2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions.
§ 143-55. Requisitioning for supplies by agencies; must purchase through sources certified.

§ 143‑55.  Requisitioning for supplies by agencies; must purchase through sources certified.

(a)        Unless otherwise provided by law, after sources of supply have been established by contract and certified by the Secretary of Administration to the said departments, institutions and agencies as herein provided for, it shall be the duty of all departments, institutions and agencies to make requisition or issue orders on forms to be prescribed by the Secretary of Administration, for all supplies, materials and equipment required by them upon the sources of supply so certified, and, except as herein otherwise provided for, it shall be unlawful for them, or any of them, to purchase any supplies, materials or equipment from other sources than those certified by the Secretary of Administration. One copy of such requisition or order shall be furnished to and when requested by the Secretary of Administration.

(b)        (Expires June 30, 2012) The acquisition of supplies, materials, goods, equipment, or services using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111‑5) shall be exempt from the contracts certified by the Secretary of Administration in subsection (a) of this section. However, the Secretary of Administration, in coordination with the Office of Economic Recovery and Investment, may approve the use of term contracts in limited circumstances where such contracts provide the best means to accomplish the goals of ARRA. In addition, the Secretary of Administration shall provide notice to the vendors on the certified contracts of the opportunity to submit bids or proposals for contracts using ARRA funds.  (1931, c. 261, s. 6; 1957, c. 269, s. 3; 1971, c. 587, s. 1; 1975, c. 879, s. 46; 2006‑264, s. 59(c); 2009‑475, s. 7.)