1. The authority shall enter into a major procurement contract pursuant to competitive bidding. The requirement for competitive bidding does not apply in the case of a single vendor having exclusive rights to offer a particular service or product. The board shall adopt procedures for competitive bidding. Procedures adopted by the board shall be designed to allow the selection of proposals that provide the greatest long-term benefit to the state, the greatest integrity for the authority, and the best service and products for the public.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 99G.37

  • Authority: means the Iowa lottery authority. See Iowa Code 99G.3
  • Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See Iowa Code 99G.3
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Vendor: means a person who provides or proposes to provide goods or services to the authority pursuant to a major procurement contract, but does not include an employee of the authority, a retailer, or a state agency or instrumentality thereof. See Iowa Code 99G.3
 2. In any bidding process, the authority may administer its own bidding and procurement or may utilize the services of the department of administrative services or other state agency.