Indiana Code
Chapter 15. Purchasing Preferences
5-22-15-16. Price Preference for Supplies That Contain Recycled or Post-Consumer Materials

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply when the purchase description is limited to a supply that meets the description set forth in subsection (b).
(b) There is a price preference for supplies that contain recycled materials or post-consumer materials.
(c) The amount of the price preference and the recycled materials' composition of the supplies must be set by one (1) of the following:
(1) Rules adopted by the governmental body.
(2) Policies established by the purchasing agency.
(3) The solicitation.
The preference shall be set to maximize the use of recycled materials when economically practical.
(d) A price preference set under subsection (c) may not be less than ten percent (10%) or exceed fifteen percent (15%).
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.153-1999, SEC.3.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 5. State and Local Administration

Article 22. Public Purchasing

Chapter 15. Purchasing Preferences

5-22-15-1. Applicability of Chapter

5-22-15-2. "Absolute Preference"

5-22-15-3. "Adjusted Offer"

5-22-15-4. "Preferred Supplies"

5-22-15-5. "Price Preference Percentage"

5-22-15-6. "Total Adjusted Offer"

5-22-15-7. Allowable Preferences; Limitations

5-22-15-8. Offer Must Indicate Preferred Supply or Service

5-22-15-9. Certification That Supply Meets Required Qualifications

5-22-15-10. Computation of Adjusted Offer; Formula

5-22-15-11. Award to Offeror With Lowest Total Adjusted Offer

5-22-15-12. Award of Contract; Requirements

5-22-15-13. Contracts Awarded Separately; Combination of Line or Class of Supplies

5-22-15-14. Price

5-22-15-15. Rules

5-22-15-16. Price Preference for Supplies That Contain Recycled or Post-Consumer Materials

5-22-15-17. Repealed

5-22-15-18. Price Preference for Soybean Oil Based Ink

5-22-15-19. Price Preference for Soy Diesel/bio Diesel

5-22-15-20. Preferences to Indiana Businesses; Rules

5-22-15-20.5. "Indiana Business"; Criteria; Price Preferences; Awarding of Contracts; Exception

5-22-15-20.7. Repealed

5-22-15-20.9. Price Preferences for Local Indiana Businesses

5-22-15-21. Promotion of Purchase of Supplies Manufactured in the United States; Rules

5-22-15-22. Absolute Preference to Coal Mined in Indiana

5-22-15-23. Price Preference for Supplies to Indiana Small Business and Veteran Owned Small Business

5-22-15-23.5. Price Preference for Indiana Agricultural Products

5-22-15-24. Purchasing Agents for Government Entities to Give High Calcium Foods Preference

5-22-15-24.2. Forced Labor; Supplies Prohibition

5-22-15-25. Steel Products