(a) Whenever a governmental body needs an article listed in the catalog published under section 5 of this chapter, the governmental body:(1) shall give the bureau a reasonable time to produce or supply the article; and(2) except for an article produced by the department of correction, may not elsewhere:(A) contract for;(B) purchase; or(C) pay a bill for;an article described in the catalog unless the article cannot be furnished by the bureau.(b) A governmental body may contract elsewhere for purchase of an article described in the catalog if the bureau gives a written statement that the bureau cannot furnish the article.As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.
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