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15-4-315. Small procurements.
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15-4-315. Small procurements.
To assist the state in ensuring that the percentages of the total amount expended in state-funded and state-directed public construction programs and procurement of commodities and services for the state each fiscal year under § 15-4-302 are paid to minority business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises under this subchapter, a procurement that does not exceed two (2) times the amount stated in § 19-11-204(13) may be procured without seeking competitive bids or competitive sealed bids if the procurement is with a certified minority business enterprise or certified women-owned business enterprise.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-4-315
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15-4-315. Small procurements.
To assist the state in ensuring that the percentages of the total amount expended in state-funded and state-directed public construction programs and procurement of commodities and services for the state each fiscal year under § 15-4-302 are paid to minority business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises under this subchapter, a procurement that does not exceed two (2) times the amount stated in § 19-11-204(13) may be procured without seeking competitive bids or competitive sealed bids if the procurement is with a certified minority business enterprise or certified women-owned business enterprise.
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15-4-302. Purpose — Goals — Notice.
(a) The General Assembly finds that it is the policy of the State of Arkansas to support equal opportunity as well as economic development in every sector.
(b) The General Assembly recognizes that it is the purpose of this subchapter to support to the fullest all possible participation of firms owned and controlled by minority persons and women in state-funded and state-directed public construction programs and in the purchase of goods and services for the state.
(c) All state agencies shall attempt to ensure that the following percentages of the total amount expended in state-funded and state-directed public construction programs and in the purchase of goods and services for the state each fiscal year are paid to minority business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises:
(1)(A) For minority business enterprises, ten percent (10%).
(B) The ten-percent goal under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section shall be allocated as follows:
(i) Two percent (2%) for service-disabled veteran-owned minority business enterprises; and
(ii) Eight percent (8%) for all other minority business enterprises; and
(2) For women-owned business enterprises, five percent (5%).
(d) To facilitate notification of potential respondents to procurement solicitations, a state agency shall publish all state contract solicitations on the website of the Office of State Procurement.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-4-302
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 15-4-302. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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19-11-204. Definitions concerning source selection and contract formation.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Competitive bidding” means the same as defined in § 19-11-234(a);
(2) “Competitive sealed bidding” means the same as defined in § 19-11-229(a);
(3) “Competitive sealed proposals” means the same as defined in § 19-11-230(a);
(4) “Emergency procurement” means the acquisition of commodities or services, which if not immediately initiated, will endanger human life or health, state property, or the functional capability of a state agency;
(5) “Established catalogue price” means the price included in a catalogue, price list, schedule, or other form that:
(A) Is regularly maintained by a manufacturer or contractor;
(B) Is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers; and
(C) States prices at which sales are currently or were last made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general buying public for the commodities or services involved;
(6) “Invitation for bids” means all documents or electronic media, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting bids in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 19-11-229, which refers to competitive sealed bidding;
(7) “Multiple award contracts” means a method of procurement whereby an indefinite quantity contract is awarded to more than one (1) supplier for furnishing a like item or category of items;
(8) “Purchase description” means specifications or any other document or electronic media describing the commodities or services to be procured;
(9) “Request for proposals” means all documents or electronic media, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 19-11-230
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 19-11-204
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 19-11-204. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.