§ 19-11-222 - Exclusive jurisdiction over procurement. - Arkansas Statutes

19-11-222. Exclusive jurisdiction over procurement.

(a) The State Procurement Director shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the procurement of:

(1) Items subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 54;

(2) Wholesale gasoline, oil, and related products;

(3) Tires;

(4) Passenger motor vehicles and trucks, except highway construction and highway maintenance equipment or any specialized type of equipment used in highway construction, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter;

(5) Paper products;

(6) New and used school buses for state agencies;

(7) A purchasing card program and travel card program to include implementation and administration; and

(8) An electronic commerce procurement solution to include planning and administration consistent with the established financial systems of the state.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) "Printing" means the process of transferring images, by the use of standard industrial type printer ink, upon documents such as letterhead, envelopes, pamphlets, booklets, and forms;

(2) "Stationery" means imprinted letterhead and envelopes used by the General Assembly and other departments of state government to identify an individual department, agency, board, commission, etc.; and

(3) "Supplies" means paper and inks used to produce stationery.