143-56. Certain purchases excepted from provisions of Article.
Unless as may otherwise be ordered by the Secretary of Administration, the purchase of supplies, materials and equipment through the Secretary of Administration shall be mandatory in the following cases:
(1) Published books, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets and periodicals.
(2) Perishable articles such as fresh vegetables, fresh fish, fresh meat, eggs, and others as may be classified by the Secretary of Administration.
All purchases of the above articles made directly by the departments, institutions and agencies of the State government shall, whenever possible, be based on competitive bids. Whenever an order is placed or contract awarded for such articles by any of the departments, institutions and agencies of the State government, a copy of such order or contract shall be forwarded to the Secretary of Administration and a record of the competitive bids upon which it was based shall be retained for inspection and review. (1931, c. 261, s. 7; 1957, c. 269, s. 3; 1971, c. 587, s. 1; 1975, c. 879, s. 46; 1981, c. 953; 1983, c. 717, ss. 65, 66; 1985, c. 145, s. 3; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 936, s. 3(e); 1998-212, s. 11.8(c); 1999-434, s. 14; 1999-456, s. 7; 2001-487, s. 21(f); 2009-184, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 7A.4(q).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions
Article 3 - Purchases and Contracts.
§ 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.
§ 143-52.1 - Award recommendations; State Purchasing Officer action.
§ 143-52.3 - Multiple award schedule contracts.
§ 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.
§ 143-59.1 - 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.
§ 143-59.4 - 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.