19-11-222. Exclusive jurisdiction over procurement — Definitions.

19-11-222. Exclusive jurisdiction over procurement — Definitions. (a) The State Procurement Director has exclusive jurisdiction over the procurement of: (1) Items subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 54; (2) Wholesale gasoline, oil, and related products; (3) Tires; (4)(A) Passenger motor vehicles and trucks, except highway construction and highway maintenance equipment, any specialized type of equipment used in highway construction, or a motor vehicle purchased under § 6-21-307, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter. (B) The director may issue a request for qualifications for the procurement of passenger motor vehicles and trucks to compile a qualified vendor list that includes vendors in multiple areas of the state; (5) Paper products; (6) New and used school buses for state agencies; (7) A purchasing card program and travel card program to include implementation and administration; and (8) An electronic commerce procurement solution to include planning and administration consistent with the established financial systems of the state. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Printing” means the process of transferring images, by the use of standard industrial type printer ink, upon documents such as letterhead, envelopes, pamphlets, booklets, and forms; (2) “Stationery” means imprinted letterhead and envelopes used by the General Assembly and other departments of state government to identify an individual department, agency, board, commission, etc.; and (3) “Supplies” means paper and inks used to produce stationery.