The Legislature finds that:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 73-201

  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(1) Article IV, section 6, of the Constitution of Nebraska requires that the affairs of the state be economically and efficiently administered and thereby imposes a duty to expend no more for any service than it is worth;

(2) The types and provisions of contracts executed on behalf of the state have a direct bearing on the economical and efficient administration of the affairs of the state; and

(3) Fee-for-service contracts are the usual, customary, and accepted manner of contracting on behalf of the state.