Purchasing Division. | Midpage5A-3-1Division created; purpose; director; applicability of article; continuation.5A-3-1aPrescription drug products.5A-3-2Books and records of director.5A-3-3Authority of Director of Purchasing.5A-3-3aAdditional exemptions from purchasing requirements.5A-3-3bExemption of facilities providing direct patient care services that are managed, directed, controlled and governed by the Secretary of the Department of Health Facilities.5A-3-3cExemptions from purchasing requirements for contracts entered into as part of recovery from a declared state of emergency.5A-3-4Rules of director.5A-3-5Purchasing section standard specifications -- Promulgation and adoption by director; applicable to all purchases.5A-3-6Purchasing section standard specifications -- Advisers from spending units.5A-3-7Director to advise with heads of state and other institutions producing commodities, services and printing.5A-3-8Facilities of division available to local governmental bodies.5A-3-8aFacilities of division available to volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services.5A-3-9Examination and testing of purchases; report required.5A-3-9aCreation of a fund.5A-3-10Competitive bids; publication of solicitations for sealed bids; purchase of products of nonprofit workshops; employee to assist in dealings with nonprofit workshops; continuing procurements over $1 million.5A-3-10aProhibition for awarding contracts to vendors which owe a debt to the State or its political subdivisions.5A-3-10bBest value procurement.5A-3-10cDirect award procurement.5A-3-10dReverse auctions.5A-3-10ePrequalification agreement; agency-delegated bidding.5A-3-11Purchasing in open market on competitive bids; debarment; bids to be based on written specifications; period for alteration or withdrawal of bids; awards to lowest responsible bidder; uniform bids; record of bids; requirements of vendors to pay taxes, fees and debts; exception; grant exemption.5A-3-11aNegotiation when all bids exceed budget in requisition.5A-3-11bDiscussion and final offers.5A-3-11cMultiple awards.5A-3-12Prequalification disclosure and payment of annual fee by vendors required; form and contents; register of vendors; false certificates; penalties.5A-3-13Contracts to be approved as to form; filing.5A-3-15Emergency purchases in open market.5A-3-16Special fund; purposes; how composed.5A-3-17Purchases or contracts violating article void; personal liability.5A-3-18Substituting for commodity bearing particular trade name or brand.5A-3-19Purchases from federal government and other sources.5A-3-20Spending units to submit lists of expendable commodities.5A-3-28Financial interest of secretary, etc.; receiving reward from interested party; penalty; application of bribery statute.5A-3-29Penalty for violation of article.5A-3-30Statement of purpose; obtaining money and property under false pretenses or by fraud from the state; penalties; definition.5A-3-31Corrupt actions, combinations, collusions or conspiracies prohibited; penalties.5A-3-32Power of director to suspend right to bid; notice of suspension.5A-3-33Review of suspension by secretary.5A-3-33bScope.5A-3-33cDuties.5A-3-33dGrounds for debarment.5A-3-33eDebarment procedure.5A-3-33fEffects of debarment.5A-3-34Authority over inventories and property.5A-3-35Submission of annual inventories.5A-3-36Inventory of removable property.5A-3-37Reciprocal preference; preference for resident vendors for certain contracts.5A-3-43State agency for surplus property created.5A-3-44Authority and duties of state agency for surplus property.5A-3-45Disposition of surplus state property; semiannual report; application of proceeds from sale.5A-3-46Warehousing, transfer, etc., charges.5A-3-47Department of agriculture and other agencies exempted.5A-3-48Travel rules; exceptions.5A-3-50Acquiring and disposing of vehicles and aircraft.5A-3-51Maintenance and service to vehicles and aircraft.5A-3-52division; fund.5A-3-53Enforcement of travel management regulations.5A-3-56Preference for the use of domestic steel products in state contract projects; exceptions; civil penalties.5A-3-57Buy American task force; study; report.5A-3-58Creation of the Purchasing Improvement Fund.5A-3-59Small, women and minority-owned businesses.5A-3-60Annual purchasing training.5A-3-61Standardization.5A-3-62Prohibited contract clauses.5A-3-63Prohibition on contracting with companies that boycott Israel.