(a) The department may contract with a person or local government for the delivery of services to be provided by the department under Alaska Stat. § 47.05.010 if the commissioner determines the service will be provided at less cost to the state or will be provided in a more effective manner.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.05.015
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Services that may be provided by contract under this section include accepting applications for assistance, conducting interviews, making eligibility determinations, and issuing benefits, but do not include adoption of program standards or other matters involving the exercise of agency discretion.(c) A contract authorized under this section is exempt from the competitive bid requirements of Alaska Stat. Chapter 36.30 (State Procurement Code). In awarding a contract under this section the department shall request proposals in accordance with regulations of the Department of Administration under Alaska Stat. Chapter 36.30 (State Procurement Code).(d) This section does not limit the authority provided by law for the department to contract for the delivery of services other than those provided under Alaska Stat. § 47.05.010.
