(2) A contracting agency may require a contractor to subcontract some part of a contract to, or to obtain materials to be used in performing the contract from, a business that is certified under ORS 200.055 as an emerging small business and that, as identified by the contracting agency, is located in or draws the business’s workforce from economically distressed areas, as designated by the Oregon Business Development Department.
(3) A contracting agency may require that a public contract be awarded to a responsible bidder or proposer, as defined in ORS 200.005, that the contracting agency determines has made good faith efforts as prescribed in ORS 200.045. [2003 c.794 §14; 2005 c.103 §5; 2009 c.235 §2; 2015 c.565 §12]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance
Chapter 279A - Public Contracting - General Provisions
Section 279A.010 - Definitions for Public Contracting Code.
Section 279A.020 - Organization of Public Contracting Code.
Section 279A.025 - Application of Public Contracting Code.
Section 279A.050 - Procurement authority.
Section 279A.055 - Personal services contracts.
Section 279A.065 - Model rules generally; applicability to contracting agencies.
Section 279A.075 - Delegation.
Section 279A.100 - Affirmative action; limited competition permitted.
Section 279A.110 - Discrimination in subcontracting prohibited; remedies.
Section 279A.120 - Preference for Oregon goods and services; nonresident bidders.
Section 279A.125 - Preference for recycled materials.
Section 279A.130 - Preference for exceeding Buy America requirements for transit projects; rules.
Section 279A.140 - State procurement of goods and services; rules.
Section 279A.150 - Procurement of goods containing recycled polyethylene material.
Section 279A.165 - Report concerning special procurements; requirement to maintain records.
Section 279A.167 - Certification program for training in pay equity provisions of state law; rules.
Section 279A.180 - Purchases through federal programs.
Section 279A.190 - Transfers of fire protection equipment between fire departments.
Section 279A.200 - Definitions for ORS 279A.200 to 279A.225.
Section 279A.205 - Cooperative procurements authorized.
Section 279A.210 - Joint cooperative procurements.
Section 279A.215 - Permissive cooperative procurements.
Section 279A.220 - Interstate cooperative procurements.
Section 279A.225 - Protests and disputes.
Section 279A.250 - Definitions for ORS 279A.250 to 279A.290.
Section 279A.255 - Inspection, appraisal and inventory of state property; reports by state agencies.
Section 279A.260 - Powers and duties of department; acquisitions by qualified donees; rules.
Section 279A.280 - Disposal of surplus property; costs of disposal.