(a)        An agency subject to the provisions of this Article for the procurement of goods may purchase goods directly from a nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled, subject to the following provisions:

(1)        The purchase may not exceed the applicable expenditure benchmark under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-53.1

(2)        The goods must not be available under a State requirements contract, except as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-129.5, or available from Correction Enterprises as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-134

(3)        The goods must be of suitable price and quality, as determined by the agency.

(b)        An agency subject to the provisions of this Article for the procurement of services may purchase services directly from a nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled, subject to the following provisions:

(1)        The services must not be available under a State requirements contract, except as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-129.5, or available from Correction Enterprises as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-134

(2)        The services must be of suitable price and quality, as determined by the agency.

(c)        The provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-52 shall not apply to purchases made pursuant to this section. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit a nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled from submitting bids or making offers for contracts under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-52

(d)       For the purpose of this subsection, a “nonprofit work center for the blind and severely disabled” has the same meaning as under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-48 ?(1995, c. 265, ss. 3, 5; 1999-20, s. 1; 2021-180, s. 20.12(b).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-48.2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Disabled: A person with a disability as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-128.4
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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