person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
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
(1) Competitive sealed bids, pursuant to Section 41-4-132.(2) Competitive sealed proposals, pursuant to Section 41-4-133.(3) Small purchase procedures pursuant to Section 41-4-134.(4) A sole source procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-135.(5) An emergency procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-136.(6) A special procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-137.(b) In the event a bid or offer is received for the supplies or service from a person deemed to be a responsible bidder or offeror and a preferred vendor and the bid is no more than five percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder or offeror who is not deemed to be a preferred vendor, the Chief Procurement Officer or purchasing agency may award the contract to the preferred vendor.
