1. (a) Vendors list. The Office of State Procurement and each agency procurement official will maintain a vendors list.

2. (b) Application.

   1. (1) A vendor must make application on the office web site at www.arkansas.gov/dfa/procurement to have its name placed on the vendors lists for the commodities and services it wishes to supply or provide.
   2. (2) The business must provide complete information requested in the application before it will be considered for placement on a vendors list.

3. (c) Determination.

   1. (1) The procurement agencies may refuse to list any prospective bidder not making proper application.
   2. (2) The prospective bidder has the burden of showing that it meets the qualifications for inclusion on the vendors list on which it seeks to be listed.
   3. (3) The prospective bidder will be promptly advised if its application is disapproved and the reasons for disapproval will be stated.
4. (d) Reapplication. Any prospective bidder whose application is disapproved may reapply following the date of disapproval.

5. (e) Removal.

   1. (1) Any bidder who requests in writing to be removed from the vendors list will be removed.
   2. (2) Bidders who have been suspended and/or debarred will be removed from the vendors list.
6. (f) Vendors seeking to contract with colleges and universities need to contact those institutions.
7. (g) Note. A foreign corporation may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as R4:19-11-217 of the Procurement Rules prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules.