67-2803. EXCLUSIONS. The procurement requirements established in this chapter shall not be applicable to:

(1) The acquisition of personal property when the procurement duplicates the price and substance of a contract for like goods or services that has been competitively bid by the state of Idaho, one (1) of its political subdivisions, or an agency of the federal government;

(2) Contracts or purchases wherein expenditures are less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), provided such contracts or purchases shall be guided by the best interests of the political subdivision procuring the goods and services as determined by the governing board;

(3) Disbursement of wages or compensation to any employee, official or agent of a political subdivision for the performance of personal services for the political subdivision;

(4) Procurement of personal or professional services to be performed by an independent contractor for the political subdivision;

(5) Procurement of an interest in real property;

(6) Procurement of insurance;

(7) Costs of participation in a joint powers agreement with other units of government;

(8) Procurement of used personal property;

(9) Procurement from federal government general services administration (GSA) schedules or federal multiple award schedules (MAS);

(10) Procurement of personal property or services through contracts entered into by the division of purchasing of the department of administration of the state of Idaho;

(11) Procurement of goods for direct resale;

(12) Procurement of travel and training;

(13) Procurement of goods and services from Idaho correctional industries;

(14) Procurement of repair for heavy equipment;

(15) Procurement of software maintenance, support and licenses of an existing system or platform that was bid in compliance with state law;

(16) Procurement of public utilities;

(17) Procurement of food for use in jails or detention facilities; or

(18) Procurement of used equipment at an auction if authorized by the governing board.

History:

[67-2803, added 2005, ch. 213, sec. 37, p. 669; am. 2009, ch. 174, sec. 1, p. 554; am. 2010, ch. 123, sec. 1, p. 269; am. 2011, ch. 320, sec. 1, p. 937; am. 2016, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 820; am. 2017, ch. 197, sec. 4, p. 484.]