Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure
§ 50-5-71. Emergency Purchases Authorized; Report of Circumstances

In case of any emergency arising from any unforeseen causes, including delay by contractors, delay in transportation, breakdown in machinery, unanticipated volume of work, or upon the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor, the Department of Administrative Services or any other office, agency, department, board, bureau, commission, institution, or other entity of the state to which emergency purchasing powers have been granted by the Department of Administrative Services shall have power to purchase in the open market any necessary supplies, materials, services, or equipment for immediate delivery to any office, agency, department, board, bureau, commission, institution, or other entity of the state. A report on the circumstances of the emergency and the transactions thereunder shall be duly recorded in a book or file to be kept by the Department of Administrative Services.
History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 503, § 9; Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 5; Ga. L. 1996, p. 922, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 117, § 14/HB 312.

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Georgia Code

Title 50 - State Government

Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services

Article 3 - State Purchasing

Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure

§ 50-5-50. Purposes and Policies of Part

§ 50-5-51. Power, Authority, and Duty of Department

§ 50-5-51.1. Purchase of Commercial Fidelity Bonds for Officials, Officers, and Employees of Certain County Boards and Departments

§ 50-5-52. Power to Examine Books, Records, and Papers; Report of Purchases

§ 50-5-53. Authorization to Employ Assistants, Fix Salaries, and Make Assignments

§ 50-5-54. Rules and Regulations to Be Made and Published

§ 50-5-55. Specified Purposes for Rules and Regulations

§ 50-5-56. Department to Establish Standard Contract Specifications

§ 50-5-57. Duty of Department to Purchase All Supplies, Services, Materials, and Equipment; Requisition by State Agencies; Unlawful Purchases

§ 50-5-58. Cases Where Purchases Through Department Not Mandatory

§ 50-5-59. State Agencies to Furnish Department Estimates and Inventories

§ 50-5-60. Preference to Supplies, Equipment, Materials, and Agricultural Products Produced in Georgia Generally; Determination as to Reasonableness of Preference

§ 50-5-60.2. Use of Recycled Content Paper Products

§ 50-5-60.3. Use of Retreaded Tires

§ 50-5-60.4. Use of Compost and Mulch in Road Building, Land Maintenance, and Land Development Activities; Preference to Be Given Georgia Compost and Mulch

§ 50-5-60.5. Implementation of Policies Requiring Reduction and Reuse of Materials Generated by State Agencies

§ 50-5-61. State and Local Authorities to Give Preference to Supplies, Materials, and Agricultural Products Produced in Georgia; Determination as to Reasonableness of Preference

§ 50-5-63. Green Building Standards; Exclusive Use of Georgia Forest Products in State Construction Contracts; Exception Where Federal Regulations Conflict

§ 50-5-64. Multiyear Contracts Authorized; Standard Form Provisions; What Funds Obligated; Interest

§ 50-5-64.1. Prohibited Terms in State Contracts

§ 50-5-65. Transfer of Personal Property Titles to Effectuate Lease Purchases; Authority; Form

§ 50-5-66. Department to Compile and Consolidate All Estimates

§ 50-5-67. Competitive Bidding Procedure; Method of Soliciting Bids; Required Conditions for Competitive Sealed Proposals; Clarification; Contract Awards; Negotiation of Contracts; Certificate of Independent Price Determination; Receiving Electronic...

§ 50-5-68. Prequalification of Prospective Suppliers

§ 50-5-69. Purchases Without Competitive Bidding; Central Bid Registry; Procurement Cards; Rules and Regulations; Applicability to Emergency Purchases; Purchasing Advisory Council

§ 50-5-70. Purchases for County Boards of Education

§ 50-5-71. Emergency Purchases Authorized; Report of Circumstances

§ 50-5-72. Construction and Public Works Contracts Conducted by Department; Advertising Costs; Exceptions

§ 50-5-73. Goods and Services to Be Obtained From Correctional Industries When Certified as Available

§ 50-5-75. Lease or Construction of Warehouse Space Authorized

§ 50-5-76. All Tax Stamps, Tags, and Paraphernalia Evidencing the Payment of Tax to Be Purchased by Department; Requisition and Payment

§ 50-5-77. Multiyear Lease, Purchase, or Lease Purchase Contracts; Required Provisions for Contracts; Calculation and Application of Savings or Enhanced Revenues; External Oversight Committee; Annual Report

§ 50-5-78. Financial Interest of Department Personnel in Contracts; Acceptance of Benefits From Contractors; Penalty; Removal From Office

§ 50-5-79. Purchase Contracts Contrary to Part Void and Officers Personally Liable

§ 50-5-80. Unlawful to Use Resources or Methods Established Pursuant to This Article to Obtain Anything of Value for Personal Benefit or Gain; Penalties for Violators; Applicability

§ 50-5-81. Unlawful for Agencies or Subdivisions to Purchase Other Than United States Produced Beef; Exceptions; Penalty

§ 50-5-82. “State Agency” Defined; Limitations on Contracting for Goods; Role of Department of Revenue

§ 50-5-83. Definitions; Requirements for State Purchasing Card Program

§ 50-5-84. Contracting With Companies Having Business Operations in Sudan; Scrutinized Companies; Certifications

§ 50-5-84.1. Companies Owned by Russia or Belarus; Limitation on State Contracts; Certification With Bid; False Certification

§ 50-5-84.2. Companies Owned by China; Limitation on State Contracts; Certification With Bid; False Certification

§ 50-5-85. State Prohibited From Entering Into Certain Contracts Without Certification That Boycott of Israel Not to Be Conducted by Other Party