RS 1593 - Methods of source selection
Unless otherwise authorized by law, all state contracts shall be awarded by one of the following methods:
(1) R.S. 39:1594, competitive sealed bids.
(2) R.S. 39:1595, competitive sealed proposals.
(3) R.S. 39:1596, small purchases.
(4) R.S. 39:1597, sole source.
(5) R.S. 39:1598, emergency procurements.
(6) R.S. 39:1600, other procurement methods:
(a) Unstable market conditions.
(b) Group purchasing.
(c) Used equipment.
(d) Reverse auctions.
(e) Negotiation of noncompetitive contracts.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1988, No. 851, §1; Acts 1997, No. 3, §4, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 692, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §13; Acts 2004, No. 433, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 178, §2, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.