North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Purchases and Contracts.
§ 143-48.6 - Personal services contracts subject to Article.

143-48.6. Personal services contracts subject to Article.
(a) Requirement. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, personal services contracts for executive branch agencies shall be subject to the same requirements and procedures as service contracts.
(b) Personal Services Contract Defined. - For purposes of this section, the term "personal services contract" means a contract for services provided by a professional individual as an independent contractor on a temporary or occasional basis, but does not include, and nothing in this Article shall apply to, the engagement of experts or expert witnesses who are to be involved in the planning, prosecution, or defense of any litigation, by the Department of Justice, the Governor, State agencies, or institutions.
(c) Rules Required. - The Department of Administration shall adopt rules consistent with this section. (2015-241, s. 26.2(a); 2015-264, s. 74(a).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions

Article 3 - Purchases and Contracts.

§ 143-48 - State policy; cooperation in promoting the use of small contractors, minority contractors, physically handicapped contractors, and women contractors; purpose; required annual reports.

§ 143-48.1 - Medicaid program exemption.

§ 143-48.2 - Procurement program for nonprofit work centers for the blind and the severely disabled.

§ 143-48.3 - Electronic procurement.

§ 143-48.4 - Statewide uniform certification of historically underutilized businesses.

§ 143-48.5 - Contractors must use E-Verify.

§ 143-48.6 - Personal services contracts subject to Article.

§ 143-49 - Powers and duties of Secretary.

§ 143-49.1 - Purchases by volunteer nonprofit fire department and lifesaving and rescue squad.

§ 143-50 - Certain contractual powers exercised by other departments transferred to Secretary.

§ 143-50.1 - Division of Purchase and Contract; Contract Management Section.

§ 143-51 - Reports to Secretary required of all agencies as to needs and purchases.

§ 143-52 - Competitive bidding procedure; consolidation of estimates by Secretary; bids; awarding of contracts; cost plus percentage of cost contracts strictly prohibited.

§ 143-52.1 - Award recommendations; State Purchasing Officer action.

§ 143-52.3 - Multiple award schedule contracts.

§ 143-53 - Rules.

§ 143-53.1 - Setting of benchmarks; increase by Secretary.

§ 143-54 - Certification that bids were submitted without collusion.

§ 143-55 - Requisitioning by agencies; must purchase through sources certified.

§ 143-56 - Certain purchases excepted from provisions of Article.

§ 143-57 - Purchases of articles in certain emergencies.

§ 143-57.1 - Furniture requirements contracts.

§ 143-58 - Contracts contrary to provisions of Article made void.

§ 143-58.1 - Unauthorized use of public purchase or contract procedures for private benefit.

§ 143-58.2 - State policy; bid procedures and specifications; identification of products.

§ 143-58.3 - Purchase of recycled paper and paper products; goals.

§ 143-58.4 - Energy credit banking and selling program.

§ 143-58.5 - Alternative Fuel Revolving Fund.

§ 143-58.6 - Specifications for use of coal combustion products.

§ 143-58.7 - Contracts with Conservation Corps North Carolina.

§ 143-59 - Preference given to North Carolina products and citizens, and articles manufactured by State agencies; reciprocal preferences.

§ 143-59.1 - Contracts with certain foreign vendors.

§ 143-59.1A - Preference given to products made in United States.

§ 143-59.2 - Certain vendors prohibited from contracting with State.

§ 143-59.3 - Contracts for the purchase of reconstituted or recombined fluid milk products prohibited.

§ 143-59.4 - Contracts performed outside the United States.

§ 143-60 - Rules covering certain purposes.

§ 143-62 - Law applicable to printing Supreme Court Reports not affected.

§ 143-63 - Financial interest of officers in sources of supply; acceptance of bribes.

§ 143-63.1 - Sale, disposal and destruction of firearms.

§ 143-63.2 - Purchase of tires for State vehicles; repair or refurbishment of tires for State vehicles.