bout justification of the initial (maximum) price of the contract

When carrying out the government and municipal procurements the customer or authorized body have to prove the initial (maximum) price of the contract. For this purpose it is necessary to use one of the methods listed in p.1 Art. 22 of the Federal law of 05.04.2013 No. 44-FZ "About contract system in the sphere of purchases of goods, works, services for ensuring the state and municipal needs":

1. Method of comparable market prices;

2. Standard method;

3. Tariff method;

4. Design and budget method;

5. Expensive method

The main method is the method of comparable market prices. 

According to item 3.19. methodical recommendations of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of 02.10.2013 No. 567 for determination of the initial (maximum) price of the contract by method of comparable market prices is recommended to use not less than three sources of data on the price of goods, the work, services offered by various suppliers (contractors, performers). Thus the case when in a certain territory there is only one supplier (the contractor, the performer), isn't an exception.

Proceeding from the letter of Federal Treasury of 22.12.2014 No. 42-7.4-05/5.7-791 "About the direction of answers to questions of application of the Federal law of 05.04.2013 No. 44-FZ" is also not recommended to prove the initial (maximum) price of the contract according to the data presented only by one supplier.