Iowa Code
Chapter 99G - IOWA LOTTERY AUTHORITY
Section 99G.23 - Vendor bonding, tax filing, and competitive bidding.

99G.23 Vendor bonding, tax filing, and competitive bidding.
1. The authority may purchase, lease, or lease-purchase such goods or services as are necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter. The authority may make procurements that integrate functions such as lottery game design, lottery ticket distribution to retailers, supply of goods and services, and advertising. In all procurement decisions, the authority shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the lottery and shall act to promote and ensure security, honesty, fairness, and integrity in the operation and administration of the lottery and the objectives of raising net proceeds for state programs.
2. Each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the authority, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the authority in an amount as deemed necessary by the authority for that particular bid or contract.
3. Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this state and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by the laws of this state.
4. All major procurement contracts must be competitively bid pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the board unless there is only one qualified vendor and that vendor has an exclusive right to offer the service or product.
2003 Acts, ch 178, §76, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142

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