(a) Unless otherwise authorized by law, all state contracts shall be awarded by the use of one of the following methods:
(1) Competitive sealed bids, pursuant to Section 41-4-132.
(2) Competitive sealed proposals, pursuant to Section 41-4-133.
(3) Small purchase procedures pursuant to Section 41-4-134.
(4) A sole source procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-135.
(5) An emergency procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-136.
(6) A special procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-137.
(b) In the event a bid or offer is received for the supplies or services from a person deemed to be a responsible bidder or offeror and a preferred vendor and the bid is no more than five percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder or offeror who is not deemed to be a preferred vendor, the Chief Procurement Officer or purchasing agency may award the contract to the preferred vendor.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.
Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.
Division 3 - Source Selection and Contract Formation.
Section 41-4-130 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Definitions.
Section 41-4-131 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Methods for Awarding State Contracts.
Section 41-4-132 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Competitive Sealed Bidding Procedures.
Section 41-4-133 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Competitive Sealed Proposals.
Section 41-4-134 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Small Purchase Procedures.
Section 41-4-136 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Emergency Procurements.
Section 41-4-137 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Special Procurement for Small Purchases.
Section 41-4-138 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Cancellation or Rejection of Bids, Proposals, Etc.
Section 41-4-140 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Prequalification of Prospective Suppliers.
Section 41-4-143 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Types of Contract.
Section 41-4-144 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Contract Periods; Renewal or Extension Provisions.
Section 41-4-147 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Finality of Determinations.
Section 41-4-148 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Collusion or Other Anti-Competitive Practices.