Arkansas Code
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Procurement Law
§ 19-11-222. Exclusive jurisdiction over procurement — Definitions

(a) The State Procurement Director has exclusive jurisdiction over the procurement of:
(1) Items subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 54;
(2) Wholesale gasoline, oil, and related products;
(3) Tires;
(4)
(A) Passenger motor vehicles and trucks, except highway construction and highway maintenance equipment, any specialized type of equipment used in highway construction, or a motor vehicle purchased under § 6-21-307, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
(B) The director may issue a request for qualifications for the procurement of passenger motor vehicles and trucks to compile a qualified vendor list that includes vendors in multiple areas of the state;

(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.

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