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19-11-223. Commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services under state contract.
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19-11-223. Commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services under state contract.
(a)(1) In addition to establishing a state contract for those commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services within the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Procurement Director under § 19-11-222, the director may award a mandatory state contract for other commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services when the director determines that combining the collective purchasing power of the state would be beneficial to the state.
(2) The director shall submit a mandatory state contract that is not for commodities or services within the exclusive jurisdiction of the director to the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, to the Joint Budget Committee, for review.
(b)(1) Unless an exemption is approved by the director under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, a state agency that requires commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services that are under a mandatory state contract shall procure these commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services exclusively under the mandatory state contract.
(2)(A) Except as provided in § 19-11-233, the director may approve an exemption from a mandatory state contract awarded under this section only if the state agency demonstrates that substantial savings will likely be effected by purchasing outside of the mandatory state contract.
(B)(i) Approval of an exemption from a mandatory state contract under this section shall be in writing.
(ii) Denial of a request for an exemption from a mandatory state contract under this section is not required to
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 19-11-223
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19-11-223. Commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services under state contract.
(a)(1) In addition to establishing a state contract for those commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services within the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Procurement Director under § 19-11-222, the director may award a mandatory state contract for other commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services when the director determines that combining the collective purchasing power of the state would be beneficial to the state.
(2) The director shall submit a mandatory state contract that is not for commodities or services within the exclusive jurisdiction of the director to the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, to the Joint Budget Committee, for review.
(b)(1) Unless an exemption is approved by the director under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, a state agency that requires commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services that are under a mandatory state contract shall procure these commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services exclusively under the mandatory state contract.
(2)(A) Except as provided in § 19-11-233, the director may approve an exemption from a mandatory state contract awarded under this section only if the state agency demonstrates that substantial savings will likely be effected by purchasing outside of the mandatory state contract.
(B)(i) Approval of an exemption from a mandatory state contract under this section shall be in writing.
(ii) Denial of a request for an exemption from a mandatory state contract under this section is not required to be in writing.
(c) All contracts concerning commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services shall disclose a projected total cost, including without limitation expenditures that may be incurred under all available periods of extension if the extensions were executed.
(d) The director shall:
(1) Identify and prioritize opportunities for awarding mandatory state contracts under this section;
(2) Conduct mandatory state contract procurements under this section that would produce savings for the state;
(3) Attempt to invite the participation of the potentially affected state agencies in the development and evaluation of a mandatory state contract procurement;
(4) Post notice of his or her intent to procure a mandatory state contract on the official website of the Office of State Procurement; and
(5)(A) Promote the use of mandatory state contracts among county and city governments, including without limitation making information about the mandatory state contracts readily available and searchable.
(B) The director shall adopt rules to include any necessary conditions, reporting, or document retention standards related to the director's duty to promote mandatory state contract use under this subsection.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 19-11-222
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 19-11-222. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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19-11-233. Emergency procurements — Definition.
(a) The State Procurement Director, the head of a procurement agency, or a designee of either officer may make or authorize others to make emergency procurements as defined in § 19-11-204(4) and in accordance with rules promulgated by the director.
(b)(1) A person or state agency that makes an emergency procurement under this section shall:
(A) Receive at least three (3) competitive bids unless the emergency is a critical emergency; and
(B) Complete a quotation abstract that includes the:
(i) Names of the firms contacted;
(ii) Time that each firm was contacted;
(iii) Quoted price obtained from each contacted firm; and
(iv) Method used for contacting each firm.
(2) As used in this subsection, “critical emergency” means an emergency in which human life or health is imminently endangered.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 19-11-233
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 19-11-233. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.