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(1) Except for this Subsection (1), the provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(a) a public entity's acquisition of a procurement item from another public entity; or
(b) a public entity that is not a procurement unit, including the Colorado River Authority of Utah as provided in Section 63M-14-210.
(2) Unless otherwise provided by statute and except for this Subsection (2), the provisions of this chapter do not apply to the acquisition or disposal of real property or an interest in real property.
(3) Except for this Subsection (3) and Part 24, Unlawful Conduct and Penalties, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(a) funds administered under the Percent-for-Art Program of the Utah Percent-for-Art Act;
(b) a grant;
(c) medical supplies or medical equipment, including service agreements for medical equipment, obtained by the University of Utah Hospital through a purchasing consortium if:
(i) the consortium uses a competitive procurement process; and
(ii) the chief administrative officer of the hospital makes a written finding that the prices for purchasing medical supplies and medical equipment through the consortium are competitive with market prices;
(d) the purchase of firefighting supplies or equipment by the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, created in Section 65A-1-4, through the federal General Services Administration or the National Fire Cache system;
(e) supplies purchased for resale to the public; or
(f) activities related to the management of investments by a public entity granted investment authority by law.
(4) This chapter does not supersede the requirements for retention or withholding of construction proceeds and release of construction proceeds as provided in Section 13-8-5.
(5) Except for this Subsection (5), the provisions of this chapter do not apply to a procurement unit's hiring a mediator, arbitrator, or arbitration panel member to participate in the procurement unit's dispute resolution efforts.