12-3-208 - Competitive negotiation.
12-3-208. Competitive negotiation.
Except as provided in §§ 12-3-207 and 12-3-209, and as otherwise provided by law, a contract may be entered into by competitive negotiation only in cases when the state is unable to obtain needed goods and/or services by competitive sealed bid. Each use of competitive negotiation shall be in accordance with rules of the department approved by the board of standards.
[Acts 1987, ch. 337, § 9.]