(a) In addition to establishing a state contract for those commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services within the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Procurement Director under § 19-11-222, the director may award a state contract for other commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services in those instances when substantial savings may be effected by quantity purchasing of commodities, technical and general services, or professional and consultant services in general use by several state agencies.
(b)
(1) State contracts shall be limited to those commodities on which, by virtue of custom or trade, substantial savings may be realized.
(2) In those instances in which substantial savings are not effected, the letting of state contracts for those commodities shall be discontinued.
(c)
(1) Except for the procurement of commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services within the exclusive jurisdiction of the director, state agencies with agency procurement officials that can demonstrate a geographical or volume buying advantage need not participate in the state contract.
(2) However, if the commodities, technical and general services, or professional and consultant services obtained are procured at a substantially higher price during the same state contract period, that state agency must participate in the state contract upon expiration of the state agency's contract.
(d) Except as authorized in this section, all state agencies which require commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services that are under state contract shall procure these commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services exclusively under such contract.
(e) All contracts concerning commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services shall disclose a projected total cost, including, but not limited to, expenditures that may be incurred under all available periods of extension if the extensions were executed.
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