Section R2-7-1009. Contract Awards Initiated by an Agency Chief Procurement Officer or Local Public Procurement Unit

A.      Competition is not required under A.R.S. § 41-2636(D) to enter into a contract for a material or service that is offered from a set-aside agency, but may be used at the discretion of the agency chief procurement officer or local public procure- ment unit. If competition is used, an agency chief procurement officer may either:

1.        Seek competition only from applicable set-aside agen- cies; or

2.        Seek competition under A.R.S. §§ 41-2533, 41-2534, or 2535.

B.       Contracts awarded under this Section, shall not exceed five years, including any renewal options.

Historical Note

Emergency rule adopted effective July 17, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-3). Emergency expired. Emergency rule re-adopted without change effective December 18, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S.

§ 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-4). Emer-

gency expired, text rescinded. Former Section R2-7-1009 renumbered to R2-7-1010, new Section R2-7-1009 renumbered from R2-7-1008 and amended effective April 2, 1993 (Supp. 93-2). Section repealed; new Sec- tion made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 508, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Section R2-7-1009 renum- bered to R2-7-1010; new Section R2-7-1009 renumbered from R2-7-1008 and amended by final rulemaking at 20

A.A.R. 3510, effective February 2, 2015 (Supp. 14-4).