The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may initiate a program under which they shall (1) identify Connecticut businesses which (A) trade with African countries with whom the United States has diplomatic relations and (B) provide goods or services which are required by the state and (2) encourage such Connecticut businesses to bid on such goods or services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4a-57b
( P.A. 97-135, S. 3, 4.)