(a) The Chief Procurement Officer, with approval of the Director of Finance and the Governor, shall adopt rules to implement and administer this article. The rules shall be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-4-127

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The Chief Procurement Officer may not delegate the power to adopt rules.
(c) A rule may not change any commitment, right, or obligation of the state or of a contractor under a contract in existence on the effective date of the adoption of the rule.