(a) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery reserves the right to use an alternative procurement method if that method will be more likely to:

1. (1) Maximize the office’s net revenue;
2. (2) Achieve the specific business objective or business objectives of the procurement; or
3. (3) Aid the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery in fulfilling the statutory mandate to operate and administer the office.

(b)

1. (1) Alternative procurement methods may include, but are not limited to:

   1. (A) Specialized vendor prequalifications;
   2. (B) Multistep bids or proposals;
   3. (C) Single proposer negotiations;
   4. (D) Competitive negotiations between two (2) or more proposers;
   5. (E) Brand name solicitations; and
   6. (F) Cooperative procurements.
2. (2) The office shall conduct the alternative procurement method in accordance with the process set forth in the applicable solicitation document.