2006 New York Code - Purchase Through Office Of General Services.

 
    §  104.  Purchase through office of general services.  Notwithstanding
  the provisions of section one hundred three of this chapter  or  of  any
  other  general,  special or local law, any officer, board or agency of a
  political subdivision, of a district therein, of a fire company or of  a
  voluntary  ambulance  service authorized to make purchases of materials,
  equipment, food products, or supplies, or services available pursuant to
  section one hundred sixty-one of the state finance law,  may  make  such
  purchases,  except  of  printed  material, through the office of general
  services subject to such rules as may be established from time  to  time
  pursuant  to section one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law or
  through the general services administration pursuant to section 1555  of
  the  federal  acquisition  streamlining  act  of  1994,  P.L.   103-355;
  provided that any such purchase shall exceed five  hundred  dollars  and
  that  the  political  subdivision,  district,  fire company or voluntary
  ambulance service for which such officer, board  or  agency  acts  shall
  accept sole responsibility for any payment due the vendor. All purchases
  shall  be  subject to audit and inspection by the political subdivision,
  district, fire company or voluntary ambulance service for which made. No
  officer, board or agency of  a  political  subdivision,  or  a  district
  therein,  of  a  fire  company or of a voluntary ambulance service shall
  make any purchase through such office when bids have been  received  for
  such purchase by such officer, board or agency, unless such purchase may
  be  made  upon  the same terms, conditions and specifications at a lower
  price through such office.   Two or more  fire  companies  or  voluntary
  ambulance  services  may  join  in  making  purchases  pursuant  to this
  section, and for the purposes of  this  section  such  groups  shall  be
  deemed "fire companies or voluntary ambulance services."