be awarded to other than the low bidder under a formally advertised procurement. d. Proposed contracts which are of special interest to DOT, proposed contracts which are considered sensitive and may be subject to close scrutiny by the public, and those which are unique and require special evaluation. A copy of all executed contracts should be provided to FAA along with documents outlined in paragraph 36. 36. TECHNICAL AND COST ANALYSES. Sponsors are required to perform a technical analysis of every contract and a cost analysis of negotiated contracts or contract modifications. Copies of these technical and cost analyses should be provided to the FAA along with the proposed contract, if the proposed contract is subject to FAA review and approval. When the contract is not subject to prior review and approval, the technical and cost analyses should be submitted to the FAA with copies of the executed contract. 37. PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. In general, the purchase of property or equip- ment shall not be included in a planning grant. However, under, certain circumstances, specialized equipment or materials may be approved if directly required for completing elements of the planning study. In the event of such an approval, the property management standards specified in FAR Part 152 and included as Appendix 3 of AC 150/5100-10 shall be complied with as applicable. Chap 3 Par 34 21