Or. Admin. Code § 334-001-0025

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 334-001-0025 - Application of the Board's Procurement Rules; Exceptions

(1) General: It is the policy of the Board to maximize the net revenues of the Board and to conduct its contracting affairs in an open, competitive manner.

(2) Exceptions: The Board may enter into the following classifications of Contracts without a competitive process:

(a) Contracts between the Board and a state agency or local government of this state or another state, with the United States or a United States governmental agency, with an American Indian tribe or an agency of an American Indian tribe, or with a nation or a public agency in any nation other than the United States as permitted in ORS Chapter 190;

(b) Emergency Procurements;

(c) Contracts for books, memberships, or subscriptions;

(d) Price regulated items where the rate or price is established by federal, state or local regulatory authority; and

(e) Purchase of used personal property.

(3) Reservation of Rights: Although the Board is exempt from ORS Chapter 279A and 279B, which govern public contracts and procurement, the Board reserves the right to use, as guidelines to govern its procurement actions, relevant provisions of ORS Chapter 279A, and 279B, the Attorney General's Model Public Contract Rules (OAR chapter 137, divisions 46 and 47) and the Public Contracting Rules established by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (OAR chapter 125, divisions 246 and 247). However, the procedures set forth in these statutes and administrative rules must be guidance only and must not obligate the Board to follow the procedures set forth in these statutes and administrative rules.

Or. Admin. Code § 334-001-0025

BMT 4-2011, f. 12-1-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12

Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 687

Stats. Implemented: ORS 182.456 - 182.472, 687.011, 687.051, 687.057, 687.061, 687.086, 687.121