(a)
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The procurement policy of EUTELSAT shall be
such as to encourage, in its interests and those of the Parties and
Signatories, the widest possible competition in the supply of goods and
services, and shall be applied taking into account the provisions of Articles
17 and 18 of the Operating Agreement.
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(c)
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Contracts shall be awarded in the best
interest of EUTELSAT, to bidders offering the best combination of quality,
price, delivery time and other important criteria of relevance to EUTELSAT,
it being understood that, if there are bids offering a comparable combination
of the above-mentioned criteria, contracts shall be awarded with due
consideration to the general and industrial interests of the Parties.
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