Iowa Code § 8A.312
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Cooperative purchasing.
Official statutory text
The director may purchase items through any agency specifically exempted by law from centralized purchasing as well as from other interstate and intergovernmental entities. The department shall collaborate and cooperate with the state board of regents and institutions under the control of the state board of regents, as provided in section 262.9B, and any other state agency exempt from centralized purchasing to explore joint purchases of general use items that present opportunities to obtain quality goods and services at the lowest reasonable cost.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §31; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §74
2003 Acts, ch 145, §31; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §74
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