1. (a) Request for exclusion. State agencies having agency procurement officials may request exemption from a proposed state contract by submitting to the State Procurement Director a written justification for such exemption.
2. (b) Determination by director. Approval of exemption from a state contract shall be made in writing by the director, but a denial of a request for an exemption from a state contract may be made in any manner reasonably likely to communicate the denial to the requestor.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as R1:19-11-223 of the Procurement Rules prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules.