External resources are required for a program. The program manager receives bids from multiple vendors and presents the top vendor to the program governance board. One program governance board…

External resources are required for a program. The program manager receives bids from multiple vendors and presents the top vendor to the program governance board. One program governance board member asks the program manager to select a vendor that was dismissed early in the selection process because they were not on the approved vendor list. The program manager learns that this program governance board member has a personal connection to this vendor What should the program manager do?