Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-4-135

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

A contract may be awarded for a supply or service without competition when the Chief Procurement Officer determines in writing that there is only one source for the required supply or service. In any event, sole source contracts may not exceed one year unless the Chief Procurement Officer determines in writing that there continues to be only one source for the required supply or service.